If you’re considering going to Cal State Long Beach’s Theatre Arts department’s newest production “Elements,” I hope it’s not because you enjoy acting or music or an elegant plot line – if so, you’re in for disappointment. The show is an original production written and directed by Ezra LeBank, Head[Read More…]
Fine & Performing Arts
Articles in this category should be related to fine and performing arts both on and off campus. Art forms that fall under fine arts include: painting, sculpting, woodwork, drawing, etc. Performing arts include: dancing, chorus, theatre, orchestra, etc. Content that can go in this category can include but is not limited to advances for performances or art galleries, reviews on shows, performance coverage, etc.
UNPACKED at the Packard features Arts Council for Long Beach’s 2015–2016 Professional Artist Fellows
Upon entering the Packard building at the intersection of Long Beach Boulevard. and Anaheim Street, one can see a merge of old and new, as Long Beach artists display their work on the walls of the historic property. The Packard building was built in 1926, when it served as showroom[Read More…]
CSULB artist paints a social and political message
Growing up in Oaxaca, Mexico, Narsiso Martinez helped his father work in the fields. For Martinez, this was just part of his family duties, but little did he know it would become the center of his personal and professional work. At the age of 20, Martinez moved to the United[Read More…]
ArtX marks the spot
The community art center downtown has re-opened with the intention of hosting art exhibitions, as well as running art programming and art studios. The ArtX art exchange on 3rd Street and Elm Street hosted its grand re-opening on Oct. 8. The board of directors unveiled a newly renovated 3,000-square-foot gallery[Read More…]
CSULB BFA Dance concert, Variance, hits the stages
A blue velvet curtain sits idly, hiding the hustle and bustle backstage of dancers warming-up, crew members set up props and choreographers give last minute notes. Once the curtain rises, the audience will be welcomed to a program that delves into social justice, farce, politics, family and technology. Cal State[Read More…]
‘Stop the World — I Want to Get Off’ at Cal State Long Beach
Stop the world – everyone freeze as I talk through my internal monologue; this is the reality of Littlechap’s world, where in he has an audience watching his entire life, from birth to death. Cal State Long Beach Theatre Arts Department’s University Players debuted “Stop the World — I Want[Read More…]
CSULB student gallery exhibits ‘Manos De Oro’
A sack of grass clippings sit in the corner, and gold-painted gardening tools such as shovels and hoes stud the walls — in the center of the gallery, a deconstructed lawn mower has fake grass and bright gold fabric pasted along its clippings bag, its internal parts laid out among[Read More…]
University Art Museum hosts walkthrough of artists exhibition
Envision waves crashing along the shore, a lighthouse’s flashing signals to oncoming boats, the smell of seaweed and the salty taste of ocean water. Artists Jud Fine and Barbara McCarren embodied these senses through their exhibit, AND/OR. The artists gave visitors a walkthrough of their exhibit, currently showcased in the[Read More…]
‘Were We Even Here’ art exhibit open this week in the CSULB student art gallery
Debris hanging on the walls acts as a canvas for paintings and embroideries; in the middle of the room there is a rustic, red bed frame. The pieces reflect the values and meanings of items in a home, as well as how a house communicates status. Cal State Long Beach[Read More…]
Laura Lopez and fellow MFA students take over CSULB student art galleries
Sculptures are scattered throughout the room, fibers are hung from the ceiling, screenprints and photographs are framed on the walls and an array of paintings line the adjacent room; in the corner, a majestic, painted jaguar peers into your soul. Master in Fine Arts student Laura Lopez sits outside the[Read More…]