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Jeppe Ugelvig & Axelle Toussaint are part of the inaugural cohort of the THI Moving Image Lab Public Fellows
Jeppe is a curatorial fellow at the Kramlich Collection in Napa Valley where he is producing an exhibition catalogue for the Collection’s current exhibition, Portraits, and organizing future exhibitions and programs that highlight the uniqueness of the institution’s media art holdings. Axelle is an exhibition fellow at the de Young Museum in San Francisco where she…
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Nora Khan – Discernment: Generative Images, Synthetic Media and Evolving Critical Impulse
Creative Technologies & History of Art and Visual Culture present a guest lecture by Nora Khan as part of Creative Interventions: A Colloquium in Arts, Design, and Media. Discernment: Generative Images, Synthetic Media and Evolving Critical Impulse What can criticism offer us in a world of unruly generative images and synthetic media? What precise language might we…
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HAVC Graduate Student Panel w/ Q&A
Please join us to learn about graduate school from current students in HAVC’s Visual Studies Ph. D program! Our panel of graduate students will be talking about their backgrounds, how they decided which programs to apply to, life as a graduate student, career goals, and more! There will also be time for questions. Friday, Feb. 21st 1:30…
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First Friday With The HAVC Reps
Visit the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (MAH) with the HAVC student reps! Join us for a tour of the exhibitions and then free pizza at Woodstock’s afterward. Includes the new exhibition Accidentally Wes Anderson: Adventures in Santa Cruz. Date: This Friday, Feb. 7th at 5:30 PMLocation: The MAH @ 705 Front Street (downtown Santa Cruz)
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HAVC Student Event: Trivia Luncheon
Join your HAVC student reps, Morgan and Grace, for a Trivia Luncheon on Friday, January 31st. The event will take place in Porter D-248 from 2-5 pm. We will have a host of questions spanning HAVC and UCSC history! We will also have free pizza from Woodstock’s.
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Aaron Samuel Mulenga exhibit at the Sesnon Gallery
Aaron’s first solo exhibition in the United States, Ukupupuka: An Exploration of Transcendence is currently on view at the Sesnon Gallery at Porter College, UC Santa Cruz. Ukupupuka, translated from Bemba (the most spoken language in Zambia) to English, means flight. Through the body of work in this exhibition, History of Art and Visual Culture PhD candidate Aaron Samuel…
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Ukupupuka Exhibition Artist Talk: January 22
Ukupupuka: An Exploration of Transcendence – Works by Aaron Samuel Mulenga Please join us on January 22, 5-6pm for an artist talk at the Sesnon Gallery on the UC Santa Cruz campus. The gallery is located at Porter College, above the koi pond Ukupupuka, translated from Bemba (the most spoken language in Zambia) to English, means flight. In Ukupupuka: An Exploration…
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Ukupupuka Exhibition Celebration: January 15
Ukupupuka: An Exploration of Transcendence – Works by Aaron Samuel Mulenga Please join us on January 15, 5-7pm for the exhibition celebration. The exhibition at the Sesnon Gallery on the UC Santa Cruz campus runs from January 8 – February 8, 2025. The gallery is located at Porter College, above the koi pond. Gallery hours:…
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Sesnon Salon: History of Art & Visual Culture
Thursday, March 6th, 2025 3:45pmPorter Koi Pond Courtyard Dean Celine and the Arts Division welcome students, faculty, staff, and the general community to a salon-style gathering presenting the work of UC Santa Cruz’s History of Art and Visual Culture (HAVC) Department. HAVC Ph.D. students Aaron Mulenga and Connie Zheng will discuss the relation between their doctoral research and their fine art…
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Ginny Duncan curates an exhibition at the Manetti Shrem Museum at UC Davis
Ginny Duncan curated the exhibition Ritual Clay: Cathy Lu, Paz G, Maryam Yousif at the Manetti Shrem Museum at UC Davis. The exhibition brings together ceramic work by three contemporary Bay Area artists who are united by their shared interest in clay as a link to the past and as a conduit of cultural knowledge. The show highlights how…
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First Friday at the MAH with the HAVC Student Reps
Join Morgan and Grace for First Friday (free admission!) at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (MAH) on Dec. 6th. Meet in the lobby at 5:30 PM and enjoy free pizza at Woodstock’s after visiting the museum. The location is 705 Front St., downtown Santa Cruz. Completing this RSVP form is appreciated but now required.
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Israel Campos in Conversation with HAVC Prof. Jennifer González
Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024Time: 5:30pm – 7:00pmLocation: Digital Arts Research Center (DARC) Lab Special Collections & Archives presents artist and UCSC alumnus Israel Campos in conversation with History of Art & Visual Culture Professor Jennifer González on the evening of Wednesday December 4. Israel Campos is an interdisciplinary artist who explores the rich and diverse tapestry of cultures, lifestyles…