MCJ faculty Adán Ávalos teams up with Juan Felipe Herrera to promote COVID-19 vaccine

October 27, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

Adan Avalos poses with a grey/black backdrop

“When you see it directly, you’re more likely to go and do it. When you don’t see it, when it’s not in your family, I think it’s easier to dismiss it,” Ávalos said.

Internationally recognized artist Ann Hamilton lectures on socially engaged art

October 1, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

Ann Hamilton's "Chorus" installation in the Cortlandt Street subway station within the World Trade Center fades into a head shot of Ann Hamilton. The "Chorus" installation is a field of raised marble text on a marble block wall and merges the text of the Declaration of Independence with the U.N.'s Declaration of Human Rights.

Award-winning artist Ann Hamilton will present her lecture “Art, Connection and Interaction” at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13 on Zoom.

Featured Supporter: Katelyn Spencer

September 28, 2021.Reading time 8 minutes.

Katelyn Spencer in the Fresno State Peace Garden

“I love knowing that I am supporting the endeavors of our current students, especially for those who may be struggling to stay in college due to costs.”

Art Education Series begins with a panel on confronting anti-Asian Racism

September 10, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Faces of Dr. Ryan Shin, Dr. Jaehan Bae, and Dr. Maria Lim

Presented in collaboration with The California Arts Project (TCAP), the panel will explore the recent crimes and violence against Asian Americans and communities, the visual representations of Asian/Asian Americans in popular culture and interventions and strategies to address those issues in art education.

MOMA purchases work created in 1970s feminism art program at Fresno State

July 7, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Nancy Youdelman (right) with her daughter (left) at the SFMOMA installation.

The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City has purchased the installation “I Tried Everything” (1972) created by Fresno State alumni Nancy Youdelman, Dori Atlantis, Jan Lester Martin, and Suzanne Lacy.

Student of Distinction: Erik Escovedo

March 30, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

“As a human being, art has saved my life. As a student, art has given me a path to live that life.” ~ Erik Escovedo.

Alumna Kaelyn Rodríguez explores connections of ethnicity, history and art in LA

November 4, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

Alumna Kaelyn Rodríguez in her Ph.D. robes from UCLA.

Rodríguez began her journey in higher education at Fresno as an Art/Art History major. Following her graduation in 2012, she went on to get her Master’s in Art History from UC Riverside in 2014, followed by a Master’s in Chicana/o Studies from UCLA in 2016. Just months ago, she achieved her Ph.D. in Chicana/o Studies from UCLA.

#TBT College of Arts and Humanities Student Stories

July 2, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

Kelsi Stieler, Kaylee Gutierrez, and Kristin Bonillas; Jen Rhodes; Kelvin Diaz

These extraordinary students in the College of Arts and Humanities have followed their passions to find the right mentor, overcome obstacles, and collaborate with each other to teach children how to make the world a better place. Here are three stories that will make you proud to be a Bulldog!

Graphic Design exhibition to be presented in a virtual reality gallery

May 13, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

The Fresno State Departement of Art and Design will hold a reception for their “Visionary, BFA Virtual Portfolio Show 2020” at 5 p.m., Friday, May 15, in a three-dimensional virtual reality gallery accessible on a computer, tablet, phone or virtual reality headset.

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.