Art
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Art imitates life: The Black Panther Party and the birth of a comic book series
A Special Collections exhibit organized by graduate students examines the famed Marvel Comics Black Panther series and its connections to black history, including the Black Panther Party.
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Reef madness: A coral grows at UC Santa Cruz
Hundreds of students and community members are contributing their handiwork to the Crochet Coral Reef, a massive participatory art project that combines higher geometry with handicraft while calling attention to the disappearing wonders of the marine world.
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Crochet coral reef exhibition to open Feb. 10 at Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery
“Crochet Coral Reef: CO2CA-CO2LA Ocean,” an exhibition by Margaret and Christine Wertheim and the Institute For Figuring, is an artistic response to global warming and the growing problem of plastic trash accumulating in the ocean.
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Graduate student brings renowned photographer Pirkle Jones’s personal archive to the public
Library fellows process archives and make the content available to scholars and the public.
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Art professor to stage ‘exercise of freedom’ at former military police headquarters in Greece at Documenta 14
UC Santa Cruz art professor Elizabeth Stephens and her artistic collaborator Annie Sprinkle will participate this weekend in Documenta 14, one of the most prestigious art exhibitions in Europe.
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Seven alumni invited to join Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Seven UC Santa Cruz alumni are among the 683 artists and executives who have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this year.
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UC Santa Cruz names Susan Solt new dean of Arts Division
UC Santa Cruz has appointed Susan Solt as dean of the Arts Division, effective August 15.
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Art professor Dee Hibbert-Jones wins Northern California Area Emmy award
UC Santa Cruz associate professor of art Dee Hibbert-Jones has been honored with yet another award for her acclaimed animated documentary film, “Last Day of Freedom.”
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LASER talk to feature research in astrophysics, film, art, and marine biology
UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences will continue its series of LASER talks on campus this spring on Wednesday, May 11, at 7 p.m. in the Digital Arts Research Center.
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Extraordinary woodblock prints by visiting Chinese artist on exhibit at UC Santa Cruz
Thirteen stunning woodblock prints are now on display by acclaimed Chinese artist Xiang Silou in The Eternal Line: Ordinary Stories–an exhibition running through May 7 at the Porter Faculty Gallery on the UC Santa Cruz campus.
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Art students contribute work to de Young Museum’s New Generations Student Showcase
The work of three UC Santa Cruz undergraduate art majors will appear in the de Young Museum’s 20th annual New Generations Student Showcase.
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Two faculty members honored with Dickson Emeriti Professorship Awards
Chip Lord, professor emeritus of film and digital media, and Lewis Watts, professor emeritus of art, were each awarded Edward A. Dickson Emeriti Professorships in recognition of their outstanding achievements in scholarship and teaching.