Oxy Arts and the Center for Digital Liberal Arts present: "New" World(s)
December 7 – 15, 2017 | Evenings, beginning at Sundown
South Wall of Herrick Chapel, Outside Academic Commons
Opening Reception: December 7, 5-8pm | Academic Commons Patio
Malaquias Montoya: A Voice for the Voiceless: In Conversation
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Join us for an Artist Panel with Malaquias Montoya (Artist), featuring Betty Avila (Self Help Graphics) and Richard Montoya (Actor, Writer, Filmmaker)
Malaquias Montoya is a legendary artist whose work is socio-political. This panel will touch on topics such as Malaquias' role in the Chicano art movement overall, the issues he is dealing with through his art, and how his art relates to the Chicano Art Movement here in LA.
Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle: Navigating Ain’tness: Exploring the Kentifrica Archive
October 25 | 6-7:30pm workshop followed by a reception. RSVP strongly encouraged, but not required.
Oxy Arts Speaker Series: The Quetzalcoatl Mural Project
The Quetzalcoatl (Feathered-Serpent) Mural Project (QMP) is a community based mural arts collective which began twenty-one years ago in one of the Los Angeles historic art districts. QMP’s primary mission is to provide inner city youth an opportunity to showcase their artistic talents by creating an awareness campaign through public art projects in underserved Los Angeles neighborhoods.
Anticipatio
This fall, Occidental College is proud to host its first semester-long Wanlass Artist in Residence, Lucky Dragons. Throughout their time on campus they will be engaging the Occidental community by creating art projects, interventions and organizing guest speakers. As part of their residency Lucky Dragons is organizing an exhibition that will be on view in the College’s Weingart Gallery from October 29 to November 29, 2014.
Opening Reception: "Rustle and Cry" Presented by Oxy Arts and the Center for Digital Liberal Arts
On view: May 2 - May 19
Rustle and Cry, by Hana S. Kim, is a site-specific video art installation that will be projected onto the facades of the Fowler-Johnson buildings and can be viewed nightly from the courtyard. The installation is conceived in collaboration with Visiting Professor Camilla Taylor's ARTS228 | Book Arts: The Hand Printed Book class and presented in conjunction with a limited edition collaborative art book.
Opening Reception: Candice Lin & Ako Castuera
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Candice Lin
"The inscrutable speech of objects"