Conversation with Raven Chacon

Artist and composer Raven Chacon is the first Native American awarded the Pulitzer Prize for music for his composition Voiceless Mass. He has exhibited widely and to great acclaim as a solo artist and member of the art collective Postcommodity (2009–2018). He joined for a conversation about art, music, and Indigeneity, followed by a performance of the experimental composition Horse Notations.    

WVU Lunchtime Looks: Marie Watt

Storywork: The Prints of Marie Watt was on view Fall 2022 at the Art Museum of West Virginia University. “Lunchtime Looks” hosted on Zoom by WVU offered an overview of the exhibitions main themes and ideas. 

Prints and Protest at USD

A brief overview of art and activism, drawing on examples from the University of San Diego’s collection of fine art prints, from William Hogarth and Francisco de Goya to Käthe Kollwitz, Elizabeth Catlett, and Charles White. Bridges Academy is a continuing education program hosted by the University of San Diego Office of Planned Giving. 

USD Conversations: Protest Art

This session reflects considers how modern artists – mostly in Europe and the United States – have produced memorable works, in a wide variety of media, to draw attention to injustices and press for change. Associate Professor Derrick Cartwright and curator John Murphy discuss historical examples and the continued role of artists in protests today.

"Office Hours" with John Murphy

Casual conversations with USD faculty.

Gallery Tour: Christ: Life, Death & Resurrection

Tour of the USD exhibition, "Christ: Life, Death, and Resurrection" — featuring a rare drawing by Michelangelo and many other works by Italian Renaissance artists.

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