Rather than being housed in a museum or gallery, The Escalette Collection of Art is displayed throughout the Chapman campus in hallways, public spaces, and study areas.
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The collection is free and open to the public to view. Phyllis and Ross Escalette became interested in the art displayed at Chapman, and were intrigued by its accessibility to both the campus and local communities and its potential as an educational and cultural resource. The Escalettes established an endowment for the collection, and in 2010, it was dedicated and renamed the Phyllis and Ross Escalette Permanent Collection of Art in honor of their generosity. Funds generated by the Escalette Permanent Art Collection Endowment continue to support the operation and expansion of the collection. Beckman Hall is home to a large selection of works from the Escalette Collection, where it is seen by students, faculty, and visitors every day. The art is also displayed throughout campus, including Moulton Hall, 633 W. Palm, and the Harry and Diane Rinker Health Science Campus in Irvine.
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We had some fun today planning out a new installation of Elizabeth Turk sculpture in the engineering wing of the Keck Center. We love our art handlers!
We had some fun today planning out a new installation of Elizabeth Turk sculpture in the engineering wing of the Keck Center. We love our art handlers!
We received a NEA grant to support an exciting project by internationally renowned artist, Daniel Canogar! đ¤Š
https://blogs.chapman.edu/wilkinson/2021/05/14/escalette-permanent-collection-of-art-awarded-35000-grant/
The Escalette Permanent Collection of Art in Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences will receive a $35,000 Grants for Arts Projects to support Code becomes Palette. Code Becomes Palette is among the more than 1,100 projects across America totaling nearly $27 million that were sel...
In the spring of 2019, a group of Chapman University students approached the Escalette Collection with a specific request: to see and hear from artists they felt were underrepresented in the collection. Escalette Director at Chapman Lindsay Shen was eager to answer the call. âWeâre happy when ...
Happy Motherâs Day!
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Emily Sudd, Motherhood Secret #9, Stoneware, glaze, glass, and collected ceramic objects, 2018.
Happy Motherâs Day!
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Emily Sudd, Motherhood Secret #9, Stoneware, glaze, glass, and collected ceramic objects, 2018.
For more than 45 years, Peter Williams has created artwork that chronicles current and historical events and captures the diverse experiences of Black Americans. Intertwining personal memories, fictional characters, and historical details, Williamsâs artwork retells American history from a fresh, comic perspective.
Read more about Peter Williams in our latest blog post!
https://blogs.chapman.edu/collections/2021/04/19/peter-williams/
For more than 45 years, Peter Williams has created artwork that chronicles current and historical events and captures the diverse experiences of Black Americans. In contrast to the dark, violent realities that Williamsâs work explores (such as racial oppression, police brutality, slavery, and mass...
Check out our latest blog post about June Edmonds by Student Art Ambassador Jordan Sapp! đ
https://blogs.chapman.edu/collections/2021/03/30/june-edmonds-stories-in-color/
In honor of Womanâs History Month, we are highlighting some of the work acquired by the Escalette Collection of Art this year as part of the Engaging the World: Leading the Conversation on the Significance of Race Initiative. OlĂŠ by artist June Edmonds is an explosion of color and texture, full o...
âIt is my hope that works such as these lead to the reimagining of society as a more inclusive whole â a society grounded in belonging.â Read more about multidisciplinary artist Carla Jay Harris in our latest blog.
https://blogs.chapman.edu/collections/2021/03/10/carla-jay-harris/
âIt is my hope that works such as these lead to the reimagining of society as a more inclusive whole â a society grounded in belonging.â Read more about multidisciplinary artist Carla Jay Harris in our latest blog.
https://blogs.chapman.edu/collections/2021/03/10/carla-jay-harris/
Our hearts are heavy with the news of this weekâs events in Atlanta which comes during a time of increasing violence towards the AAPI community. The climate of anti-Asian racism today and the history of our nationâs treatment of Asian communities cannot be ignored. These reprehensible acts are counter to the celebration of diversity that is at the heart of the Escalette Collectionâs mission. We stand in solidarity with the AAPI community. Check our IG story for more shared resources and information. #stopasianhatecrimes
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Benjamen Chinn, âBoys Eating on the Run,â 1947-48.
Our hearts are heavy with the news of this weekâs events in Atlanta which comes during a time of increasing violence towards the AAPI community. The climate of anti-Asian racism today and the history of our nationâs treatment of Asian communities cannot be ignored. These reprehensible acts are counter to the celebration of diversity that is at the heart of the Escalette Collectionâs mission. We stand in solidarity with the AAPI community. Check our IG story for more shared resources and information. #stopasianhatecrimes
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Benjamen Chinn, âBoys Eating on the Run,â 1947-48.
