September 24, 2024
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.”
August 27, 2024
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.
August 13, 2024
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.
October 24, 2024
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…
September 24, 2024
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.