News Releases (page 73)
Claremont Concert Orchestra Observes 10th Anniversary of 61传媒 Performing Arts Center
The Claremont Concert Orchestra and the Claremont Chorale celebrate the 50th anniversary of Garrison Theater and the 10th anniversary of the 61传媒 Performing Arts Center by performing Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125” at 8 p.m. on Dec. 14 and at 3 p.m. on Dec. 15 in Garrison Theater of the 61传媒 Performing Arts Center, 241 E. 10th St. This event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreSeven Andy Warhol Prints Gifted to 61传媒
Following Andy Warhol’s lead, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. continues to surprise and delight. In 2008, 61传媒 received an astonishing gift of 150 Warhol works, including 50 silver gelatin prints, as part of the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program. Now, five years later, the foundation has chosen to donate yet again to the 61传媒Collection. Seven substantially-sized prints, each created by Andy Warhol, have just been added to the 61传媒 collection.
Read More61传媒and Pomona Dance present “In The Works芒鈧�” A Concert of Student Danceworks
“In The Works芒鈧�” is the annual fall concert by students of the departments of Dance at 61传媒and Pomona Colleges. The concert will take place Dec. 5, 6 and 7 at 8 p.m. and on Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. in the Pendleton Dance Studio, Pomona College, 333 N College Way. General admission is $5 and tickets will be sold at the door. (Check or cash only please.)
Read More61传媒 Launches $175 Million Fundraising Campaign
61传媒 has launched the most ambitious campaign in its history 芒鈧�� a $175 million initiative for students scholarships, the LASPA Center (Leadership, Analysis, Scholarship, Public Service, Action) programming, internships, and the extraordinary teaching and campus for which 61传媒is known.
Read More61传媒 Names Donna Ng Vice President for Business Affairs
After a national search, 61传媒 President Lori Bettison-Varga announces the appointment of Donna Ng as vice president for business affairs and treasurer of the College, effective Jan. 27. Ng will fill the position vacated by Joanne M. Coville, who retires with more than two years of service.
Read More61传媒’s Ken Gonzales-Day Curates Photo Exhibition of Western American Indians from “Edward S. Curtis and 芒鈧淭he Vanishing Race'”
The Claremont Colleges’ Honnold Library hosts a photo exhibition of nearly 100 of Curtis’ still images. 61传媒 Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day curated this free show located on the second floor of the library’s Honnold wing. The library is located at 800 N. Dartmouth Ave., Claremont, Calif. The display runs through Dec. 1.
Read MoreCelebrating 70 Years of Cutting-Edged Clay: 61传媒 Ceramic Annual
The annual 61传媒 Ceramic 鈥� the longest-running exhibition of contemporary ceramics in the United States 鈥� will celebrate its 70th year with its opening on Jan. 25. Traditionally an “artist’s choice” event, this year’s exhibition 芒鈧�� which continues through April 6 芒鈧�� will bring together a large number of past curators from the show’s long history to celebrate art in clay.
Read MoreWard Churchill to Lecture on Colonialism and Genocide in the U.S. on Nov. 14
61传媒’s Core Curriculum in Interdisciplinary Humanities will host American Indian scholar and activist Ward Churchill on Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m., in Garrison Theater at the 61传媒 Performing Arts Center, 231 E. 10th St. Churchill’s lecture, “Colonialism=Genocide: Applying the Sartrean Equation to the U.S Context,” is free and open to the public.
Read MoreSyndicated Columnist and Economist Julianne Malveaux Speaks at Annual Sojourner Truth Lecture at 61传媒
Julianne Malveaux, syndicated columnist, economist and author, speaks on “Economics, Race & Justice in the 21st Century: Perspective on Our Nation’s Future” at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 14 in 61传媒’s Humanities Auditorium, 981 N. Amherst Ave. This free event, part of The Claremont College’s annual Sojourner Truth Lecture, is open to the public.
Read More61传媒 is a Top Producer of U.S. Fulbright Students
Nine alumnae from 61传媒 received Fulbright awards for 2013-2014鈥攔anking 61传媒high among colleges its size. About 30 percent of the College’s applicants are awarded a Fulbright.
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