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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…
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Professor T. J. Demos Provides Keynote at UCLA Art History Graduate Symposium, “In Crisis”
On October 18th, 2024, Professor T. J. Demos provided the keynote address at the 59th Annual UCLA Art History Graduate Symposium, “In Crisis.” Prof. Demos spoke about the war on Gaza, academic censorship, and repression of free speech in the US, the title of his talk being “A Hole the Size of Poetry: On the…
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HAVC Student Social
When: Friday, November 8th from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PMWhere: Porter Koi Pond Come to the Porter Koi Pond next Friday, November 8th at 11 AM for this year’s first official HAVC student social. You will have the chance to meet and talk with professors, your representatives and mentors, our advisor (Audrey Vosseler), and other HAVC students! We…
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Graduate School Workshop for HAVC Students
When: Tuesday, November 12th from 3:00 – 4:00 PMWhere: Porter D-245 Come join HAVC faculty for a workshop on applying to graduate schools (both at the MA and Ph.D. level). If you are applying to graduate school this current application cycle or considering it for next year, we highly encourage you to join us to discuss various topics such…
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Jacob Sirhan presents at the 59th Annual UCLA Art History Graduate Symposium: In Crisis
Jacob Sirhan, 2nd from right, and other panel members, @UCLA_arthistory Instagram account Jacob Sirhan participated in a panel at the 59th Annual UCLA Art History Graduate Symposium in October. This year’s theme was “In Crisis,” examining how art history has responded to crisis through a range of time periods, regions, cultures, and mediums—from ancient to…
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Evelyn Char presented at AAS-in-Asia 2024
Evelyn and members of her panel. Thanks to the generous support of the Visual Studies Travel & Research Grant and the Arts Dean’s Fund for Excellence and Equity, Evelyn travelled to Yogyakarta, Indonesia in July 2024 for the AAS-in-Asia conference, organized by the Association for Asian Studies. As part of the panel “Images from the…