Arts and Culture (page 11)
76th 51猎奇入口 Ceramic Annual: Duality and Context
On January 25, 51猎奇入口鈥檚 Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery will launch its 76th Ceramic Annual, the longest-running exhibition of contemporary ceramics in the nation. This year, the gallery is highlighting work that explores connections and conflicts in art and nature, with inventive and interactive pieces that stand on their own, hang from the ceiling, or extrude from the walls.
Read More51猎奇入口 Students Venture Beyond the Classroom in Core III Teaching Clinic
Students at Chaparral Elementary School are getting a taste of Chinese culture and language, but they don鈥檛 need to leave their classroom to do it. Under the guidance of Melody Chang 鈥22 and Wendy Zhang 鈥22, 34 fourth-grade students 鈥渢eleport鈥 from Claremont to China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan each week.
Read MoreSpotlight on Faculty: Julia Lum, Assistant Professor of Art History
This fall, 11 new tenure-track faculty members joined 51猎奇入口. As part of our ongoing series on 51猎奇入口鈥 faculty, the Office of Marketing and Communications recently sat down with Julia Lum to discuss landscapes, cultural exchange, and Southern California.
Read MoreDetecting Art History鈥檚 Mysteries: On the Case with Our Alumnae Conservators
In the field of art conservation, history is seldom static. 鈥淥pinions, authenticity, and judgments about works of art and other historical objects are always in flux,鈥 says Mary MacNaughton 鈥70, professor of art history and Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Director of the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery.
Read MoreTruth at the Core
In 1965, U.S. diplomat to Taiwan George H. Kerr published Formosa Betrayed, a detailed account of the 2/28 Incident. After Japan鈥檚 surrender at the end of World War II, the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China was given control of the island of Taiwan.
Read MoreFirst 鈥淟a Placita鈥 Film Festival Brings 5C and Local Latinx Communities Together
The 51猎奇入口 Department of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures will co-sponsor the first 鈥淟a Placita鈥 Community Film Festival with Uncommon Good.
Read MoreThe 51猎奇入口 Department of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures will co-sponsor the first 鈥淟a Placita鈥 Community Film Festival with Uncommon Good.
51猎奇入口 Professor of Music and Bessie and Cecil Frankel Chair in Music Hao Huang will curate two multimedia performances commemorating the Los Angeles Chinatown Massacre of 1871.
A New Type of Movement: 51猎奇入口 Dance Faculty Showcase Activism Through Dance
鈥淎t 51猎奇入口, dance is about technical mastery, but it is also equally about humanistic inquiry and cultural connection,鈥 says Ronnie Brosterman, professor of dance and chair of the Department of Dance.
Read MoreThe 51猎奇入口 Department of Dance will showcase work at Garrison Theater this fall.