Art History Association at UCR

Incredible Story of a Photographer: Vivian Maier

2011-01-08T17:22:00.000-08:00

I see her as the Emily Dickinson of photography...nobody knew of her work until after she died. And damn does she have amazing work. -cr

Welcome Back!!

2010-09-29T20:05:00.000-07:00

Hello fellow artists and art historians,

Welcome Back to Riverside! The AHA Board is very excited to get this year starting off right, and nothing says "Welcome Back" like our annual BBQ! It will take place at the BannockburnVillage courtyard behind the Getaway cafe at 3pm-6pm on October 13th. We hope to see many of you there. Whether you are a student of the Art/Art History Department or someone just simply interested in art, you are all welcome! Just bring yourselves and look forward to seeing new and familiar faces!

Meetings this quarter will be every other Tuesday starting next week, October 5th, at 4pm-5pm. Location of the meetings will be announced. We will have Pizza and refreshments for those who are interested!

We look forward to seeing you! Stay cool!

~Your AHA Team

Introduction to the Carillon: The First Lesson

2010-08-15T10:37:00.000-07:00

Congratulations Class of 2010!

2010-06-13T00:14:00.000-07:00

We made it!

And we were fortunate enough to be well represented during commencement. The student speaker at the ceremony was none other than JASMINE REGALA, an Art History major!

2nd Annual Symposium!

2010-05-13T07:33:00.001-07:00

Professor Françoise Forster-Hahn, Work-in-Progress Talk

2010-05-09T07:39:00.000-07:00

Boycott Arizona... here's how: A basic consumer guide

2010-04-28T21:51:00.000-07:00

by Joel Tena

cartoon by Lalo Alcaraz

(full disclosure: I have not heard any of the national immigrant and/or Latino organizations taking on the task of informing the community of which businesses/organizations to target, so I did a quick websearch and found what I found that the average consumer outside of Arizona might be able to use. This list is not comprehensive, nor is it as strategic as it needs to be. Apologies in advance... -Joel)

Greetings friends and allies,

In the wake of the recent adoption into law of SB1070 by the State of Arizona today (04.23.2010), one of the most draconian anti-immigration laws ever in the United States, many people have called for a boycott of the State of Arizona, including southwestArizona Congressman Raúl Grijalva. Personally, I haven't been to Arizona in five years and do not plan on going there any time soon. I created this list to give folks/average consumers outside of Arizona a chance to show their disgust with the passage of this racist legislation by boycotting the following, Arizona-based companies.

2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Location: Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ

Apollo Group (University of Phoenix). Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona

Arizona Diamondbacks, Location: Phoenix, Arizona

Best Western International, Inc., Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona

Cold Stone Creamery. Headquarters: Scottsdale, Arizona

CSK Auto (Checker Auto Parts, Schucks Auto Supply, Kragen Auto Parts, Murray's Discount Auto Stores), Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona

Dial Corporation, Headquarters: Scottsdale, Arizona

Discount Tire Company (America's Tire Company). Headquarters: Scottsdale, Arizona

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, Headquarters: Scottsdale, Arizona

Go Daddy. Headquarters: Scottsdale, Arizona

Grand Canyon

Mesa Air Group (Mesa Airlines, Go!, Freedom Airlines). Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona

P. F. Chang's China Bistro. Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona

PetSmart. Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona

Sky Mall, Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona

Taser International, Headquarters: Scottsdale, Arizona

U-Haul. Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona

US Airways. Headquarters: Tempe, Arizona

It would be helpful to also target the political contributors to Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce and Governor Jan Brewer. I unfortunately do not have that capacity but would welcome others in this endeavour.

Also, encourage your local municipalities to take action. Ask your elected officials to follow the lead of the City of San Francisco and boycott and begin to divest in the State of Arizona. According to SF Supervisor David Campos, "We encourage other cities to join San Francisco. Together we can work to restore justice in our nation."

For more information on companies that do business in Arizona and actions to take against this racist, anti-immigrant legislation, please click on the following links:

Arizona’s Largest Employers (JobBank USA)

FORTUNE 500 by State (CNN)

List of Arizona companies (Wikipedia)

List of corporations in Phoenix (Wikipedia)

BOYCOTT ARIZONA ! – Contact These Companies and Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts (The Seminal)

"Boycott the Police State known as Arizona" Facebook Group

Immigrant Rights

VivirLatino

ACLU Arizona

Coalición de Derechos Humanos

National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

This note has no permission restrictions on it so please forward far and wide and share it with your networks, friends, and family.

¡Adelante!

-Joel

2010-04-24T21:26:00.001-07:00

College Night at the Getty Center!

2010-04-17T02:44:00.000-07:00

April 7, 2010. Art History Association at UCR

Undergraduate Internship at Pomona College

2010-04-06T10:44:00.000-07:00

Click on image to view full size.

Essay Contest: Deadline TOMORROW!

2010-03-18T18:41:00.000-07:00

Internships Available at the Riverside Art Museum

2010-02-23T11:47:00.000-08:00

The Riverside Art Museum (RAM) is looking for interns in a variety of areas (see below). . They are recruiting right now for placement in early March. Full descriptions of the internships are on the website:
http://riversideartmuseum.org/jobs/ APPLY ON LINE AND REFER ALL QUESTIONS TO THE RIVERSIDE ART MUSEUM

Exhibitions Department Internship

Curatorial Department Internship

University Liaison/Web-Marketing Internship

Computer & Network Maintenance Volunteer

Art History Association Art Contest Reminder!

2010-02-16T13:19:00.000-08:00

Art History Association travels to LACMA!

