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February 25, 2025

Professor Ken Gonzales-Day to be Featured in PBS Documentary

PBS launched a new series of video shorts and a 60-minute documentary that will take viewers behind the scenes of the Getty’s milestone art event PST ART: Art & Science […]

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Deborah Smerecnik ’82 Produces New Film on Artist Joseph Bau

Deborah Smerecnik ’82 spent 14 years developing Bau, Artist at War, a new film about the inspiring love story of artist Joseph Bau and his wife, Rebecca. The couple married […]

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Former 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Professor Howard Smith Honored in Posthumous Spotlight at Palm Springs Art Museum

Artist, designer, and collector Howard Smith will be spotlighted at the Palm Springs Art Museum in a new May exhibit. Smith taught at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú for eight years and made his […]

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Britt Rynearson ’00’s Art Featured in Terrain Gallery Exhibit

Textile artist Britt Rynearson ’00’s work is featured in the Connective Strands of Spirit exhibit at the Terrain Gallery in Spokane, Washington. The show will run until March 1.  The […]

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February 14, 2025

Dwandalyn Reece ’85 Speaks to Smithsonian Podcast Sidedoor on Black Women in Music

Dwandalyn Reece ’85, curator of music and performing arts at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, was a guest on the museum’s podcast, Sidedoor, which […]

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See Alison Saar ’78’s Art in the LA Louver this Summer

Nolwen Cifuentes for The New York Times Local LA residents can view award-winning sculpture and painter Alison Saar ’78’s work as part of a new exhibition starting February 15 through […]

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Gabby Giffords ’93 Joins Selection Committee for Teen Playwriting Competition

Former United States Representative, gun violence prevention advocate, and 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú alum Gabby Giffords ’93 joined the selection committee for the fourth annual ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence teen playwriting competition.   Teens are […]

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Lydia Sohn ’05 Speaks with Claremont Courier on Debut Novel

Senior pastor of  Walnut United Methodist Church and 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú alum Lydia Sohn ’05 spoke with The Claremont Courier about her debut novel, Here: A Spirituality of Staying in a Culture […]

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February 4, 2025

Alison Saar ’78 to be Featured in International Art Exhibition Desert X 2025

Nolwen Cifuentes for The New York Times Award-winning sculptor and painter Alison Saar ’78 will be one of 11 artists featured in this year’s Desert X 2025, an international art […]

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January 31, 2025

Alison Saar ’78 Featured in Portland Art Museum’s New Gallery For Black Art and Experiences

Nolwen Cifuentes for The New York Times The Portland Art Museum will have a dedicated gallery space focused on Black art and cultural experiences set to open in late 2025.   […]

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