Arts

OXY ARTS, 4757 York Blvd. LA CA 90042

OXY ARTS, 4757 York Blvd. LA CA 90042

Celebrate the opening of Waning Crescent: a meztli projects group show with food, music and community. Waning Crescent celebrates the journey of meztli projects in supporting Native and Indigenous artists. The exhibition features works created between 2024 and today by artists involved in their collaborative ecosystem. These pieces signify a new phase for the artists, showcasing their growth into new creative areas.

Join us over Commencement Weekend for a special art experience that invites you to do more than just observe—become part of a live exploration into the nature of creativity. Visitors will engage with the thought-provoking works created by Oxy's talented graduating studio art seniors, and take part in a brief, interactive survey designed to capture how the art on display resonates on a personal level. Your responses will contribute to a larger research project examining the fascinating connection between artistic expression and audience perception.

Directed by Wanlass Visiting Artist Daniel Passer
Scenic and lighting design by Xinyuan Li
Costume design by Aed McMillian

Oxy Arts, 4757 York Blvd. LA CA 90042

Community Hall events are independently initiated by artists, organizers, and community members, with OXY ARTS providing space and support to amplify their work. Learn more here.

An evening celebrating the release of Sacred Places and Sacred Faces, a photography book by artist Michael Lynch. This event will include a book signing, artist talk, and pop-up exhibit of images from the book. 

Join us for the opening of Stretching Between, the 2024-25 Occidental Studio Art Senior Comps Exhibition. This exhibition features the work of the six studio art majors in the Class of 2025.

The event will feature a performance by Emily "Em" Lee, one of the contributing artists.

Please join us for an evening celebrating the recent gift from the Ray & Vera Conniff Foundation to create the Ray Conniff Oxy Jazz Ensemble Endowed Fund, which will ensure the vitality and growth of our jazz program for the future.

Choi Auditorium:

6:45-7:45 Screening of the 2024 documentary A Life in Rhythm: The Ray Conniff Story

7:45-8:00: Q&A with Tamara Conniff, '93, member of the John Branca Institute for Music Advisory Council

Johnson Hall Atrium:

with Prof. Jocelyn Pedersen (Book Arts Program), Prof. Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa (Religious Studies and Asian Studies) and student adventurers Solvej Lee '26 and Hannah Lieberman '27