2010-02-16T13:15:00.001-08:00

Art History Association will be going to LACMA to view the Renoir in the 20th century exhibition this saturday Feb.20th. We plan to meet from 11:25 to 11:35 so if you need a ride meet at the flag pole in front of lot 1. Make sure you have your student ID, LACMA admission is $8 with it.

Hope to see you there :)

Feel free to contact the members of the Art History Association members board!

New Student Organization at UCR

2010-02-02T17:37:00.000-08:00

The Living Poet's Society will be having one of its first meetings this Thursday from 6:00pm to 7:00pm in INTS 1006.

So why not celebrate with a poem written by a fellow southern Californian? Here is "Not Yours" by Shannon Garcia.

Not Yours.
That's what it says on my left wrist...
something i had tattooed on my flesh,
something simple to understand.
But lately, i find, when people read
they get mixed messages
jumping to conclusions and assumptions saying:
"Damn! That's mean" or
"I can see your not happy" or
"What a teeeeease!" or
"I feel sorry for anyone you've ever dated."
Not yours.
Not yours in the sense that this is not yours to interpret
because this is on my flesh and
mine belongs to my and my is I, so I am mine
and i can't possibly be yours.
Not yours in the sense that i am not an object to
contain confine possess or design...
We are women.
Born branded with the last names of men who raped our female ancestors
Wombs poisoned with their hunger
for power love and authority through acts of hatred
and yet we still bare their children
hoping that someday instead of war games
our sons will grow to choose compassion over consumption,
hugs over guns, and love
above all pride prejudice and vengeance.
And if i could doctrine a new last name it would be
NOT YOURS
and i would staple tape slap superglue it behind every woman's name
because how many times, how many times must we call our women
baby honey darlin sweet sugaaaaar bitch slut cunt whore
before we realize that this is the rape of our women's identity
a subsequent attack on her individuality
a bottle, a bow built around her insecurities
preventing her from obtaining what she is more than worthy of
bombs dropped on her mind, soul, body
because if this is the day and age of peace and equality
then i resist.
because if being a woman means
covering my flesh to help men resist temptation to rape me
with their eyes, hands...instead of proudly displaying my curves
as a dignified piece of art instead of a piece of meat
then a woman, i am not.
because if being a woman means
covering my eyes to the suffering of other women at any time
then a woman i am not.
because if being a woman means
controlling my estrogen levels is the only way to be
respected and successful
then a woman i am not
because if being a woman means raising sons that will hold guns
against other women and their babies
then a woman, i am not.
because if being a woman means i'm
a bitch because i resist any verbal or physical attack on my femininity
a slut because i refuse to marry
a dyke because i choose to love other women
and a shame because i refuse to bare children
in a world filled with chaos scorn and hatred
then a woman, i am not.
but i most definitely am
Not Yours.

Art History Catalogue

2010-01-19T02:23:00.000-08:00

Useful for papers and the like! Straight from Professor Neville, and now I'm passing it onto the rest of you!

http://www.kubikat.org/mrbh-cgi/kubikat_en.pl

How To Help Haiti

2010-01-13T21:50:00.000-08:00

Below is a list of links where you can go to help with earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.

It is unfortunate, however, that in the midst of a crisis when so many want to help, some people make things worse. Televangelist Pat Robertson, one of the richest personalities on television (with a net worth of nearly a $1,000,000,000.00), stated earlier today that Haiti made a pact with the devil and it therefore is now paying the consequences. It's funny how far people are willing to lie:

An ambassador to Haiti retaliated against Robertson's words:

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

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Here are some orgs:

• American Jewish World Service; www.ajws.org
• Global Fund for Children; www.globalfundforchildren.org
• Grassroots International; www.grassrootsonline.org
• Lambi Fund of Haiti; www.lambifund.org/
• Madre; www.madre.org
• Rights Action; www.rightsaction.org

Create a Store With Google Checkout

2010-01-12T21:53:00.000-08:00

Street Photography: Documenting the Human Condition

2010-01-07T21:34:00.000-08:00

Street Photography: Documenting the Human Condition - Part One of Three from Chris Weeks on Vimeo.

Street Photography: Documenting the Human Condition - Part Two of Three from Chris Weeks on Vimeo.

Street Photography: Documenting the Human Condition - Part Three of Three from Chris Weeks on Vimeo.

The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class

2009-12-23T14:00:00.000-08:00

"The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class: Higher Risks, Lower Rewards, and a Shrinking Safety Net"

Talk by Harvard Professor Elizabeth Warren at UC Berkeley:

For more on this pressing issue, and more about Professor Elizabeth Warren herself watch:

What To Do Over Winter Break

2009-12-10T21:17:00.000-08:00

Ephemeral Art

2009-12-06T13:52:00.001-08:00

An Example of an Honors Thesis Presentation

2009-11-28T10:46:00.000-08:00

If you are thinking about going to graduate school, it is a good idea to consider doing an Honors Thesis, or any type of senior thesis/independent research project under the guidance of a professor. This will not only give you a feel for what you will be doing in grad school, but it will also give your professor(s) something to evaluate you with when they write your letters of recommendation. Moreover, many grad schools might not take you seriously if you have not done undergraduate research since most of today's applicants have done some type of research project.

You might remember Jane Arney's presentation last Spring at the Third Annual UCR Symposium for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity. Immediately after Jane's excellent presentation, Shawn Higgins presented his own Honors Thesis in a presentation titled "Materialism, Memory, and Self-Expression: Success in Caribbean-American Literature." Shawn graduated from UCR in the Spring of 2009 majoring in English and minoring in Asian Studies. He is now a graduate student at Columbia University.

