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• A portrait of gratitude: Alumna Cheryl Doering honors former Cowell provost and founding faculty member through art
  April 11, 2025
  Cheryl Doering was in one of the first classes to graduate from UC Santa Cruz in 1970. Over 5 decades later, Doering honors her mentor, former Cowell provost and founding faculty member John Dizikes, with a portrait to be unveiled and hung at the Mary Holmes Lounge during Alumni Reunion […]
• Artist Talk provides a deep dive into dance as rebellion
  March 26, 2025
  Many have seen the newest mural on campus, Danza a la Rebeldía (Dance as Rebellion), but now is the chance to learn more about it. On April 15 alumni muralists Irene Juarez-O’Connell and Victor Cervantes will join John Jota Leaños, a professor of Film and Digital Media and the assistant […]
• ‘Find Your Path!’ opens doors for successful careers in the arts
  March 24, 2025
  Professionals in arts disciplines know there is always a way to make a living doing what you love, and the award-winning faculty and alumni from UC Santa Cruz are here to prove it. Find Your Path!, an annual event hosted by the Arts Division brings together professionals from a variety […]
• New exhibition examines the messier side of life through art and environmental research
  March 20, 2025
  The annual Environment Art and Social Practice (EASP) Exhibition offers a glimpse into a world where art meets science. This year’s exhibition, opening on April 2 at the Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, embraces the theme Cobija de Tripas or Gut Blanket and tries to map the body through art […]
• Jose Ramirez is helping one UC at a time
  March 10, 2025
  The University of California, Santa Cruz Arts Division is putting its mission into action with Art Matters, an upcoming event in Los Angeles that underscores the transformative power of the arts. The evening will bring together a dynamic mix of alumni, faculty, and supporters, including acclaimed Chicano artist José Ramírez. […]
• Recent UCSC alumni take over the SF MOMA
  February 10, 2025
  Several University of California, Santa Cruz Arts and Engineering students and alumni worked together on two separate projects which are part of the same exhibition at the SFMOMA. Annalivia Martin-Straw (Porter ‘23, Art) worked with her collaborator to create an immersive racing game, which up to five visitors can play […]
• UC Santa Cruz alumna Gillian Welch wins Grammy for Best Folk Album
  February 4, 2025
  UC Santa Cruz alumna Gillian Welch (Porter ’90, fine arts) alongside her musical partner David Rawlings, clinched the Best Folk Album award at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 2 for their album Woodland.
• New research and art installation demonstrate the viability of using fog as a water source
  February 3, 2025
  In a state known for its droughts, where the southern half recently experienced devastating fires, understanding California’s natural water sources is more important than ever. Three University of California, Santa Cruz professors have teamed up to create a multipart scientific and artistic research study, Art+Fog as a collective,
• The Institute of Arts and Science curates two revolutionary exhibitions
  January 30, 2025
  The Institute of the Arts and Sciences (IAS) is starting the new year with two imaginative and heartfelt exhibitions exploring liberation and justice. EDELO and Our Bedrock, both of which run from Jan. 31 – April 20
• New exhibition explores Afrofuturism through a look at the past
  January 17, 2025
  The newest exhibition at the Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery explores African history and Afrofuturism through the art of current PhD candidate Aaron Samuel Mulenga. Ukupupuka: An Exploration of Transcendence integrates Mulenga’s doctoral dissertation research on World War I porters called TengaTenga with the concept of the Afronaut to explore concepts […]