Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences presents, “Dealing with a Rising China” with former ambassador of China, J. Stapleton Roy, Thursday, February 9 at 4PM. This lecture is part of the Dr. Richard Watson Distinguished Speaker Series sponsored by the Kay Family Foundation. Ambassador J. Stapleton Roy was born in Nanjing, China of American missionary parents.
As part of its 150th Anniversary Celebration, Chapman University announced the “150 Faces of Chapman,” a campaign to recognize 150 individuals whose talents, accomplishments, leadership and support have made a remarkable difference to the university and in the world. Of the 150 individuals chosen, Wilkinson College made up 47 of the total selected. The following
The end of the semester is just around the corner and shortly after is the beginning of the holiday break. Therefore, the blog will be taking a brief pause until students and faculty return to campus. But don’t panic! You won’t miss out on a thing because The Department of Art will be posting on
The Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences 2011-2012 Series presents, “A Night with…Dante” on Wednesday, February 29th at 7:00 PM in the Wallace All Faiths Chapel. Italian poet, literary theorist, moral philosopher, and political thinker, Dante Alighieri is probably best known for his most famous work, the Divine Comedy, but he was also a
Shown above is a detail of one of his tomb rubbings Mr. William Geismar generously donated 73 tomb rubbings that he has personally made and collected over the last 40 years. Also included in his donation were books and files containing rubbing information as well as five boxes of rubbing charcoal. His donation will join the
You are invited to the Department of Art’s AnnualCeramics Sale Come support our students and do some Holiday shopping. Give someone a unique and handmade gift for the holiday. When: December 5-9, 2011 Where: Attallah Piazza Time: 11:00AM- 3:00PM We hope to see you there!
Tonight is the opening of “Everyman’s Infinite Art”, Chapman’s participation in the Pacific Standard Time programming. Come check out the exhibition conceived of by Harold Gregor. The opening is at 5:30pm and everyone is welcome! If you also want more information regarding the show, feel free to read the article on Happenings, the Chapman news
Chapman University, the Department of Art, and the Guggenheim Gallery is partnering with Pacific Standard Time. It’s an unprecedented collaboration of more than 60 cultural institutions across Southern California celebrating art in LA from 1945 to 1980. The exhibit, Everyman’s Infinite Art by Harlod Gregor will be showcasing in Guggenheim Gallery November 28, 2011-January 14,
Hanna Karsen, BFA Art and BA Art History student, will have a solo exhibition in the Leatherby Libraries entitled the wandering of nomads is only formal. The exhibition is located in the south hallway of the first floor of the Leatherby Libraries. Opening reception will be held on November 30, 2011 from 5:30-7:30pm. This exhibition will
When Roy Stryker became head of the Farm Security Administration in 1935, his aim was to create a photographic archive that documented the people (specifically the small tenant farmer, the rural poor) and the times. The photographers included Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Marion Post Wolcott, and Ben Shahn. The result: 77,000 printed photographs from 164,000