Weâre celebrating #internationalwomensday with Ruth Bernhard, an artist whose study and love of the female nude was a lifelong pursuit. She wrote âMen photograph a female nude as if she belonged to them. I photograph woman as part of the universe.â
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Ruth Bernhard, Perspective I, gelatin silver print, 1962/1976.
Weâre celebrating #internationalwomensday with Ruth Bernhard, an artist whose study and love of the female nude was a lifelong pursuit. She wrote âMen photograph a female nude as if she belonged to them. I photograph woman as part of the universe.â
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Ruth Bernhard, Perspective I, gelatin silver print, 1962/1976.
Weren't able to make it to Hakeem Adewumi's artist talk with Dr. Angelica Allen? We've got you covered! Read more about Adewumi's work and watch the event recoding in our latest blog.
https://blogs.chapman.edu/collections/2021/02/24/hakeem-adewumi/
A couple weeks ago, Chapman students, faculty, staff and communities had the opportunity to hear Hakeem Adewumi, a Texas-based Nigerian artist, photographer and creative director, in conversation with Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Angelica Allen during a lecture for Wilkinson Collegeâs E...
âAfrofuturismâ is a term you may have heard recently, perhaps in connection to the 2018 Black Panther movie or Octavia Butlerâs science-fiction novels â but what exactly does it mean? April Bey, a Bahamian-American visual artist and art educator, is here to help.
Read more about Afrofuturism and April Bey in our latest blog post!
https://blogs.chapman.edu/collections/2021/02/09/april-bey-atlantica-and-afrofuturism/
âAfrofuturismâ is a term you may have heard recently, perhaps in connection to the 2018 Black Panther movie or Octavia Butlerâs science-fiction novels. Itâs a word that has become more commonplace in pop culture and is provoking discussions about reimagined worlds and futures â but what ex...
In honor of Black History Month the Escalette Collection has chosen to spotlight two artists whose work was acquired by the collection last year. These particular works stood out to the Escalette curators because of the meaningful way they memorialize Black lives and history. â
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Pictured below, the work of Patrick Martinez, who has re envisioned the Pee Chee folder to memorialize victims of police violence. In response to the death of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, Martinez released an unlimited edition print "Racism Doesnât Rest During a Pandemic," Pee Chee (No Justice No Peace). The Pee Chee Folder project was inspired by an original artwork by Martinez, portraying hand-painted portraits of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery on a traditional school folder to shed light on the recent police killings of Black people and long-standing racism in America.â
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To read more about Martinez and to view the other piece/artist @escalettecollection has selected, use the link below. . â
https://blogs.chapman.edu/wilkinson/2021/01/27/black-history-matters-new-escalette-acquisitions/
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#EscaletteCollection#WeAreWilkinson#BlackHistoryMonth
Are you interested in learning more about photography? Sign up for our free, virtual photography workshop on Feb. 6th at 10AM! đ¸đ¸đ¸
This program is open to Veterans and/or their friends, family members, and caregivers.
https://events.chapman.edu/82445
Explore photography with Veteran photographer Giovanni Berdejo-Gallegos in this two-part workshop. Part one of the workshop will introduce photographic equipment and techniques. Students will then have the chance to practice on their own before reconvening for a discussion of their work during part....
Have you ever heard the phrase "found in collections"? Read more about what they are and why finding them is an adventure in our latest blog post!
https://blogs.chapman.edu/collections/2021/01/19/treasures-from-storage/
Even without large in-person events or physical exhibitions to plan, the Escalette Collection of Art was as busy as ever during 2020. We spent most of our time finding ways to make the collection accessible virtually through virtual exhibits and events, but we also spent a great deal of time chippin...
Wishing you and your families a happy holiday and bright new year! âď¸âď¸
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Card designed by Henry Littleworth using details from Elizabeth Turkâs â16 Murexâ and â16 Coneâ
The Escalette Collection is excited to announce two new acquisitions from artist and Chapman professor, Lia Halloran. Read more about her amazing work in our latest blog!
https://blogs.chapman.edu/collections/2020/12/08/solar-selfies/
The Escalette Collection is excited to announce two new acquisitions from artist and Chapman professor, Lia Halloran. Friendship Launch, After Katherine Johnson was named as an homage to Katherine Johnson, a human computer who worked for NASA in the 1960s. In this photographic print, Halloran merges...
