Chicana painter, sculptor and printmaker Linda Vallejo will be in conversation with Laura Augusta, curator at the Rubin Center for the Visual Arts at the University of Texas, El Paso, to discuss Vallejo’s recent work “Brown Baroque: Objects of Opulence” on Nov. 16 at 5 p.m.
Being a contestant on the game show was a lifelong bucket-list item for Liszka, associate professor of history and Benson and Pamela Harer Fellow in Egyptology.
The program, “Preparing for Eternity: Funerary Models and Wall Scenes from the Egyptian Old and Middle Kingdoms,” will be presented by Georgia Barker, this year’s W. Benson Harer Egyptology Scholar in Residence. The talk, in person and on Zoom, is open to the public.
Tamara Cedré will address how her recent collaborative projects have led her to discover self-publishing as a place for advocacy and resistance during a talk at the CSUSB Robert Frances and Fullerton Museum of Art on Oct. 19 at 5 p.m.
While at CSUSB, Barker will teach a course, “Journey to the Beyond: Funerary Art in Egypt from the Predynastic Period to the Late Period,” a unique class that mixes the study of ancient Egyptian funerary art with modern museum collecting practices and ethics.
In addition to three new exhibits, Community Day, to be held Aug. 26, will feature a variety of activities that are family-friendly and relevant to people of all ages, such as print making demonstrations, arts and crafts, prizes, refreshments and more.
Original CSUSB undergraduate student artwork will be on display at RAFFMA from May 20-June 24. An awards ceremony will be held this Thursday, May 18, at 6 p.m., followed by a reception at 7:30 p.m.
Alison Ragguette (art and design) discussed the installation of “Eternal Learning” at the of James R. Watson and Judy Rodriguez Watson College of Education, and Oraib Mango (world languages and literatures) collaborated with a local teacher for the upcoming an upcoming art exhibit.
Tony Coulson (cybersecurity) discussed the dangers of using public cell phone chargers, Kate Liszka (history) was featured in an article about the Wadi el-Hudi Expedition, Mike Kohout (geography) and Jeremy Murray (history) are coordinating a forum on the region’s warehouse industry, and Jason P. Jung (biology) was part of a team that recently published a study on the knuckle-walking Sahelanthropus tchadensis.