Exhibitions (page 2)
Star Machine: Power and Politics of Women in 1930s Hollywood
Star Machine transports viewers to the Golden Age of Hollywood, and questions what makes it glitter. Behind the lights, camera, action—what forces were at work on the women of Hollywood? In a first for a virtual intern exhibition at the Williamson Gallery, 20 loans from other institutions like the Los Angeles Public Library and the […]
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Gods & Guardians in Asian Arts
Oct. 29 – Dec. 18, 2022 Gods and Guardians in Asian Arts illuminates the celestial and the divine, the sacred and the spiritual, in a rich array of works from Scripps College’s permanent collection. The exhibition features 40 sculptures, paintings, and hallowed objects—from Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and Tibet—many on display for the first […]
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to get there from here
Aug. 27–Oct. 9, 2022 to get there from here is a choreographic investigation on mapping memories in and through the body. Movement artists Maria Gillespie, Nguyễn Nguyên, and Scripps Associate Professor of Dance Kevin Williamson, reflect on the allure and impossibility of destination through mixed media. Panoramic videos, movement, and objects animate the tension […]
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Incipit Vita Artis: Susan Hertel, Alison Saar, & Elizabeth Turk
A dream, a seed, a larger picture… What does it look like to be an artist? Incipit Vita Artis (Thus Begins a Life of Art) invites you into the art worlds of three contemporary alumnae artists— Susan Hertel ’52, Alison Saar ’78, and Elizabeth Turk ’83. While each artist has her own distinct style and […]
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Scripps College Senior Art Show: Flux
Flux Opens April 30th, 2022 | 7-9 PM Our lives have been in a constant state of flux over the last two years, forcing us to adapt as the pandemic pulls us at its will. Flux, the first in-person Scripps Senior Art Show since 2019, grapples with identity, change, and personal history in times of […]
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77th Scripps College Ceramic Annual
Feb. 5–Apr. 17, 2022 Moving beyond conventional categories and genres, the 77th Scripps College Ceramic Annual ignites a new contemplation on the ceramics world. The longest ongoing exhibition of contemporary ceramics in the nation will open on February 5 and continue through April 17. Participating artists include Ebitenyefa Baralaye, Sharbani Das Gupta, Nicki Green, Julia […]
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The “True” India: The Creation of a Nationalist Identity
This exhibition explores the role of 20th-century modern artists—J. Sultan Ali, M.F. Husain, Jamini Roy, and Rabindranath Tagore—in creating and shaping India’s national identity. Featuring 13 works of art, including paintings, bronze sculptures, photography, and rare books, this exhibition provides a look at pre-and post-colonial Indian artistic responses to the global modernist art movement. The […]
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LA EDGE: Scripps Faculty in Art and Media Studies part 2
October 30–December 13, 2021 The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery is excited to announce the opening of LA Edge Part II, the second installation of Scripps Colleges’ faculty in art and media studies exhibition. The show features art from Vivian Charlesworth, Adam Davis, Doug Goodwin, Kasper Kovitz, Aly Ogasian, Trang Tran, and Carlin Wang. LA Edge […]
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LA EDGE: Scripps Faculty in Art and Media Studies
As we welcome students, faculty and staff back to campus after over a year of teaching remotely, the Art and Media Studies Departments are excited to share their practices with the Claremont Community. This two-part exhibition showcases the work of faculty who have been teaching at Scripps for many years, the greatly appreciated colleagues […]
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SHIKI: The Four Seasons in Japanese Art, Jan. 30-Aug. 1, 2021
“Shiki: The Four Seasons in Japanese Art” considers the aesthetic expression of the seasons in Japan.
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