Phi Beta Kappa, Induction Ceremony

121 of the top students at UC Riverside were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa earlier today, which is the oldest and most prestigious honor society in the United States.

Art History was undoubtedly one of the best represented majors at the induction ceremony, with seniors Jane Arney, Casey Lee, Debra Gallet, Sara Seltzer, and third year Carlos Rivas all being inducted into the society.


From left to right: Jane Arney, Casey Lee, Debra Gallett, Sara Seltzer, and Carlos Rivas.

Renowned Local Artist Dies

One of southern California's most renowned artists, Sam Maloof, died Thursday, May 21st, at the age of 93. Maloof was a master woodworker and furniture designer and a leading figure in the Modern Arts movement.

There is currently an exhibition at the Riverside Art Museum on Maloof's work, which is titled "Sam Maloof: Grace and Grain." The exhibition will run until July 2, 2009.

Art History Undergraduate Research Symposium

The Art History Undgergraduate Symposium was a success!

Four undergraduate students presented their research in twenty-minute long presentations. The four presenters were Alison Adams, Kristen Holder, Casey Lee, and Jasmine Regala.



Professor Jason Weems and Professor Stella Nair:

Professor Kris Neville gave an introduction speech...

...as did Tia Welch.





After the four presentations, M.A. candidate Juli Jonson gave a speech on the importance of research and revisiting past topics.




The four presenters were awarded certificates after all the talks were finished.

Newly Discovered Sculpture in Germany Could be World's Oldest

At 35,000 years old, an ivory sculpture recently found in southern Germany is now considered to be the oldest figurative sculpture in the world.










Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090513/ap_on_sc/eu_germany_oldest_sculpture

Chalk the Walk 2009

Despite a protest in the immediate surrounding area, and a temperature of nearly ninety degrees, UCR students commenced working on their drawings for this year's "Chalk the Walk," a contest held every year at UCR that showcases students' artistic and creative abilities. This year students are making their chalk drawings in the sidewalk area by the newly completed HUB, by the UCR Campus store. There are three categories in the contest: 1. Original Artworks, 2. Copy of a Master, and 3. UCR Spirit. An overall winner will be selected and will win a Nikon 12.1 Megapixel Digital camera, and two runner ups for each category will receive prizes of $75 and $50.

Students have until Friday, May 15 at noon to complete their drawings.

Undergraduate Art History Student Presents at UCR Symposium

Jane Arney, a graduating senior and Art History major, presented her Thesis at the Third Annual UCR Symposium for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity earlier today. Her twenty minute presentation, titled "Winged Goddesses: Liminality and Gender in the Ancient World," was a brief look at her findings regarding the evolution of the depiction and conception of the goddess Artemis, from her beginnings in the Ancient Near east as a winged deity and later transformation to a wingless deity in the Greek period. Arney's faculty advisor, Professor Kristoffer Neville, attended the event along with other undergraduate Art History students.

Arney is the founder of the Art History Association at UCR and will be attending the University of Texas at Austin in the fall for graduate school.

Jane Arney with Professor Kristoffer Neville

Professor Malcom Baker's Work-in-Progress Presentation

Professor Malcom Baker presented in a workshop format "Reflections on Repetition." Numerous faculty members, graduate students and undergraduate students joined in on the discussion concerning such issues as the value of original artworks vs. copies, and the ideas underlying the need for artists to make works that look like or are based on other works.

Photographs: May 2009

Click on the following links to view the photographs for that event.

May 7. "Reflections on Repetition," work-in-progress discussion led by Malcom Baker


May 8. UCR Symposium for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity


May 13-15. Chalk the Walk


May 21. Art History Undergraduate Research Symposium


May 28. Phi Beta Kappa induction ceremony

Professor Malcom Baker's Presentation

Professor Malcolm Baker will be presenting in a workshop format on "Reflections on Repetition." It will take place on May 7 at 4.45 in Arts Building 333.

There will be refreshments and lots of discussion. See you there!

Damage and Restoration to Michelangelo's Pieta

The translation of this video is kind of weird, but there is some really interesting, if disheartening, footage of the damage that was done to Michelangelo's Pieta back in the 1970s.