(Carson, CA) - The University Art Gallery at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) presents “Unfinished Proof Ninomiya,” a collection of images that represent a year's worth of research by Los Angeles artist Alan Nakagawa of the vast Ninomiya Photography Studio Collection at CSUDH. The exhibit runs in the University Art Gallery from May 8 to Sept 18, Monday-Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and by appointment only. Admission is free. “Unfinished Proof Ninomiya” is the culmination of Nakagawa's residency with CSUDH's PRAXIS Studio combing through more than 100,000 prints and negatives in Ninomiya Photo Studio Archive, which was donated for preservation to CSUDH's Donald R. ... Read More
Art and Design
Faculty Highlights: April 2019
Our faculty members participate in conferences around the world, conduct groundbreaking research, and publish books and journal papers that contribute to their field and highlight their expertise. We feature those accomplishments and more in this section. College of Arts and Humanities Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies Teodross Avery has released "After the Rain : A Night for Coltrane," a jazz album celebrating the music of John Coltrane. Avery has performed and collaborated with such internationally celebrated performers as Aretha Franklin, Betty Carter, Lauryn Hill, and Amy Winehouse. Assistant Professor of Art Devon Tsuno will serve as juror for the College of the Canyons Art ... Read More
Mike Kelley Foundation grants: 10 winners split $400,000 to make daring art
The Mike Kelley Foundation is expected to announce Thursday that it has awarded $400,000 in grants to 10 Southern California arts organizations, including the Echo Park Film Center, the Ford Theatres, the 18th Street Arts Center and the Pomona College Museum of Art. The Artist Project Grants, now in their fourth year, support nonprofit institutions that have paired with artists to create work in the same innovative and daring vein as Kelley's. “We look at the precedent [Kelley] set and who he was an artist, teacher and person,” said Mary Clare Stevens, executive director of the foundation. “Our mandate comes from him in many ways. It's an attempt to reflect the spirit in which ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: March 2019
Our faculty members participate in conferences around the world, conduct groundbreaking research, and publish books and journal papers that contribute to their field and highlight their expertise. We feature those accomplishments and more in this section. College of Education Anthony Normore, professor and chair of Graduate Education, co-authored the book “Handbook of Research on Strategic Communication, Leadership, and Conflict Management in Modern Organizations.” Designed for professionals, leaders, managers, and human resource specialists, Normore's book provides emerging research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of managing and solving conflicts, and introduces updated ... Read More
Comedian DL Hughley Hosts Inaugural Dymally International Jazz and Arts Festival
(Carson, Calif.) - The Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute (Dymally Institute) at California State University, Dominquez Hills (CSUDH) announces celebrated comedian and television and radio personality DL Hughley as host of the inaugural Dymally International Jazz and Arts Festival. The festival takes place April 27, 1 to 10:30 p.m., at Dignity Health Sports Park (formerly the Stub Hub Center) on the CSUDH campus. Hosted in partnership with Rainbow Promotions, the Dymally International Jazz and Arts Festival will deliver a day filled with live music from two stages featuring jazz, reggae, Afro-Cuban, and R&B acts from four continents and the Caribbean, ... Read More
