Art
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Alumnus-lecturer creates Renaissance-style paintings for Wisconsin church
For the past year, UCSC alumnus and Art Department lecturer Noah Buchanan has been working to create two larger-than-life paintings for a new Renaissance-style church recently built in Wisconsin. Next week, the 11-foot tall and 4.5-foot wide oil paintings will be carefully packed into a large wooden crate and shipped by truck to LaCrosse, Wisconsin,…
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Science as the Muse for Art: Melissa Gwyn paints ‘Molecules That Matter’
Assistant professor of art Melissa Gwyn has contributed four paintings to an unusual exhibition, “Molecules That Matter,” at Skidmore College’s Tang Museum.
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UCSC Arts & Lectures season opens Oct. 7 with acclaimed one-man show
UC Santa Cruz Arts & Lectures kicks off its 2007-08 season on Sunday, October 7, with Emergence-See!, a provocative one-man show created by award-winning actor Daniel Beaty. Beaty portrays a cast of 40 characters–including a homeless man, a scientist, a Republican business executive, and an 11-year-old boy from the projects–who all react to the phenomenon…
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UC Santa Cruz names new director of Arts & Lectures
Jeanette Pilak has been selected to become the new director of the Arts & Lectures program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, effective October 1, 2007. A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Pilak has an extensive background in arts management that spans both coasts. She became the first festival manager at the John F. Kennedy…
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Gurdon Woods, sculptor who helped establish UCSC Art Department, dies at 92
Gurdon Woods, a visionary arts educator who helped design and create UC Santa Cruz’s first curriculum and facilities in the arts, died July 31 at his Aptos home. He was 92.Woods served as
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Exhibit by UCSC art students at Museum of Art and History
The Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History is presenting an exhibition by UCSC art students titled “Invisible Boardwalks” through June 1 at its Lezin Gallery. Curated by Elliot Anderson, assistant professor of art and electronic media, the exhibit is a tribute to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk and its many faces. Using a variety of…
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Art meets science in campus Earth Day mural project
Ten UCSC art students spent Earth Day weekend creating a mural project at the Thimann Laboratories Greenhouse. The project was organized by Christine Bors, a senior art student and the educational outreach coordinator for the Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery. “We had a team of volunteers painting a nature and scientific-themed mural to welcome the…
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Arts Dean finalists to make presentations
Three final candidates for the Dean of the Arts position are scheduled to make presentations in April and May on campus and the campus community is invited to attend.
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UC Santa Cruz to have faculty art exchange with Japan
FUSE, a group show featuring new work by 12 members of the UC Santa Cruz art faculty, will travel to Japan later this year for exhibit at two university art galleries in Tokyo and Kyoto. Running from April 11 to May 12 at UCSC’s Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, the exhibition explores the influence of digital…
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Woody Allen to headline UC Santa Cruz Arts & Lectures 2006-07 season
Renowned filmmaker and Dixieland jazz clarinetist Woody Allen, African world music star Angelique Kidjo, National Public Radio’s legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg, and the European-influenced Aspen Santa Fe Ballet are just some of the highlights of the new 2006-07 UC Santa Cruz Arts & Lectures season. The lineup will also feature a new work by…
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Student Achievement Week offers array of performances, art, awards
Student Achievement Week at UC Santa Cruz-an eclectic mix of performances, presentations, visual art, and awards-begins June 3 and ends June 10. One of the most popular events during the celebration is the Annual Print Sale, showcasing the professional quality of the printmaking program. Lithographs, intaglio etchings, digital prints, and handmade books will be among…