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A Museum Without Walls: How the Escalette Collection Inspires All Corners of Chapman

May 13, 2025 by Hayden Yoss (‘25 Art History) | News

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

Unveiling the Escalette Collection: The Story Behind Chapman University’s Iconic ‘Museum Without Walls’ and its Impact on Campus Art

March 6, 2025 by By Jessica Bocinski (Escalette Collection of Art Manager) | News

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

From Our Eyes: Creating a Guide to Inna Ray’s Nature, Art, and Poetry An Interterm Internship Experience

February 26, 2025 by Doris Liss ( ’27 Art History, English) | News

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

From Our Eyes: A Beginner’s Guide to Podcasting – The Escalette Edition An Interterm Internship Experience

February 5, 2025 by Helene Vlok ('26 Art History, Business Administration) | News

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

Echoes in the Mirror A New Student-Curated Exhibition

December 12, 2024 by Jessica Bockinski | News

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

Fiona Shen Receives $5,000 Grant from California Humanities

October 21, 2024 by | News

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

From Our Eyes: Catherine Opie Explores the American Landscape Through the Lens of Photography at Engaging the World Lecture

October 21, 2024 by Ysabella Rodriguez | News

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

Escalette Collection Ekphrasis Poetry Competition

September 3, 2024 by Jessica Bockinski | News

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

From Our Eyes: Spending the Summer with the Escalette Permanent Art Collection

August 22, 2024 by Cassie Chan & Bella Marinos | News

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

ART 195 x The Escalette Collection: Art Hunt!

July 18, 2024 by Natalie Teeter | News

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

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