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The Escalette Collection of Art is excited to join a global community of more than 1,300 institutions partnering with Bloomberg Connects to enhance visitor experiences in cultural spaces worldwide. Bloomberg Connects is a free app and website that offers digital guides to museums, gardens, public art, historic sites, and more. Featuring multimedia content such as
The Escalette Permanent Art Collection and the Guggenheim Gallery are thrilled to present KIN: Portraits from the Escalette Permanent Art Collection, a group exhibition highlighting recent acquisitions from the Escalette Collection that explore portraiture as a site of relationship, belonging, and interdependence. The exhibition will be open from February 2 – March 19, 2026. There
The Escalette Collection of Art is excited to join a global community of more than 1,300 institutions partnering with Bloomberg Connects to enhance visitor experiences in cultural spaces worldwide. Bloomberg Connects is a free app and website that offers digital guides to museums, gardens, public art, historic sites, and more. Featuring multimedia content such as
The Escalette Permanent Art Collection and the Guggenheim Gallery are thrilled to present KIN: Portraits from the Escalette Permanent Art Collection, a group exhibition highlighting recent acquisitions from the Escalette Collection that explore portraiture as a site of relationship, belonging, and interdependence. The exhibition will be open from February 2 – March 19, 2026. There
In response to Wilkinson College’s 2025 Engaging the World Initiative, Leading the Conversation on the Environment and Building Resilient Futures, students worked collaboratively to curate a new exhibition of Escalette Collection artwork titled Rooted in Heart. The exhibition is located in the first floor hallway in Roosevelt Hall and will be on display until June 5, 2026.
At the core of the Escalette Collection’s mission is a commitment to making art as accessible as possible. External loans support this goal by allowing the Collection to be shared with institutions and communities beyond Chapman’s campus. This fall semester, the Escalette Collection loaned artwork to two Southern California institutions for exhibitions that introduced new
When you think of the Escalette Collection of Art – or any museum – the first thing that probably comes to mind is all the artwork on display. As the Collections Manager of the Escalette Collection, a large portion of my day is devoted to coordinating, and maintaining the nearly 500 artworks on view –
As an art ambassador for the past two years, the Escalette Summer Internship was always on my radar, but I never jumped to apply. This past spring, wanting an internship lined up for the summer before senior year, I saw the Escalette post its application – and that began a wonderful summer to remember. Before
The Escalette Collection of Art is thrilled to share the third season of “The Artist is Present,” a mini podcast series hosted by Catalyst: A Creative Industries Podcast. In this series, students interview Escalette Collection artists, asking questions about their artwork, career, and interests. You can find “The Artist is Present” wherever you listen to podcasts
The Escalette Permanent Art Collection is thrilled to present Body of the World: The Californian Landscapes of Inna Jane Ray, a solo exhibition highlighting the contemplative vision of California artist Inna Jane Ray. This exhibition will be displayed in the Burra Community Room at the Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University from March
You may be familiar with the Escalette Collection of Art, Chapman University’s “museum without walls,” but have you ever wondered how it began and how contemporary art came to be displayed throughout campus? The history of the Escalette Collection is intertwined with the development of the university’s art program and the transformation of public art
Introducing Bloomberg Connects 
Rooted in Heart 
The Escalette Collection on Loan 
Behind-the-Scenes at the Escalette’s Art Preservation Center 
“The Artist is Present”