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Department ofArt and Art History

Stories

  • A Celebration of the Arts

    While it is no secret that the department needed a new building, none of us anticipated that it would be so beautiful.

  • East-West Encounters in the Visual Arts

    Based on a final project, this exhibition showcases the universality of religion through the visual exploration of female divinities across seven distinct cultures.

  • Alumna In Action

    Brittany Eames-Thies, Art History 2011, is helping people made homeless by the fires in Northern California; she is cleverly re-purposing Amazon's wedding registry to create a "disaster registry".

  • Art History alum Samantha Nelson in the Arts

    Art History alum Samantha Nelson is now working as an Exhibition Intern at the Palo Alto Arts Center after recently graduting this past June 2015. Sam wanted to remain in the Bay Area after graduation with hopes to acquire professional experience before applying to graduate school in the same field. Congratulations Sam!

  • Memory and Perception Exhibition

    Pancho Jimenez is exhibiting his work at MarinMOCA (Marin Museum of Contemporary Art) in a show titled, "Memory and Perception." If you happen to be in the area I encourage you to stop by.

  • Reflections on Shakespeare in San Quentin

    SCU LEAD students in a critical thinking and writing course reflect on the Shakespeare workshop they participated in at San Quentin earlier this year, published by the Marin Shakespeare Company.

  • Bringing the Museum Experience Online

    Through the REAL program, Studio Art major Shae Kennedy ’21 participated in a virtual internship where she created fun art activities for kids and their families to do online.

  • Student-Curated Virtual Exhibitions

    Students enrolled in Art History 140: Photography in the U.S., taught by Associate Professor Andrea Pappas, developed a series of virtual exhibitions featuring artworks from the de Saisset Museum's permanent collection.

  • Hidden Histories of San Jose Japantown

    Hidden Histories is a live experience that connects you to the underlying beauty and historic riches of this remarkable neighborhood through Augmented Reality (AR) technology.

  • The Gardens Kenny Built

    Santa Clara photography professor Takeshi Moro pays tribute to the owner of an East Bay Japanese-American nursery by photographing the gardens of longtime clients.

  • Leading Arts

    First-gen college student tapped for Arts and Culture Commission for City of Gilroy

  • Looking For Belonging

    Student photos explore the camaraderie of friendships, to the loneliness of not quite fitting in.