Here is a recording of Shawn's presentation so that you can see what a great research project and its subsequent presentation looks like:

Shawn Higgins, "Materialism, Memory, and Self-Expression: Success in Caribbean-American Literature," UC Riverside Undergraduate from Shawn Higgins on Vimeo.

Drawn to Satire: John Sloan’s Illustrations for the Novels of Charles Paul de Kock

2009-11-28T10:19:00.000-08:00

October 24, 2009 to March 29, 2010
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens

Art History Association co-founder and current UCR grad student Tia Vasilou was involved in curating this amazing exhibition at The Hungtington. Go if you get a chance!

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From 1903 to 1905, American artist John Sloan created 53 etchings to illustrate comic novels by French author Charles Paul de Kock. The books—satires of French society in the first half of the 19th century, full of slapstick violence—were a perfect subject for Sloan’s lively etching style of short, expressive lines and loose cross-hatching.

The project also seemed to inspire Sloan to look at 20th-century New Yorkers with the same satirical eye that de Kock trained on Parisians of the previous century. In the years directly following his work on the illustrations, Sloan produced a number of etchings featuring humorous vignettes of life in the streets, parks, tenements, and taverns of the busy metropolis.

A selection of Sloan’s etchings as well as related prints, drawings, and books will be on view in “Drawn to Satire: John Sloan’s Illustrations for the Novels of Charles Paul de Kock.”

The exhibition opens Oct. 24 and continues through March 29, 2010, in the Susan and Stephen Chandler Wing of the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art. The works on view, part of a major promised gift of John Sloan material from Gary, Brenda, and Harrison Ruttenberg, shed light on an important but little known aspect of the artist’s career. The Ruttenbergs’ Sloan collection is rich in preliminary drawings and early versions of the de Kock illustrations, inviting close study of Sloan’s working methods as he was becoming a prominent member of the band of urban realist artists known as the Ashcan school.

Click here for official site.

FACING Questions: Index, Gesture, Portraiture

2009-11-25T18:32:00.000-08:00

Work-in-Progress Presentation by Professor Jeanette Kohl

December 3, 2009, @ 5:10 PM in Arts 333
Part of the Art History Department’s Work-in-Progress Series

This paper will explore the role of the face and facial reproductions in sculpted Renaissance portraiture. While in painting the truthful representation of a sitter’s likeness is a result of a translation from three-dimensional corporeality onto the two-dimensional picture-plane, portrait sculptures address, reflect, and reproduce the human body in a fundamentally different way. In re-thinking the interrelated acts of making and perceiving portrait busts with regard to their role in the production of ‘meaning’, the concepts of “index” (as developed by Charles Sanders Peirce and re-interpreted by Rosalind Krauss, Roland Barthes and others) and “gesture” (Giorgio Agamben, in re-interpreting Max Kommerell) will be introduced to the discussion. The question is if and how these tropes might be of heuristic value in sharpening our understanding of early modern portrait sculpture and its often times ambiguous status as a complex medium of reproductive, iconic and symbolic functions - of representation, re-personification and, sometimes, de-personification.

Oil of Los Angeles

2009-11-17T21:54:00.001-08:00

Planning Session for the First Annual Emory Elliott Conference

2009-11-11T18:49:00.000-08:00

Planning Committee for the First Annual Emory Elliott Conference
November 17, 2009 @ 2:15 PM
History Department Library

All students, faculty, and staff are invited and encouraged to participate.

The major goal of our project is to put together a large scale colloquium of academic research by year’s end. The scope of the colloquium will be regional, with invitations sent out to all the institutions of higher education in southern California.

It is absolutely critical that we begin now if we are to have a successful venture this year--we already have support from crucial faculty members.

However, now is time for the student body to show its ability and interest in its own education, to take an active role in the university's future, and to foster the development of discourse and critical thought.

Interesting Talk!

2009-11-09T20:12:00.001-08:00

New York City maps, history, and urbanism:

A Conversation between Colin Westerbeck and Graham Howe

2009-10-31T12:58:00.000-07:00

Saturday, November 7, 2009
2:30 p.m.
UCR/ California Museum of Photography
3824 Main Street
Riverside, CA 92501

Graham Howe, Rock Form, Durras Lake, New South Wales, 2005

A wine & cheese reception will follow the discussion

El Mirador, Guatemala

2009-10-30T07:59:00.000-07:00

Inside the Belltower @ UCR

2009-10-29T13:45:00.000-07:00

http://www.belltower.ucr.edu/

AHA Grad School Workshop and Graduate and Professional School Fair

2009-10-25T06:23:00.000-07:00

This Thursday, October 29, the Art History Association will be holding a Graduate School Workshop in HUB 268 from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM. This event will come after the Career Center's Graduate School and Professional School Workshop which will be held from 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM in the Rivera Library Walkway.

College Night at the Getty Villa

2009-10-22T14:41:00.000-07:00

Last night, the Art History Association represented UCR at the Getty Villa's College Night!

44th Annual UCLA Art History Graduate Student Symposium: Incongruities

2009-10-20T22:20:00.000-07:00

44th Annual UCLA Art History Graduate Student Symposium: Incongruities

Hosted by the UCLA Department of Art History, Incongruities brings together emerging scholars to discuss the roles that incongruity, disjuncture, and dissonance have played in definitions and uses of art throughout history. What role has the concept of incongruity played in the historicizing of art? When does the disjunction between method and object push us to expand the frameworks of art history? The keynote speaker is Dr. Helen Molesworth, head of the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art and the James R. and Maisie K. Houghton Curator of Contemporary Art at the Harvard Art Museums. The respondent, Dr. Ali Behdad, professor of English and comparative literature at UCLA, has published widely on Orientalism in literature and photography.

