Brian Trimble, who’s been the Interim Director for the University Art Museum at Cal State Long Beach for the past few years is stepping down to make room for Kimberli Meyer to take up the position as the permanent UAM Director. She’s worked at the MAK Center for Art and[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.
Listen, experience and have fun
As music filled the room, people danced, ate and walked around to view art or drawings. These are only a couple descriptions that can be used to describe the Tierra de Oro annual art show. Tierra de Oro is an art show that is hosted by La Raza Student Association.[Read More…]
High school students share their ‘Artful Healing’
The Museum of Latin American Art just launched an exhibition entitled “Artful Healing,” composed of community artwork curated by high school students. Located in the Port of Learning Gallery, the exhibit hosts work from a wide range of artists with various backgrounds, ages and abilities. Alongside MOLAA’s Education Programs Coordinator,[Read More…]
Motherhood and ‘Sacrifice’
As people enter the West Gatov gallery on campus, large ceramic works of “Sacrifice “along the wall are visible that show both the images of an artist’s life and the hauntingly beautiful vision of a woman in them. Andrea Williams is a Cal State Long Beach junior art major[Read More…]
Rope and gagging make for a censor-y experience
A sensory-rich installation was added to the USU Ballrooms—complete with dystopian-like imagery and ominous art exhibits. “The Blackout Project: A Censorship Experience” was a one-day art show that held a mirror to the artist community, allowing California State University, Long Beach students to explore the consequences of censorship. Held by[Read More…]
A river in the city
The Los Angeles River in the paintings of Victor Hugo Zayas’ is rendered through changing light, through different levels of smog and pollution, through neighborhood lines, through time, lucidly and dreamlike, and yet the works manage to make the river feel coherent. Earth tones emerge as the unifying color palette[Read More…]
CSULB student gallery adds a dirty angle to photography
Diapers, condoms, cigarettes—items you can find not only at your nearest convenient store but also on the shores of some of the mostly frequently visited beaches in Southern California like Sunset, Newport and Horney Corner Beach. California State University, Long Beach BFA senior photography major Merissa Mendez focused her photography[Read More…]
The metal of imaginary restriction
Corroded metal bodies fill the gallery room, having been recovered from the base of a 150-foot cliff from the waters of Palos Verdes. From a car door, that seems to defy gravity, suspended in mid-air near a wall to a car engine laid out on a table upheld by green[Read More…]
Fiberlicious… definition makes them artists go loco
Not to be confused with the hit Fergie song, “Fergalicious”…FIBER-licious is a little less on the sassy side but has a similarly bold statement. “Fiberlicious” is the latest art exhibit at The Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery in Hollywood. Carol Shaw-Sutton, the recently retired chairperson of the Fiber Program and[Read More…]
Return from the Dead
Happy death day to you. Dia de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a holiday that celebrates the lives of relatives deceased. The holiday is most often recognized by colorful “sugar skulls,” which are usually adorned with vivid colors and traditional Day of the Dead patterns. The[Read More…]