(Carson, CA) “2018 Art and Design Faculty Exhibition,” featuring work by 12 members of the California State University, Dominguez Hills Art and Design Department, runs Sept. 17 through Oct. 10. An opening reception for the artists will take place on Monday, Sept. 17, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. The gallery is open Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Investigating a range of subject matters and approaches to artmaking, the exhibition demonstrates the span of the media and materials used by these teaching artists in their personal practices. The exhibition includes work by Michele Bury, Daniela Campins Cambra, Jim Keville, Vladimir Goryachev, Gilah Hirsch, Greg ... Read More
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Graduating Studio Art/Design Students Exhibit their Work
Contact: Kathy Zimmerer: (310) 243-3334; kzimmerer@csudh.edu (Carson, CA) – From mixed media and ceramic sculpture to paintings and socially engaged ad campaigns, the creative diversity and talent of 53 graduating seniors from the California State University, Dominguez Hills Art and Design Department will be on full display in “Content: 2018 Senior Studio Art Exhibition” (April 16-24) and a one-day pop-up exhibit, “Vantage Point: 2018 Senior Design Showcase” (May 3). “Content: 2018 Senior Studio Art Exhibition” will run April 16-24 with an opening reception on Monday, April 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The “Vantage Point: 2018 ... Read More
University Art Gallery Showcases Contemporary L.A. Artists Involved in Community Engagement
“Praxis Studio” is an exhibition of new works by contemporary Los Angeles artists that speaks to ways in which the arts can deeply connect to community engagement and the context in which it is created. The exhibit will open with a reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Feb. 12 in the University Art Gallery at California State University, Dominguez Hills, and will run 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays through March 14. “Praxis Studio” features drawings, sound sculpture, design, and painting by EJ Hill, Ana Llorente, Juan Capistran and Hazel Mandujano, and Mario Ybarra Jr. It is guest curated by Leonardo Bravo, founder and organizer of the arts nonprofit Big City Forum. For more ... Read More
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Junot Díaz to Give Patricia Eliet Memorial Lecture
(Carson, CA) – Junot Díaz, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,” will be the guest speaker for the California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Department of English’s 2018 Patricia Eliet Memorial Lecture on Feb. 1. WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 1, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: University Theatre, CSUDH, 1000 E. Victoria St., Carson, CA 90747. Click here for directions and a printable campus map. The lecture is FREE and open to the public, but tickets are required. TICKETS: click here. During the lecture, Díaz will address issues that coincide with “¡Adelante! Latinx Activism in California,” a spring 2018 campus-wide series of events ... Read More
Public Art Initiative ‘Portals’ at CSUDH Invites Face-to-Face Conversations Across the Globe
(Carson, CA) -- “Portals,” the global public art initiative created by Shared Studios, has chosen California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) as its new Los Angeles location, starting Nov. 14 through the end of the fall 2017 semester. “Portals” are mobile art installations housed in gold painted shipping containers equipped with immersive audio-visual technology, which enables participants to engage in live and full-bodied Criminal Justice Dialogues and other conversations with people in identical shipping containers across the globe. WHEN: The portal will be open Nov. 14 through the end of the fall 2017 semester, Monday-Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (please check the website ... Read More