Support provided by the UCLA Friends of Art History, the UCLA Art Council, the UCLA Graduate Student Association, the Center for Student Programming, and the Department of Art History.

For more information, please email ah-incongruity@humnet.ucla.edu or visit: http://www.humnet.ucla.edu

http://happenings.ucla.edu/all/event/24554

UCR in Wikipedia

2009-10-15T15:20:00.000-07:00

Many of you might remember that on February 21, 2009, UCR was featured on the front page of Wikipedia.

First Meeting this Thursday, October 15

2009-10-13T23:36:00.000-07:00

AHA will be having its first meeting of the school year on Thursday, October 15 in HUB 367 from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM.

See you all there!

Welcome Back BBQ

2009-10-01T18:31:00.000-07:00

Hello AHA members,

It was great seeing new and returning members yesterday at our BBQ. Thanks for coming!

-Art History Association

Chancellor White Urges YOU to Voice Your Opinion!

2009-09-24T15:32:00.000-07:00

On September 24, thousands of students, faculty, and staff across all UC campuses are engaging in a Day of Action to save access to public higher education in California. These actions have been endorsed by the University of California Students Association, which represents over 200,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students at the University of California.

This message is to inform you on what will happen at UCR on September 24, and why different groups are getting involved. We are not saying that we expect you to participate. Ultimately, it is *your* decision, after getting informed on the issues, to decide if you want to get involved, and/or how.

WHY THIS ACTION?
The UC system, the world's premier public university, is now at a breaking point. Students are facing three fee hikes in two years, totaling over 40%, including a proposed 15% tuition increase for the middle of this year. Staff who support low-income and middle-income families are facing furloughs and pay cuts as much as 8%. Faculty are concerned about a future UC where thousands of eligible students are turned away, or take longer to finish their degrees. All are deeply concerned about the future of the UC system that remains affordable and accessible to California's residents.

WHAT IS HAPPENING AT UCR ON 9/24?

Teach-in: Speakers, hip-hop theater, and rallies from 10am to 3pm. The teach-in will occur at the corner of Canyon Crest and University Drive.

Strike: UPTE, representing 12,000 University Professional and Technical Employees, will strike and picket on 9/24. At UCR, the picket line is at the campus entrance at Canyon Crest and University.

Student and Faculty Walkout: Over 800 UC faculty, including 88 so far from UCR, have chosen to participate in the day's activities. The UC Student Association will participate in the walkout and is calling on all its members to get involved.

FOR MORE INFORMATION on the issues at stake for public higher education, see

Understanding the Crisis at UC:
http://keepcaliforniaspromise.org/?p=230

UCSA resolution:
http://www.ucsa.org/board/resolutions/UC%20Walk%20Out%20Resolution%20Final.pdf

Open Letter to UC Graduate Students:
http://www.gradstudentstoppage.com/

UPTE Strike:
http://www.upte.org/publication-mm/2009-08-31.html

UC Faculty Walkout:
http://ucfacultywalkout.com/

UCR Student Presents an Exhibition at RAM

2009-09-04T23:06:00.000-07:00

Fourth year UCR student Melinda Foley presented the exhibition "Posters, Prints, and Propaganda" at the Riverside Art Museum during the exhibition's opening reception this past Thursday evening. Foley, an Art History major and an intern at the Riverside Art Museum, gave tours of the exhibition and explained the various printmaking techniques, methods, and history of printmaking to the numerous attendees. She designed the exhibition and was part of the team that helped put the entire exhibit together. The event coincided with the opening of "About Face," a concurrent exhibition at the Riverside Art Museum and with the city of Riverside's monthly Arts Walk.

Large crowds showed up to the opening reception (where free wine, cheese, and snacks were served!) including numerous members of the Art History Association at UCR.

"Posters, Prints, and Propaganda" will run from August 29 to October 31 and features 70 prints from the museum's permanent collection.

Posters, Prints and Propaganda @ the Riverside Art Museum

2009-08-24T13:04:00.000-07:00

Posters, Prints and Propaganda, a collection of 70 prints from RAM’s permanent collection, demonstrates the range and style of techniques possible within printmaking. Simply put, a print is any visual copy or reproduction of an image. As an artistic medium, printmaking ranges widely in variety and complexity. From traditional woodcut block prints to experimental colored lithographs, this exhibition includes ten different printmaking techniques with representative pieces from across the artistic spectrum – from “art for art’s sake” to political propaganda. The intent of Posters, Prints and Propaganda is not only to highlight the many types of printmaking and the differences between them, but also to examine the social impact that this technology has created, namely through the production of mass advertisements (posters) and the spread of a specific political message on a public scale (propaganda). These works also provide insight into the artistic production of the pieces themselves, while encouraging an appreciation for the various types that make them each unique – the crisp lines produced by the linocut blocks, the freedom of design allowed for by lithography, and the richness of color that comes through a silk screen.

Posters, Prints and Propaganda will run from August 29 to October 31. The opening reception will be Thursday, September 3, 2009 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

Getty Video. Conserving Bronze: The Lamp with Erotes from Vani

2009-08-04T13:30:00.000-07:00

Bear Facts Expo

2009-07-03T08:49:00.000-07:00

The Art History Association will be tabling at this year's Bear Facts Expo on the following days:

July 1
July 10
July 13
July 21
July 24
July 30
August 3

2008-2009 STUDENT AWARDS IN HISTORY OF ART

2009-06-29T11:37:00.001-07:00

Congratulations to all the winners!

