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Dancing Joyously for Justice

September 24, 2024

Ana María Álvarez calls herself an “artivist.” As head of UC San Diego’s dance area in the Department of Theatre and Dance, she is expanding the notion of dance as a tool for imagining new futures. “Art has the capacity to shift worlds and redefine narratives.”

UC San Diego’s Mandeville Art Gallery Receives Grant from New York-Based Teiger Foundation

August 27, 2024

Since 1966, UC San Diego’s Mandeville Art Gallery has presented highly experimental contemporary art within the context of a major research university and the greater region. The gallery also serves as a laboratory for learning about curatorial practice, with programs for students to gain hands-on skills in museum studies.

Hypnotic Art Installation Celebrates Black Movement and Liberation

August 13, 2024

This summer, Mandeville Art Gallery at UC San Diego presents a new video commission called “The Portal’s Keeper,” which explores liberated Black realities by artist LaJuné McMillian.

National Medal of Arts Awarded to UC San Diego Alumna Carrie Mae Weems

October 24, 2024

Carrie Mae Weems, a celebrated American artist and University of California San Diego visual arts alumna, was presented the National Medal of Arts by President Joe Biden at a White House ceremony on Oct. 21. Artist Mark Bradford, whose work is included in the university’s public art collection, the Stuart…

Cross-campus Exhibit Bridges Art and Science

September 24, 2024

This fall UC San Diego is among 70 institutions taking part in a five-month-long regional exploration of the intersections between art and science, led by Getty. The sprawling art event—called “PST ART: Art & Science Collide”—extends from Los Angeles to San Diego and Palm Springs.

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