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Scripps Remembers Betye Saar P’78, Seminal Leader of the Black Arts Movement
Betye Saar in her Laurel Canyon studio, 1970. Photograph by Bob Nakamura, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College. Scripps honors the passing of Betye Saar P’78, the groundbreaking artist whose […]
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Museums Celebrate Betye Saar, Including Artwork by Alison Saar ’78
Betye Saar in her Laurel Canyon studio, 1970. Photograph by Bob Nakamura, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College. Institutions across the country are celebrating artist Beyte Saar’s work ahead of […]
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The New York Times Features Alison Saar ’78’s Statue at the Obama Presidential Center
Multimedia artist and sculptor Alison Saar ’78 has debuted a new sculpture that is on display at the Obama Presidential Center, which opened this year on Juneteenth. Inspired by theStatue […]
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Alison Saar ’78 Interviewed by BOMB Magazine’s Melissa Joseph for Women by Women Series
Scripps College campus Artist Alison Saar ’78 has been featured in BOMB Magazine’s Women by Women series in a wide-ranging conversation with Melissa Joseph that explores storytelling, materials, and the […]
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Alison Saar ‘78 to be Featured in Art Exhibition Desert X 2027
Elm Tree Lawn Los Angeles-based and award-winning multi-media artist Alison Saar ‘78 is set to have her work featured in Desert X for a second time. Desert X, a contemporary […]
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New LACMA Exhibition Features Alison Saar ’78 Work
The Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler ’72 Rose Garden next to Balch Auditorium Earlier this month, the LA County Museum of Art opened its exhibit Deep Cuts: Block Printing Across Cultures. Drawing primarily […]
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Portland Art Museum Reopens with Alison Saar ’78 Artwork
Margaret Fowler Garden The Portland Art Museum has unveiled a major $116 million expansion that adds 100,000 square feet of space and nearly 300 new acquisitions, including an instillation from […]
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Honoring National Arts and Humanities Month through Storytelling
By Emily Glory Peters As October comes to end, Scripps is observing National Arts and Humanities Month (NAHM)—a nationwide celebration launched in 1993 by Americans for the Arts. The month […]
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Obama Foundation Commissions Artwork from Alison Saar ’78
Scripps College’s Rose Garden and Graffiti Wall. The Obama Foundation has commissioned ten visionary artists, including Alison Saar ’78, to create public art installations. The works will be featured across […]
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Alison Saar ’78 Takes Part in LACMA Celebrations
Artist Alison Saar ’78 was a guest at a Los Angeles County Museum of Art party to celebrate the museum’s newest building. Saar has multiple pieces housed at the museum, […]
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