Awards for Excellence in Art History (undergraduate)

Outstanding student in Art History: Tia Welch
Outstanding student in Art History and Religious Studies: Carlos Rivas
Outstanding student in Art History and Administrative Studies: Casey Lee
Tomas Rivera Award: Jane Arney

The Barry Neil Zarakov Memorial Scholarship (undergraduate)

The Department of the History of Art proudly announces Loreley Bower as the Barry Neil Zarakov Memorial Scholarship recipient for Spring 2008. Currently a junior, Loreley plans to continue her scholastic pursuits to the graduate and doctorate levels.

2009 Catherine Lees Causey Memorial Award (undergraduate or graduate)

Dr. Faya Causey, a UCR Alumna, established the in memory of her mother, Catherine Lees Causey, also an alumna of the Art History Department MA program. Dr. Causey feels that this gift is a worthy way to celebrate her mother's life and passion for Art History. Students are awarded the Award because their work represents innovation, creativity and a courageous approach to the field of Art History and its relation to areas in the humanities. The History of Art Department is pleased to announce dual recipients for 2009: graduate students Julianne Johnson and Megan Blythe.

The Richard C. Carrott Memorial Fund Award (undergraduate or graduate)

The Department of the History of Art proudly announces graduate student Amanda Cook as the recipient of the Richard C. Carrott Memorial Fund Award. The award will greatly enhance Cook's thesis "Kneller Is To Smith As Reynolds Is To MacArdell?: The Relationship Between Portrait Painting And Mezzotint In Eighteenth-Century England." Cook will give a presentation of her findings in Fall 2009.

Outstanding Teaching Assistant for The Department of Art History (graduate)

The History of Art Department is pleased to honor graduate Megan Blythe as our outstanding teaching assistant for 2008-2009.

The Barbara B. Brink Travel Award (graduate)

The Department of the History of Art proudly announces Melinda Brocka as the recipient of the Barbara B. Brink Travel Award. The award will support Brocka's research for her thesis entitled "Thinking Inside The Square: The Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth Project." Mindy will conduct research in London during the summer and give a presentation of her findings in Fall 2009.

Maxwell H. Gluck Fellowships (graduate)

The Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts is the premier arts outreach program at the University of California, Riverside. Each year, the Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts provides fellowships to exceptional UC Riverside undergraduate and graduate students to conduct arts-related presentations, performances, and workshops in schools, residential facilities for elderly care and community centers. Participating departments include Art, Creative Writing, Dance, History of Art, Music, and Theatre, as well as the Sweeney Art Gallery and the UCR/California Museum of Photography.

The Department of the History of Art proudly announces graduate student Amanda Cook as the recipient of the Gluck Fellowship for Summer 2009. Academic-year Gluck fellows included: Melinda Brocka, Amanda Cook, Conley Entwistle, Juli Johnson, Kaycee Olsen, Elizabeth Spear and Natasha Thoreson.

http://arthistory.ucr.edu/news_events/student/index.html

We Are Now on Twitter!

2009-06-21T22:17:00.000-07:00

Kodachrome to Be Discontinued

2009-06-20T20:36:00.000-07:00

This news is bound make us (or at least some of us who recently converted to digital and were too young to live through the glory of the film era) sad. Kodak will discontinue Kodachrome. We will miss the never-too-fast 64 ISO speed.

Kodachrome, manufactured by Kodak, was the world's first successful color film. Introduced in 1935, by the 1950s and 1960s it was the standard film stock for color still-photography. In recent decades, however, Kodachrome's popularity decreased significantly because of the special processing needed to develop it. Unlike virtually every other slide-film, which uses the E-6 processing method, Kodachrome required a special processing method that only Kodak itself provided and it was therefore much more of a hassle (and expensive) to get it developed. It was necessary for photographers to send their film to Kodak laboratories and wait for the slides to return developed in the mail. It was not possible to get it developed in one's local laboratory. This inconvenience, along with the fact that most photographers no longer use film, led to increasingly low sales which prompted Kodak to retire its most iconic film product.

Some of the twentieth century's most famous photographs were taken using Kodachrome film, such as Steve McCurry's famous portrait of the "Afghan Girl," shown on the left.

"I want to take (the last roll) with me and somehow make every frame count ... just as a way to honor the memory and always be able to look back with fond memories at how it capped and ended my shooting Kodachrome," McCurry said last week from Singapore, where he has an exhibition at the Asian Civilizations Museum.*

Kodachrome developed a strong cult following. Henceforth dozens of websites are devoted to it. On Flickr, for instance, groups such as "Kodachrome" and "Vintage Kodachrome" receive uploads on a daily basis.

We can only hope that Fujifilm doesn't discontinue Velvia in the near future...

*Source: Carolyn Thomson, "Sorry, Paul Simon, Kodak's taking Kodachrome away." 22 June 2009. Associated Press, 22 June 2009 <http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090622/ap_on_re_us/us_kodachrome_s_demise>.

New Officers for 2009-2010

2009-06-04T15:29:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to all the new officers! Our new officers are:

President, Loreley Bower
Vice-President, Carlos Rivas
VP of Membership Outreach, David Torres
Treasurer, Maria Vega
Recording Secretary, Ramona Bartolome
Membership Secretary, Melinda Foley
Social Director, Brianna Barrett
Public Relations Director, Christine Czechowski
Webmaster, Vincent Pham

Art History Association Nominated for New Student Organization of the Year

2009-06-02T18:06:00.000-07:00

The Art History Association was nominated last night at the 2009 Student Organization Awards. The awards ceremony was modelled after televised awards ceremonies (such as the MTV Movie Awards), complete with comical hosts, guest presenters, and musical interludes.

