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Design for Emergency Management Faculty Books

September 11, 2023 by | News

Do you know how to handle an emergency? Few do. Tunnel vision occurs at all levels—emergency managers, first responders, tourists, commuters, community leaders, and local residents. This is why Professor Claudine Jaenichen (Graphic Design) and a team of professionals from The Design Network for Emergency Management (DNEM) created Design for Emergency Management. The book combines

A Week in the Life of an Escalette Collection Intern

August 29, 2023 by Abigail Stephens | News

While officially I joined the Escalette Collection of Art as a Collections Management and Research Intern on June 8th, 2023, I would argue my journey with the collection actually began 12 years ago, during one particularly scalding Southern California summer. While other children cooled off theaters and shopping malls, I found my sanctuary in the

Find What Makes You Come Alive: A Guide by Ivellisse Morales

May 9, 2023 by Isabella Broome | News

Wilkinson College’s Department of Art’s Visual Thinker Lecture Series brought in graphic designer and company owner Ivellisse Morales to speak about her journey in building her career. Motivated by the desire to merge her artistic and communication skills with creating change in the world, Morales founded Bombilla, which is a company of five women of

Chapman Roommates Connect Years Later to Create a Children’s Book Career Corner

May 2, 2023 by Erin | News

In the fall of 2010, Maia Cooper (’14) and Valerie Valdivia (’14) were randomly paired as roommates in Henley Hall at Chapman University. The two girls were polar opposites, with different backgrounds and different interests. Cooper was a History and French major, while Valdivia majored in Art. Although they went their separate ways after that

Daniel Canogar’s “Pareidolia” Multimedia Artwork Unveiled at Chapman University

April 27, 2023 by Staci Dumoski | News

On April 13, the Phyllis and Ross Escalette Permanent Collection of Art in Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences unveiled its newest artwork installation, “Pareidolia,” by internationally renowned multimedia artist Daniel Canogar. The artwork, which is displayed in the lobby of the Becket Building, was commissioned thanks to a grant from the National

Colors of Home: Integrating Interdisciplinary Thinking and Creative Practices

April 11, 2023 by Isabella Broome | News

In January 2023, a mural was installed outside of the Cross Cultural Center in Argyros Forum created by Los Angeles based artist, Damin (Zaoone) Lujan, in collaboration with students from Professors Rachelle Chuang and Bernie Dickson’s experimental Graphic Design course. The mural, Colors of Home, spans across an entire wall, incorporating cultures and symbols representing

The Escalette Permanent Art Collection Selected to Participate in National Museum Program

March 23, 2023 by Jessica Bocinski | News

The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, recently selected a new cohort of 79 museums to participate in its 2023 Museum Assessment Program, including the Escalette Permanent Art Collection at Chapman University, Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.  Since its inception in 1981,

Ellingson Family Gift Supports Escalette Acquisition of Contemporary Native American Art 

March 21, 2023 by Jessica Bocinski | News

Wilkinson College’s Escalette Collection is delighted to announce a gift from the Ellingson Family to support its goal of building an inclusive permanent collection. For the past three years, annual donations from the Ellingsons have allowed the Escalette to expand targeted areas of the Collection. This year’s gift was used to acquire work by Native

Split Diopter: At the Seam of Art and Cinema

February 21, 2023 by | News

Last spring the Guggenheim Gallery presented “Split Diopter” an installation that took over three years to create, which was developed out of a series of conversations between its three curators—Jan Tumlir (Art History at SCI-Arc), Reza Monahan (SCI-Arc Channel Producer/Director), and Marcus Herse (Guggenheim Gallery Coordinator)—concerning the relations of fine art and cinema. The principal

Women Invasion in the Business World 

February 21, 2023 by Lisa Wong ‘25 | News

International Women’s History Month occurs each March, a time to reflect on what that monthly commemoration means. At the beginning of each semester at Chapman, dozens of alien logoed yard signs and flyers dot campus’ green spaces, light poles, and benches. The friendly alien is the face of the South Carolina based social enterprise, Poster

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