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April 25, 2018

Bringing the Outside Inside: Professor Nancy Macko’s New Tapestry, Lola’s Garden, Comes to NEW Hall

NEW Hall, Scripps’ newest residence hall, is home to 110 students and, now, a one-of-a-kind jacquard tapestry designed by Professor of Art Nancy Macko. Installed on a large, previously empty wall in the living room, the 6-by-12-foot tapestry is not only a beautiful addition to the building, but it also carries on the tradition of displaying tapestries and artwork by ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµprofessors on campus.

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March 20, 2018

Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery Interns Present Ancient Traditions, Modern Japan

A delicately patterned lady’s comb, an intricate woodblock print, a vibrant floral kimono: these objects and others on display in Ancient Traditions, Modern Japan: Japanese Art During the 20th Century are contemporary, but they have their roots in centuries-old Japanese traditions. The exhibition, organized by Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery interns Marielle Epstein ’18, Gillian Holzer ’19, and Milena Carothers ’19, invites viewers to explore ways in which traditional Japanese art forms have been employed and adapted by artists working in the 20th century.

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March 8, 2018

Professor Mary MacNaughton Appointed to Endowed Directorship

Dear ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ Faculty and Staff, It is with pleasure that I announce the appointment of Professor of Art History Mary MacNaughton as the Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Director of the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, endowed […]

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February 13, 2018

Williamson Gallery Receives $10,000 Grant from Pasadena Art Alliance

The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery has received a $10,000 grant to ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ from the Pasadena Art Alliance to support the catalog for the 2019 Ceramic Annual—ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ’s 75th entry in the perennially popular exhibit that has been running since World War II.

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January 11, 2018

ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ Ceramic Annual: 74th Installment Focuses on Identity, Roots, and Belonging

Different and uncomfortable, beautiful and compelling, the 74th ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ Ceramic Annual presents a wide variety of perspectives expressed in clay. The opening reception, with live music and light refreshments, will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery on January 20.

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October 12, 2017

ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµMagazine: Revolution & Ritual: The Photographs of Sara Castrejón, Graciela Iturbide, and Tatiana Parcero

“If there is an occupation suitable for women, it is photography.” So declared the Mexico City newspaper El Mundo in 1899. It went on: “They have the aptitude and an extraordinary manual dexterity and, above all, they serve better than a man to make portraits of women, arranging their headdresses and getting them in positions with a confidence and a thoroughness that would be impossible for persons of the opposite sex.”

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