The awards ceremony was held at HUB 302 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

Phi Beta Kappa, Induction Ceremony

2009-05-28T21:36:00.000-07:00

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

2009-05-24T10:13:00.000-07:00

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

2009-05-20T18:48:00.000-07:00

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

2009-05-17T09:08:00.000-07:00

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

2009-05-13T12:52:00.000-07:00

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

2009-05-08T13:20:00.000-07:00

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

2009-05-08T13:18:00.000-07:00

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

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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

2009-05-06T21:40:00.000-07:00

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

2009-05-05T19:29:00.001-07:00

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.

Meeting this Thursday

2009-04-28T18:28:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone, there is a meeting this Thursday, April 23 in the HUB (Commons). Stop by any time from 3:30PM to 5:00PM. We are looking for officers so if you are interested please stop by!

Oh and there's gonna be FREE PIZZA!

The Art of Hitler

2009-04-27T19:04:00.000-07:00

In an auction last week in London, several of Adolf Hitler's artworks from the early twentieth century sold for a total of $120,000, with one painting selling for $15,000.

You can get a feel for his art by looking at some of the paintings:

Looking at Hitler's art is interesting, if somewhat strange.

More info can be found at: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/23/hitler.auction/index.html?iref=hpmostpop#cnnSTCText

Meeting this Thursday

2009-04-20T07:08:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone, there is a meeting this Thursday, April 23 in the HUB (Commons). We are looking for officers so if you are interested please stop by!

The Getty's YouTube Channel

2009-04-14T19:01:00.000-07:00

The Getty now has a YouTube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/gettymuseum).

Those who took AHS 171 last quarter will find The Getty's video on Spanish polychrome sculpture interesting (and it's in HD!):

And here's a neat one on medieval manuscripts:

New Portrait of Shakespeare

2009-04-12T00:12:00.000-07:00

Very interesting...a painting that hung unnoticed in a private collection is now believed to be the only portrait of Shakespeare painted during his lifetime!

New Portrait of Leonardo

2009-04-10T19:33:00.000-07:00

Read about it here:

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article5785697.ece

Excavating Egypt Exhibit , Robert Fullerton Museum, CSUSB

2009-04-10T07:30:00.000-07:00

Tia, Jane, Loreley, Hannah and Susan at the opening reception for the Excavating Egypt exhibit at the Robert Fullerton Museum at CSUSB.

Trip to the Getty (Bernini Exhibit)

2009-04-10T07:29:00.001-07:00

Trip to the Getty for the Bernini exhibit: Natsuki, Jane, Loreley and Ryan

Trip to the Getty Villa

2009-04-10T07:24:00.000-07:00

Graduate School Information

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(under construction)

The following articles contain information about graduate school and tips and tricks about getting in. Be well aware: the information contained in them has been accumulated by a few students and is biased because it is largely based on our own personal experiences and personal observations. We have nonetheless gotten much of the information from UCR professors and graduate schools around the country through e-mails and informal conversations.

NONE of the following articles express the actual opinion of the University of California, Riverside nor of any of its staff or faculty. The information contained in the following articles is not guaranteed to be accurate and you therefore use it at your own discretion.

What is Graduate School?

How Do I Get Into Graduate School?

Tally of the Universities Where UCR Professors Got Their PhDs

How do I get strong Letters of Recommendation from Professors?

What is Graduate School?

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How do I get strong Letters of Recommendation from Professors?

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The dreaded Letters of Recommendation.

How Do I Get Into Graduate School?

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or: What do I need to do to get into Graduate School?

(under construction, this is still an early early draft)

This is a controversial question. If you ask ten professors the question "how do I get into graduate school?", you will get ten different answers. There are many factors that graduate schools look at when determining who to accept. The first thing you should know is that it is difficult to get into graduate school. You have to work really hard as an undergrad and impress your professors to have a chance of getting in. For Art History, most programs have an acceptance rate of 5-15% (f.y.i. UCLA admitted 14% of its Art History grad school applicants for the 2008-2009 school year but normally this number is much lower for them).

So although everyone will tell you something different, after e-mailing many graduate programs we have come up with a basic list of things you should know about if going to graduate school for Art History (or for any subject really) is your goal.

1. GPA and GRE scores

In many ways, this is the base of your application: the foundation. A strong GPA with a high GRE score is necessary to get into top schools. In fact, many grad schools specifically said that the "GRE score was extremely important" in determining who gets in and who gets rejected.

Most schools recommend a minimum GPA of 3.0, but it seems as if one needs a minimum GPA of at least 3.5 to be competitive. A high GPA does not simply mean that you are "smart," it also shows that you are committed to school and that you put real time and effort into your work.

2. Languages

This will vary from program to program and from university to university, but the general consensus for Art History is that if you really want to be competitive you should have a reading knowledge of either French or German and a reading knowledge of whatever languages your intended field of study requires. For example, if you want to go to graduate school and specialize in Latin American art, then you should have a reading knowledge of Spanish and a reading knowledge of either French or German.

However, it should be emphasized that in general, the best prepared students (and therefore the ones most likely to actually get in) will have a reading knowledge of both French AND German in addition to whatever languages they require for their intended field of study. So the best prepared student who wishes to specialize in Latin American art will have a reading knowledge of French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese.

