CSU, Chico Art Department

Visit the Ruth Roland-Taylor Recital Hall - PAC 134
next Thursday at 5:30 PM to listen to a talk given by Visiting Scholar and Artist JJJJJerome Ellis


Jerome Ellis is an animal, stutterer, and artist. He was raised by Jamaican and Grenadian immigrants in Tidewater, VA, where he prays, gardens, and resides among the egrets and asters. Through music, literature, performance, and video he researches relationships among blackness, disabled speech, divinity, nature, sound, and time. He dreams of building a sonic bath house! - jjjjjerome.com

This event is directed by our very own .middleman and co-sponsored by READI, the new hub for Research in Equity, Antiracism, Diversity and Inclusion house in the Office of Faculty Development on campus.

Today from 5-7pm visit the 3rd floor Gallery of the Bell Memorial Union to see the Metamorphosis Exhibit Reception! Our incredibly talented BFA Students Zoey Farr, Natalie Jenkins, Gracie Gomes, and Joel Solis collaborated with the Art History Collective to bring a stunning collection of paintings together for the public to view free of charge. Please enjoy ✨

Join us in the Jacki Headley Gallery at 5:30 pm in the Arts & Humanities Building for a talk from Visiting Artist and Chico State Alumni Christina Massey! Based out of Brooklyn NY, Massey just completed her 3 month Artist-in-Residence and Exhibition in NYC. We are proud to have her back on campus to share her experiences with us! This event is open and free to the public so set a reminder!

Happy Summer to you all.
The department will have a few changes next semester. New faculty, a few retired, and a couple of new staff members in the halls.

1- We are excited to welcome Steven Durow in Glass, Sangmin Lee in Art Ed, and Erica Rix as the new ASA in the office.

2- Mike Murphy is officially retired and a new ceramics technician will replace him in the fall.

3-Becca in the Ira Latour has taken a Librarian job in Wyoming and will be replaced in the fall.

It’s a season of change in the department.

It’s graduation night.
Congratulations!

Just a handful of our Art Dept graduates. Every year we get to watch another great cohort go out into the world to make it a little brighter. We’re excited to see where you go.

Finals week in the department.

Last day pours and cleaning up work in the art shop. - with David Barta our trusty shop tech.


We hope you all have a great summer.

The art department is hosting Chico Schoolhouse Art for just 2 weeks this June.
The 4 day long program will focus on printmaking skills.
Students will:
-Learn how a little history of printmaking and color theory
-have a visit to the Janet Turner Museum
-make and carve designs for a puzzle and tote bag
-learn how they can use found objects to make relief prints at home
-and get a sketch book for them to draw in throughout the summer.

Hours 8:45-11:45
Monday - Thursday
Only 12 students in each course.

We hope you can join us.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fFm_ONtXE44ODtDsn08lXphaQJqbI8ukivfD5TEa8Cc/edit

Our Chico State Interior-Architecture students had a big week. Members of the American Institute of Architects Central Valley visited our students to review senior projects, the work from the rebuild paradise internship program and presentations by the architecture firms WRNS Studio who designed the Arts building and the Smith Group who designed new science building followed by a tour of the science building by the dean of physical sciences.

Our Ceramic students are on the move today. They are attending the California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramics (lovingly known as CCACA) 2022 in Davis, CA. The conference brings together a plethora of ceramic sculpture, lectures, demonstrations, and more. In an intimate setting, you can interact with top artists in a way not possible at other venues.