Junior communications major, Joy Watanabe, picked up a pair of handcrafted silver earrings, placed it back down then glanced at minimalistic earrings shaped like an elongated “u.” She, like many of the attendees at Long Beach State’s School of Art Holiday Art Sale, was browsing student-made pieces being sold on[Read More…]
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In Photos: Students become immersed in a Fallout Shelter-inspired installation
Senior sculpture major Matthew Dehnel’s exhibit “Greetings from America” features video, signs, brochures, food cans, nuclear bomb fused sand and more in an atomic age inspired gallery. In this exhibit, guests can view and walk into a constructed fallout shelter made entirely out of road signs and wood. Dehnel created[Read More…]
Student artists display pieces at the Long Beach Airport for visitors on the move
Long Beach State and The Long Beach Airport partnered to showcase student artist’s work on display for people rushing to and from the airport Sept. 21. This exhibition was made possible by the administration of the Long Beach Airport and the LBSU College of The Arts. Michael Nannery, advising coordinator[Read More…]
In Photos: Ceramics student explores the inner workings of her mind
Long Beach State senior ceramic arts major Diana Nguyen explores the inner workings of her mind through her exhibit “Seeking Equilibrium.” This installation features several wooden boxes strung together by rope and chains to symbolize the introspection of her own experiences while navigating life.
“Odd Things” combines different art styles to create a unique ceramic exhibit
In many art exhibits, it is the similarities in artwork that brings a gallery together. But for Long Beach State ceramics majors Althea Fultz, Corrie Wille and Yoon Hwang, the dissimilarity in their artistic styles brought their exhibit “Odd Things” to life. Approached by Fultz and Wille with the idea[Read More…]
In photos: School of Art galleries
Gallery “Odd Things” by Corrie Wille, Yoon Hwang and Althea Fultz showcases a broad range of work that the three believe to be very dissimilar in style. Due to the vast difference in artistic practices, the trio thought that the gallery would convey how ceramics could be used to create[Read More…]
Iconic childhood toys provide more than meets the eye
While reminiscing over their childhoods, Long Beach State illustration majors Sarah Massie and Crisselle Mendiola thought about the iconic toys that defined their youth. From Bratz dolls to Furbys, seniors Massie and Mendiola believed childhood toys served as a nostalgic look into the past, and they brought this concept to[Read More…]
Circus spectacles brought to life
Growing up in South Korea, Juyeon Yang lived in a society that she believed devalued women. She recalled the times when her grandfather wouldn’t allow her to do certain things as a child; she wasn’t able to attend art galleries while her brother could, because male education was often valued[Read More…]
In photos: School of Art galleries
Senior illustrating majors Sarah Massie and Crisselle Mendiola travel back in time to their childhoods with their toy themed art gallery “Show + Tell.” Centered around the idea of reflecting youth and iconic toys of their time, Massie and Mendiola bring their visions to life in the form of colorful[Read More…]
Megan Kline Crockett coming into Carpenter Center
Most students drive by the Carpenter Performing Arts Center and don’t give the building a second thought, if they notice it at all. Megan Kline Crockett, the new executive director of the Carpenter Center, hopes to change that. After filling in for the previous director, Michele Roberge last September, Crockett[Read More…]