If this intimidates you, then you should know that you don't actually have to know how to speak these languages, but rather how to read them and have the ability to incorporate books and articles written in these languages into your work. So for French and German, many professors recommend taking French 009A, French 009B, German 001R, and German 002R.*

3. Letters of Recommendation

Most graduate schools require three letters of recommendation, and if you are serious about getting into a good school, then they should all be from professors (preferably professors from your field).

This is somewhat controversial to say, but it is believed that letters of recommendation have the ability to make or break your application. Letters of recommendation can hurt you, and in general you are not allowed to see them. Professors must be extremely honest when they write letters of recommendation, and they will list your strengths and weaknesses. So just because a professor gave you an A in a class does not mean that he or she will write you a strong letter of recommendation. It is therefore best to ask a professor beforehand, "are you able to write me a strong letter of recommendation or should I ask someone else?" Also, don't ever be afraid to ask for letters of recommendation: it is part of a professor's job to do so.

For more information about Letters of Recommendation, see "How do I get strong Letters of Recommendation from Professors."

4. Undergraduate Research

This is very key

5. Undergraduate Coursework

6. Know the faculty of the programs you apply to (and make sure they know you)

This is an extremely important and often overlooked aspect about applying to graduate school. To get in, you

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* French 009A. French for Reading Knowledge (4 units), offered in the Winter
French 009B. French for Reading Knowledge (4 units), offered in the Spring
German 001R. German for Reading Knowledge (4 units), offered in the Winter
German 002R. German for Reading Knowledge (4 units), offered in the Spring

Universities Where UCR Professors Got Their PhDs

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One of the most important things to know about pursuing a career in academia is that in most cases it matters where you get your PhD. Virtually every department of every university tends to higher graduates from the more elite, famous, and highly ranked universities (although this varies from department to department, as you can see even from this list). Another thing to keep in mind is that individual programs at universities are ranked. So for instance, a university might be highly ranked overall but might not have a highly ranked Art History program.

The following is a list of some departments at UCR. Underneath the name of each department is a list of the universities where the professors got their PhD. This will give you a more concrete idea of what types of universities you should look into if becoming a professor at a research university is your goal.

Note: Only current professors listed in each department's website are listed.

Anthropology

Arizona State University
Boston University
New School for Social Research
Oxford (United Kingdom)
Stanford
UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley
UC Irvine
UC Irvine
UC Riverside
UC Riverside
University of Chicago
University of Michigan
University of Pennsylvania
University of Virginia
University of Washington
Yale

Art History Department

Columbia
Columbia
Princeton
Princeton
Stanford
UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley
UCLA
University of Bonn (Germany)
University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom)
University of Trier (Germany)
Yale

English Department

Brown University
Columbia
Columbia
Duke University
Duke University
Indiana University
John Hopkins Univesity
New York University
Pennsylvania State University
UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UCLA
UCLA
UCLA
UC Santa Barbara
University of Chicago
University of Chicago
University of Illinois
University of Michigan
University of Pennsylvania
University of Southern California
University of Washington

History Department

Bryn Mawr College
Cornell
Columbia
Harvard
Harvard
Johns Hopkins University
New York University
Oklahoma State University
Princeton
UCLA
UCLA
UCLA
UCLA
UCLA
University of Chicago
University of Chicago
University of Chicago
University of Chicago
University of Chicago
University of London (United Kingdom)
University of London (United Kingdom)
University of Michigan
University of Michigan
University of Virginia
University of Washington
Washington University
Yale
Yale

Mathematics Department

Bombay University (India)
Louisiana State University
Oxford (United Kingdom)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pennsylvania State University
Princeton
Purdue
Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (Italy)
UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley
University of Chicago
University of Chicago
University of Maryland
University of Minnesota
University of Notre Dame
Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (France)
University of Texas at Austin
University of Washington
Technische Hochschule Darmstadt (Germany)
Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel)

Philosophy Department

Boston University
City University of New York
Columbia
Cornell
Cornell
Georgetown
Harvard
Harvard
Harvard
Indiana University
Princeton
Princeton
Princeton
Stanford
UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley
UCLA
UCLA
University of Chicago
University of Chicago

Religious Studies Department

Birmingham University
Duke University
Harvard
Princeton
Stanford
Temple University
University of Arizona
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Michigan

Sociology Department

Arizona State University
Cornell
Duke University
Harvard
Harvard
Indiana University
Stanford
Stanford
UC Irvine
UC Irvine
UC Irvine
UCLA
UCLA
University of Hawai'i
University of Minnesota
University of Pennsylvania
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Yale

Student Profiles Information

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The Art History Association cares about you! We want to create an online database of all the Art History, Art History/Administrative Studies, and Art History/Religious Studies majors, as well as all the Art History minors. In fact, you can be added even if you are are not an Art History major or minor!

The point is to create student profiles similar to the ones that faculty have. The difference is that as students, we can add whatever we want to our profiles. In other words, you can add whatever information and pictures you want to your profile (just as long as it is clean and not offensive). It can be a biography, story, poem, quote(s), résumé, a list of interests: whatever you want! To be added, simply send an e-mail with your name and graduating year to criva005@ucr.edu.

Please include in the body of the e-mail the text you want to appear on your profile exactly as you want it to appear, and send as attachments any pictures that you want included.

