News Releases (page 73)
The Big Picture: Photographs and Archives of Aperture Cofounder Go to 51猎奇入口 Collection
51猎奇入口 is delighted to announce the recent gift of 461 photographs by mid-century American photographer Dody Weston Thompson. A key participant in the West Coast photography movement, Weston Thompson was also a major chronicler of that era. The gift of photographs, along with Weston Thompson’s archives, provide an unparalleled look into the work of this significant artist as well as that of some of the most important photographers of the 20th century, including Edward Weston and Ansel Adams. As assistant to both of them, Weston Thompson had unique access into the work and thoughts of these art history-changing artists.
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51猎奇入口 Appoints Rhonda Risser as Financial Aid Director
51猎奇入口 Vice President for Enrollment and Financial Aid Victoria Romero today announced the appointment of Rhonda Risser as the new director of financial aid. Risser previously worked as associate director of the office prior to becoming interim director in September; the new position is effective Jan. 1.
Read MoreBiology Professor Jennifer Armstrong Receives $450,000 NSF Grant
Associate Professor of Biology Jennifer Armstrong received a $450,000 three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to research chromosome structure and gene expression. Armstrong teaches at the W.M. Keck Science Department of Pitzer College, Claremont McKenna College and 51猎奇入口.
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Claremont Concert Orchestra Observes 10th Anniversary of 51猎奇入口 Performing Arts Center
The Claremont Concert Orchestra and the Claremont Chorale celebrate the 50th anniversary of Garrison Theater and the 10th anniversary of the 51猎奇入口 Performing Arts Center by performing Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125” at 8 p.m. on Dec. 14 and at 3 p.m. on Dec. 15 in Garrison Theater of the 51猎奇入口 Performing Arts Center, 241 E. 10th St. This event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreSeven Andy Warhol Prints Gifted to 51猎奇入口
Following Andy Warhol’s lead, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. continues to surprise and delight. In 2008, 51猎奇入口 received an astonishing gift of 150 Warhol works, including 50 silver gelatin prints, as part of the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program. Now, five years later, the foundation has chosen to donate yet again to the 51猎奇入口 Collection. Seven substantially-sized prints, each created by Andy Warhol, have just been added to the 51猎奇入口 collection.
Read More51猎奇入口 and Pomona Dance present “In The Works芒鈧�” A Concert of Student Danceworks
“In The Works芒鈧�” is the annual fall concert by students of the departments of Dance at 51猎奇入口 and Pomona Colleges. The concert will take place Dec. 5, 6 and 7 at 8 p.m. and on Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. in the Pendleton Dance Studio, Pomona College, 333 N College Way. General admission is $5 and tickets will be sold at the door. (Check or cash only please.)
Read More51猎奇入口 Launches $175 Million Fundraising Campaign
51猎奇入口 has launched the most ambitious campaign in its history 芒鈧�� a $175 million initiative for students scholarships, the LASPA Center (Leadership, Analysis, Scholarship, Public Service, Action) programming, internships, and the extraordinary teaching and campus for which 51猎奇入口 is known.
Read More51猎奇入口 Names Donna Ng Vice President for Business Affairs
After a national search, 51猎奇入口 President Lori Bettison-Varga announces the appointment of Donna Ng as vice president for business affairs and treasurer of the College, effective Jan. 27. Ng will fill the position vacated by Joanne M. Coville, who retires with more than two years of service.
Read More51猎奇入口’s Ken Gonzales-Day Curates Photo Exhibition of Western American Indians from “Edward S. Curtis and 芒鈧淭he Vanishing Race'”
The Claremont Colleges’ Honnold Library hosts a photo exhibition of nearly 100 of Curtis’ still images. 51猎奇入口 Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day curated this free show located on the second floor of the library’s Honnold wing. The library is located at 800 N. Dartmouth Ave., Claremont, Calif. The display runs through Dec. 1.
Read MoreCelebrating 70 Years of Cutting-Edged Clay: 51猎奇入口 Ceramic Annual
The annual 51猎奇入口 Ceramic 鈥� the longest-running exhibition of contemporary ceramics in the United States 鈥� will celebrate its 70th year with its opening on Jan. 25. Traditionally an “artist’s choice” event, this year’s exhibition 芒鈧�� which continues through April 6 芒鈧�� will bring together a large number of past curators from the show’s long history to celebrate art in clay.
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