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Chapman University Awarded California Arts Council Veterans in the Arts Grant State funds support Creativity After Combat, a series of creative arts workshops

May 4, 2020 by Allison Devries | Escalette Permanent Collection of Art

[Orange, CA] – Today the California Arts Council announced a grant award of $4,750 to Chapman University’s Phyllis and Ross Escalette Permanent Collection of Art at Wilkinson College as part of its Veterans in the Arts program. The grant will fund creative arts workshops in sculpture, photography, and ceramics, for veterans. The project is grounded in an exhibition

Creativity After Combat Prints that reflect the veteran experience

February 3, 2020 by Jessica Bocinski | Escalette Permanent Collection of Art

The Escalette Collection is proud to announce our Spring 2020 exhibition: Creativity After Combat February 3rd – August 31st, 2020 Henley Galleria, Argyros Forum, Second Floor This exhibition honors veterans, past and present, and explores the unique ability of visual art to capture aspects of the veteran experience. It is not widely appreciated that many

Opening Celebration for “La Frontera-The Border” Was a Success

September 9, 2019 by Haley Teves | Escalette Permanent Collection of Art

On Wednesday September 4th Wilkinson College and the Chapman Community celebrated the official opening of exhibitions from the Escalette Permanent Collection of Art, the Guggenheim Gallery and the Borderclicks project. These four exhibitions are part of the campus-wide initiative “La Frontera-The Border,” a semester-long project meant to engage students, faculty, and members of the Chapman

Ernst and Drucker The Need For Transgender Stories

April 2, 2019 by Haley Teves | Escalette Permanent Collection of Art

Chapman’s Escalette Permanent Collection of Art is proud to feature photography from Rhys Ernst and Zackary Drucker in our newest exhibit, “New Looks: Recent Acquisitions from the Escalette Collection.” Zackary Drucker and Rhys Ernst are creators, most widely known for producing the Emmy-winning Amazon series “Transparent.” However, the two also have a passion for photography. In 2014, the

Interplay: Music and the Escalette Collection Our new student-curated exhibit in Argyros Forum!

February 21, 2018 by Manon Wogahn | Escalette Permanent Collection of Art

Last Tuesday, February 20th, the Art Collections hosted a unique opening reception for our current student-curated exhibit, Interplay: Music and the Escalette Collection. This exciting exhibition is a collaboration between the Escalette Collection and the Honors Program, and is part of Chapman University’s Interplay partnership with the Pacific Symphony. Students in Professor Susan Key’s Honors class “Sound

Art Collections Welcomes Getty PST: LA/LA Exhibition My Barrio: Emigdio Vasquez and Chicana/o Identity in Orange County

October 30, 2017 by | Uncategorized

Our Getty Pacific Standard Time Exhibition, “My Barrio: Emigdio Vasquez and Chicana/o Identity in Orange County” is off to an exciting start! If you weren’t able to attend the opening or want to revisit the moment, here’s a recap of the event complete with all the flyers and catalog information. On Wednesday, September 13th we

Capturing the Journey An Interview with Wilkinson Scholars-in-Residence

February 23, 2017 by | Temporary Exhibits

The Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, in collaboration with a “Getting to Know Europe” grant from the European Union, launched a Scholar-in-Residence program that gives European-based visual artists and culture professionals an opportunity to bring their work into the Chapman community and engage with new perspectives and ideas. Our current scholar-team in

Moving Forward, Looking Back Goes Digital! Wilkinson Scholars-in-Residence Create Digital Version of Exhibition

February 16, 2017 by | Escalette Permanent Collection of Art

The Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, in collaboration with a “Getting to Know Europe” grant from the European Union, launched a Scholar-in-Residence program that gives European-based visual artists and culture professionals an opportunity to bring their work into the Chapman community and engage with new perspectives and ideas. Our current scholar-team in residence is the

Moving Forward, Looking Back: Journeys Across the Old Spanish Trail New exhibition opening in Argyros Forum

January 26, 2017 by Esther Shin | Escalette Permanent Collection of Art

Moving Forward, Looking Back: Journeys Across the Old Spanish Trail is an artistic project combining photography, video, and sound by Spanish artist Janire Nájera who has explored the Spanish legacy along the Old Spanish Trail. Moving Forward, Looking Back began in March 2014 with a road trip across the Southwest following the footsteps of trader

Geometric Aljamía: Papercutting Workshop

November 21, 2016 by Manon Wogahn | Temporary Exhibits

On November 7th and 8th, students, staff, and faculty alike had the unique opportunity to participate in a workshop dedicated to contemporary papercuts. The workshops were lead by Reni Gower and Jorge Benitez, whose works are currently on display on the second floor of Argyros Forum in the exhibition Geometric Aljamía: A Cultural Transliteration. Benitez, whose