Past Officers of the Art History Association

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2008-2009

President and Founder - Jane Arney - '09
Vice President and Co-founder - Tia Welch - '09
Secretary -Susan Goldsand - '09
Treasurer - Loreley Bower - '10
Membership/Social Secretary - Kristen Holder -'09
Public Relations - Hannah Wilkerson, Carlos Rivas - '10

Faculty Advisor - Professor Kristoffer Neville

2009-2010

President - Loreley Bower
Vice President - Carlos Rivas
VP of Membership - Outreach, David Torres
Treasurer - Maria Vega
Recording Secretary - Isabel Bartolome
Membership Secretary - Melinda Foley
Social Director - Brianna Barrett
Public Relations Director - Christine Czechowski
Webmaster - Vincent Pham

Faculty Advisor - Professor Kristoffer Neville

Art History Majors, Class of 2009

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Jane Arney
Kristen Holder
Michael Angel Rangel
Sara Seltzer

Michael Angel Rangel

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Jane Arney

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EDUCATION

Master of Arts (in progress) in Ancient Western Art History
University of Texas, Austin

Bachelor of Arts in Art History, Magna Cum Laude, 2009
University of California, Riverside

Associate Degree with Honors, Art History, 2007
MiraCosta College

HONORS and AWARDS

2009-2011 Georgia B. Lucas Foundation Fellowship
2009 Tomás Rivera Award
2009 Phi Beta Kappa
2009 University of California, Riverside, Honors Fellowship
2008-9 University of California, Riverside Dean’s List
2007 MiraCosta College President’s List
2007 Harry Phillips Memorial Scholarship
2007 Fred Gardner Barnard Memorial Scholarship
2007 Honors Transfer Council California Exemplary Achievement Scholarship
2007 Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Nominee
2007 MiraCosta College Medal of Honor Nominee
2005 James and Dorothy Sweeney Scholarship
2004 Women’s Advisory Committee Scholarship

PRESENTATIONS

May 2009 “Winged Goddesses: Liminality and Gender in the Ancient World.” Third Annual Undergraduate Symposium for Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity, University of California, Riverside.

April 2009 “On the Wings of Artemis: Transformation of an Oriental Goddess.”
Phi Alpha Theta Southern California Regional Conference, University of California, Los Angeles

Nov. 2008 “On the Wings of Artemis: Transformation of an Oriental Goddess.” Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, CalPoly Pomona.

May 2008 “Nike’s Triumph: The Transfiguration of Nike in Greek Art.” Second Annual Undergraduate Symposium for Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity, University of California, Riverside.

PUBLICATIONS

May 2009 Thesis: “Winged Beings: Liminality and Gender in the Ancient World.” University of California, Riverside, Upper Division Honors.

May 2009 Abstract: “Winged Goddesses: Liminality and Gender in the Ancient World.” Program for the Second Annual Undergraduate Symposium for Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity. University of California, Riverside.

Nov. 2008 Abstract: “On the Wings of Artemis: Transformation of an Oriental Goddess.” Program for the Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, CalPoly Pomona.

May 2008 Abstract:“Nike’s Triumph: The Transfiguration of Nike in Greek Art.” Program for the Second Annual Undergraduate Symposium for Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity, University of California, Riverside.

TRAVEL STUDY

History and Monuments of Greece, UCLA, Summer 2008

LANGUAGES

Read German, French, Classical Greek

ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP & SERVICE

2008 – 2009 Art History Association at University of California, Riverside
President and Founder

COMMUNITY SERVICE

2009 Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum, San Bernardino, CA. Catalogue Editing Intern

2006 - 2007 San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA
Volunteer Ambassador

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Last update: June 2009

Sara Seltzer

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Art History Majors, Class of 2010

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Brianna Barrett
Loreley Bower
Christine Czechowski
Melinda Foley
Carlos Rivas
David Torres
Maria Vega

Loreley Bower

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Loreley Bower is an Art History Major who transferred to UCR in the fall of 2008 from Foothill College. She is interested in Northern European paintings and Russian art. She was the recipient of the Barry Zarakov Award in the spring of 2009 and plans to continue on to graduate school to pursue an MA in Art History.

Vincent Pham

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Vincent Pham is a second year student at UCR and plans to pursue a Master's degree in art history after graduation. He is very interested in impressionism and post-impressionist art.

Christine Czechowski

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Christine Czechowski is a fourth year Fine Arts and Business Marketing major.

Melinda Foley

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Melinda Foley is a fourth year Art History major at UCR whose favorite periods of art include prehistoric, early Christian and contemporary. She is a member of the Academic Integrity Council / Student Conduct Committee and interns at the Riverside Art Museum, where she created an exhibit on printmaking and propaganda. Melinda intends to attend Graduate School to work on an M.A. degree in Conservation.

Isabel Bartolome

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Isabel Bartolome is a third-year Art History and French major at UCR. She attended an art preservation studies program in Italy this past summer. She is interested in Greek and Egyptian art and architecture. She hopes to attend graduate school to study either Classical art or Art Preservation. Isabel is also a peer mentor for the UCR Honors Program and a peer advisor for the International Education Program at UCR.

Maria Vega

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Maria Vega is a Los Angeles native and a senior with a major in Art History and Administrative Studies. She plans to pursue an M.A. with an area of interest in Medieval Art.

Brianna Barrett

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Brianna Barrett is a senior working towards a double major in Art History and Political Science. She is particularly interested in studying the art of different cultures and how art was and is vital to their societies. She was homeschooled in San Diego before matriculating at Riverside Community College where she was active both in art and politics. She is currently working in a law office and at the Mission Inn Museum where she runs a program teaching arts and crafts to children. Brianna hopes to attend law school with the intent of working on art and law or to pursue an M.A in art history and then work in museums or galleries.