This special edition of From Our Eyes is written by Hayden Yoss (‘25 Art History), but features more than just Yoss’ view. Yoss interviewed Chapman students from different areas across campus, asking them about the Phyllis and Ross Escalette Permanent Collection of Art, “museum without walls.” Yoss was interested in finding out what non-art major
You may be familiar with the Escalette Collection of Art in Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, 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
Over the interterm, Doris Liss ( ’27 Art History, English) completed a Research Assistantship at the Escalette Collection of Art. She devoted her time to researching Escalette artist, Inna Jane Ray, and creating an interactive self-guided tour booklet that will be used in an upcoming exhibition Body of the World: The Californian Landscapes of Inna
During this past interterm, Helene Vlok (’26 Art History, Business Administration) completed an internship at the Escalette Collection of Art. She spent most of her time creating the episodes for this year’s “The Artist is Present” podcast, the Escalette Collection’s special series hosted by Catalyst: A Creative Industries Podcast. The latest episodes will be released
In response to Wilkinson College’s 2024 Engaging the World Initiative, Leading the Conversation on Gender and Sexuality, students worked collaboratively to curate a new exhibition of Escalette Collection artwork titled Echoes in the Mirror. The exhibition is located in the first-floor hallway in Roosevelt Hall and will be on display until November 2025. The student-curators
We are thrilled to announce that Chapman University and Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences have been awarded a $5,000 Humanities for All Quick Grant from California Humanities for “Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop and exhibition guide for exhibition ‘Body of the World: The California Landscapes of Inna Jane Ray.’” This grant will support a
This edition of From Our Eyes features Ysabella Rodriguez (Art History). Rodriguez attended The Structure of Photography lecture by event, Photographer Catherine Opie. Rodriguez reflects on the event and what it meant to her. Earlier this month, photographer and educator Catherine Opie took the audience on a journey through her body of work beginning with
During the spring 2024 semester, the Escalette Collection of Art and the Department of English’s Creative Writing Program collaborated to host an Ekphrasis Poetry Competition. Undergraduate and graduate students were invited to submit ekphrasis poetry in any style inspired by artwork from the Escalette Collection on display in Smith Hall and Roosevelt Hall, the home
This past summer, Cassie Chan (‘25 Art History) and Bella Marinos (’24 Psychology major, Studio Art minor) interned for the Escalette Permanent Art Collection. The two students worked on collections management, curation, research, and more. Chan and Marinos reflect on their ten week internship; what skills they learned, the projects they worked on and how
This past spring semester, Art and Text (ART 195), the introductory class for all studio art and art history majors and minors, piloted an exciting class project with the Escalette Collection of Art, an academic unit of Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Art and Text (ART 195) educates art students on how