Handle Carefully: The Power of Words and Clay ROBERT ARNESON, Typewriter, 1965, Painted and glazed earthenware, Courtesy of University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Robert Arneson© 2022 Estate of Robert Arneson / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY We welcome you to join our opening reception […]
Past Exhibitions
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Gods & Guardians in Asian Arts: Oct. 29 – Dec. 18
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 time. Visit Hindu, Buddhist, Daoist, and […]
to get there from here: Aug. 27 – Oct. 9, 2022
Please join us for the opening reception on Saturday, September 17th from 5 – 9 PM, with a live dance performance at 6 PM. Our events are free and open to the public. to get there from here is a choreographic investigation on mapping memories in and through the body. Movement artists Maria Gillespie, […]
Scripps College Senior Art Show 2022
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 […]
77th Scripps College Ceramic Annual: Feb. 5 to Apr. 17, 2022
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, there will be no opening reception, and instead, we will have a closing reception on April 16. The closing reception will be held at the Williamson Gallery, featuring live music and light refreshments, from 7 to 9 pm. Our events are free and open to the public. Per Scripps […]
LA EDGE: Scripps Faculty in Art and Media Studies part 2
Please enjoy this video edited by Vivian Monteiro ’23. Vivian was our Getty Summer 2021 Curatorial Intern and is currently the Lincoln Scholar/Project Assistant for ArtstART. SAVE THE DATE Opening Reception: Thursday, November 4th From 5:30 – 7:30 pm The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery is excited to announce the opening of LA Edge Part II, […]
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 […]
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.
She Rises: Selections from the Samella Lewis Contemporary Art Collection
“Art is not a luxury as many people think – it is a necessity. It documents history – it helps educate people and stores knowledge for generations to come.” -Dr. Samella Lewis All works are part of the Samella Lewis Contemporary Art Collection, Scripps College The first Black woman to earn a doctorate in fine […]
Wisdom, Compassion and Wrath: The Many Faces of Female Buddhist Deities – Intern Exhibition Online
For over two millennia, Buddhist practitioners have aspired to liberate themselves and all other living beings from the suffering of saṃsāra—a Sanskrit term which refers to the never-ending cycle of death and rebirth endured by all inhabitants of the six Buddhist realms of existence. In order to transcend saṃsāra, Buddhists strive to rid themselves of […]
