April 10, 2012
…year were a group exhibition and a graduate student conference, both called “New Institutions.” This year’s event coordinator, MFA candidate Jamilah Abdul-Sabur said, “There is great potential for interweaving with the local arts community and arts schools, and Open Studios is an opportunity to bring people to campus and showcase…
October 21, 2015
Donald Walter Wilkie, director of the Scripps Aquarium-Museum from 1965-1993 and founding director of the Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum (now known as Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego), died on October 5, 2015, in San Diego. He was 84 years old.
January 31, 2013
…Plains Indian ledger art exhibition at San Diego Museum of Art shares Native vision of American history Cheyenne warrior engaging enemies, by Black Horse (Northern Cheyenne). The Black Horse Ledger, 1879-1885, is on view in “Alternative Accounts” for the first time. The 19th century was a devastating time on the…
December 6, 2011
…Oceanside Museum of Art exhibition “Vantage Point: UCSD Visual Dialogues.” A seemingly unstable sculpture is the first thing that meets the eye on entering the Groves Gallery at the Oceanside Museum of Art: a boulder-like object sits atop a tall and narrow wooden structure. The initial impression is slightly unsettling,…
October 21, 2022
Olga Dudko, professor of Physics at the University of California San Diego, has been named an American Physical Society (APS) Fellow. The fellowship is a distinct honor — each year, no more than 0.5% of APS’s membership is recognized by their peers for election to the status of fellow.
April 30, 2020
…and about in their exhibit. Conversely, the intelligent and social Giant Pacific Octopus has spent more time in her den. The team is spending extra time socializing with her and providing enrichment activities like puzzle toys to make up for the lack of guest engagement. “We are so appreciative of…
February 16, 2017
…of a new immersive exhibit at Birch Aquarium at Scripps, entitled The Expedition, which will likely open sometime early next fall. The work is deeply personal for McClure, who is afflicted with severe stutter but has learned ways to control his disability through music. “The only time I could open…
January 2, 2013
UC San Diego historian Mark Hanna, an authority on the rise and fall of pirates during the first British Empire, will deliver a lecture at 1 p.m. on January 16 on “Pirates in Print: Seafaring Treasures of the Mandeville Special Collections Library.” The lecture is free and open to the…
June 23, 2022
…Taylor has curated numerous exhibits and commissioned more than 40 works of art, 11 of which were created for public spaces in Mexico City. She has led the design and implementation of education projects, seminars and workshops for a wide array of audiences including students and emerging artists. In addition…
January 29, 2016
The University of California, San Diego is an institution known for achieving scientific and creative innovations. So it is no surprise that the Department of Visual Arts broke boundaries and crossed audiences when it recently transformed a 2,500 square-foot, San Diego Art Institute (SDAI) project-space at Horton Plaza into an…
