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Professor Warren Liu’s New Book First Contact Makes Must-Read List 2026
Scripps Humanities Building Professor of English and Associate Dean of Faculty Warren Liu’s new poetry book First Contact made the Orange County Register’s list of poetry books to read in 2026. First Contact, published by […]
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Scripps Names Endowment for Kirk Delman
By Kendra Pintor For nearly four decades before his retirement, Kirk Delman was a quiet force behind the scenes at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery (RCWG)—guiding exhibitions, mentoring students, safekeeping […]
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Professor Martha Gonzalez’s Chicano Rock Band Quetzal to Perform at UCLA
Photo courtesy of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Grammy-winning Quetzal, described as “one of LA’s most important bands” by The Los Angeles Times, will perform at UCLA on […]
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Professor Ken Gonzales-Day’s Art Ranked Among the 100 Best of the 21st Century
ARTnews and Art in America have chosen the 100 best artworks of the past 25 years, including Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day’s The Wonder Gaze: The Lynching of Thomas Thurmond & John […]
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Desert X Exhibition Reveals of Work from Alison Saar ’78
Scripps College campus Desert Sun has released an image of the upcoming Desert X Exhibition installation from award-winning sculptor and painter Alison Saar ’78. Saar joins 10 other featured artists […]
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Professor Ken Gonzales-Day to be Featured in PBS Documentary
PBS launched a new series of video shorts and a 60-minute documentary that will take viewers behind the scenes of the Getty’s milestone art event PST ART: Art & Science […]
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Deborah Smerecnik ’82 Produces New Film on Artist Joseph Bau
Deborah Smerecnik ’82 spent 14 years developing Bau, Artist at War, a new film about the inspiring love story of artist Joseph Bau and his wife, Rebecca. The couple married […]
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Former Scripps Professor Howard Smith Honored in Posthumous Spotlight at Palm Springs Art Museum
Artist, designer, and collector Howard Smith will be spotlighted at the Palm Springs Art Museum in a new May exhibit. Smith taught at Scripps for eight years and made his […]
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Britt Rynearson ’00 to be Featured in Terrain Gallery Exhibit
Textile artist Britt Rynearson ’00’s work is featured in the Connective Strands of Spirit exhibit at the Terrain Gallery in Spokane, Washington. The show will run until March 1. The […]
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Dwandalyn Reece ’85 Speaks to Smithsonian Podcast Sidedoor on Black Women in Music
Dwandalyn Reece ’85, curator of music and performing arts at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, was a guest on the museum’s podcast, Sidedoor, which […]
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