Drag, male and female impersonators, perform as part of the Stonewall art exhibit

September 17, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

San Francisco Pride Parade, c. 1973 (Photo Courtesy Jesse Villalobos)

Hosted by Tiffany Taylor Tate, former empress of the Imperial Dove Court and Imperial Sequoia Empire, the evening will feature performances by former Empress Jesse, founder of the Imperial Dove Court and former Emperor El Daña, founder of the Imperial Sequoia Empire.

Acclaimed Stonewall Uprising anniversary art exhibit travels to the West Coast

August 12, 2021.Reading time 12 minutes.

Image: "My Vision is Small" by Felipe Baez.

The Center for Creativity and the Arts (CCA) at Fresno State presents “Nobody Promised You Tomorrow: Art 50 Years After Stonewall,” Aug. 19 through Oct. 31 at the Phebe Conley Art Gallery.

CCA presents bilingual exhibition ‘News from the Kingdom of Yuppieland’

March 1, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Rocío Caballero stands in front of her desk and a painting in her studio

In this dystopian world, the gray goblins “crush” on men of finance and power with pressed suits in absurd child-like situations. The men feed on the dreams they steal in blind obedience while controlling their subordinates through deception, sleight of hand, masquerades and spells. In creating these characters, Caballero evokes humor as she criticizes power structures.

McClatchy Foundation grant brings renowned Stonewall art exhibit to Fresno State

September 23, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

“Run Little White Girl” by David Antonio Cruz

With the help of a $205,000 grant from The McClatchy Fresno Arts Endowment of The James B. McClatchy Foundation, the Center for Creativity and the Arts will present the “Nobody Promised You Tomorrow: Art 50 Years After Stonewall” exhibition, Aug. 19 through Oct. 31, 2021, at the Phebe Conley Art Gallery at Fresno State.

ConSortiUm, a collaborative project of CSU art museums and galleries, announces virtual event series for 2020–2021

September 21, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

Tzolk’in is a sculpture in two parts commissioned by Clockshop the Hammer Museum as part of the Made in L.A. 2018 biennial. Inspired by the ancient Maya 260-day calendar for agriculture, the gears in this sculpture follow a hypocycloid motion, marking time through a movement that is at once circular and linear. Beatriz Cortez, Tzolk'in I, 2018. Steel, motor, battery, timer, solar panel, acrylic, and lacquer marker. 132 x 64.5 x 64.5 inches. Commissioned by Clockshop. Courtesy of the artist and Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles. Photo Credit: Scott Lynch, Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens, NY.

The newly formed ConSortiUm’s inaugural program, PLATFORM, will launch in September 2020 and include six live virtual conversations with contemporary artists, collectives, and curators whose work is critical to current re-imaginings of the art world and the world at large.

CCA seeks artist submission for virtual ‘PANDEMICAL’ exhibition

August 11, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Pandemical word over an abstract green and blue background.

The Fresno State Center for Creativity and the Arts (CCA) is calling for Central California artist submissions for their exhibition “PANDEMICAL” to be held Oct. 1 to Nov. 20 in a virtual environment.

Center for Creativity and the Arts teams up with local organizations for 2020-21 schedule

April 21, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

For the 2020-21 academic year, the Center for Creativity and the Arts (CCA) is teaming up with several other local organizations to bring top artistic exhibitions, talks, and experiences that celebrate and commemorate different aspects of culture and history.

Phung Huynh’s ‘Resistance Aunties’ exhibition challenges perceptions of Asian feminine beauty

January 27, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

Through combining traditional Chinese iconography with popular American culture, Phung Huynh aims to challenge the viewer with both western-leaning and nonwestern-leaning perspectives.

Interior design exhibitions highlight experiments in intelligent interiors

January 17, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

Perspectrum - A human eye versus the word

Two installations showcasing intelligent interior design begin with an artist talk by Robert Hagen and Glenn Terpstra at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 23 at the Alice Peters Auditorium, PB 191.

Colloquium explores ‘Roads and Routes as Conduits of Culture’ in the pre-modern world

February 28, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

For centuries, roads/routes have acted as facilitators of cross-cultural encounters, enabling the voluntary and forced migration and interaction of peoples.