Check out this amazing article written by Lindsay Shen, Director of the Escalette Collection!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/12/04/message-kamala-harriss-black-pearls/
How black pearls won esteem.
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, the Escalette Collection team has come together to share some aspects of the collection that we are particularly grateful for this year. đđđ
https://blogs.chapman.edu/collections/2020/11/25/staying-grateful-with-the-escalette-collection/
While Thanksgiving Day might look different this year, there are some traditions that are more important now than ever. During a year as unprecedented and tumultuous as 2020, Thanksgiving Day reminds us to take a moment to focus on the things we have to be grateful for. In the spirit of Thanksgiving...
Add some inspiration to your Friday with poetry by MA/MFA student @vericurious inspired by Rotimi Fani-Kayodeâs photography
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Share your responses/reflections/art to Rotimi Fani-Kayode and the other artists featured in our digital exhibition Begin/Again: Marking Black Memories by clicking the comment bubble at the bottom of each page. Link to exhibit in bio.
This Veterans Day, the Escalette thanks all service members for their countless sacrifices to ensure our safety and freedom. Learn more about the veteran experience through our "Creativity After Combat" exhibition featuring prints made by the Veteran Print Project.
Escalette Collection Veterans Day Blog - https://blogs.chapman.edu/collections/2020/11/11/in-honor-of-veterans/
Creativity After Combat digital exhibition - https://scalar.chapman.edu/scalar/creativity-after-combat/index
This Veterans Day, the Escalette thanks all service members for their countless sacrifices to ensure our safety and freedom. In their honor, today we feature a work by a veteran artist in the Escalette Collection and reflect on the unique ability of art to help us connect with othersâ viewpoints a...
âWe are the people weâve been looking for. The rejectedâif youâve been rejected because of your sexuality, rejected because of your race or class, rejected because of your national citizenship status, rejected because youâre indigenous, rejected because of your lack of health careâhowever you have been rejected, if all the rejected get together, we are called to be a movement. And we are called to be a movement right now,â -Reverend William Barber II
On Thursday, October 22nd, Reverend Barber gave a speech to over 200 virtual attendees as a part of Wilkinson's Engaging the World initiative. To read about Barber's speech, and to view the recording, use the link below.
Reverend William J. Barber has hope for the future of American democracy, and little tolerance for defeatism, or for the news media that fuels it. âWe have got to stop excusing language that creates desperation,â said Barber. â[The media] talks about the 61 million people that voted for Trump,...
Get into the spooky season with art from the Escalette Collection! Check out this blog post by Jordan Sapp, one of our amazing Student Art Ambassadors... if you dare đťđ
https://blogs.chapman.edu/collections/2020/10/29/an-escalette-halloween/
Summer is finally overâeven though itâs still too hotâwhich means itâs time for Halloween. Sure, Halloween is canceled, as far as trick-or-treating and costume parties go, but that doesnât mean the spirit of Halloween is dead. Halloween is no mere mortal holiday, it is a state of mind. Spo...
The Escalette Collection of Art is excited to announce a new series of Zoom virtual backgrounds. Download any of the backgrounds below to combat Zoom fatigue and add some inspiration to your next meeting!
https://blogs.chapman.edu/collections/2020/10/14/escalette-collection-zoom-virtual-backgrounds/
The Escalette Collection of Art is excited to announce a new series of Zoom virtual backgrounds. Download any of the backgrounds below to combat Zoom fatigue and add some inspiration to your next meeting! These Zoom backgrounds are also available for download on our website (chapman.edu/escalette).....
Didn't have a chance to come to our Artist Talk with Ivan Forde and Niama Safia Sandy yesterday? Watch the Zoom recording linked in our blog!
https://blogs.chapman.edu/collections/2020/09/17/recording-of-a-source-of-self-regard-artist-talk/
Yesterday, September 17th, the Escalette Collection of Art hosted its first event in conjunction with Begin/Again: Marking Black Memories. Ivan Forde, an artist featured in the virtual exhibition, was joined by anthropologist, artist, curator, and educator Niama Safia Sandy and introduced by David L...
The Escalette Collection had a blast visiting @scapegallery yesterday! It was so nice to be able to see art in-person again (while still maintaining social distance)
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Join Escalette artist Ivan Forde, artist and educator, Niama Safia Sandy for a discussion introduced and moderates by David L. Bell of the Visitor Welcome Center, Los Angeles this Thursday (9/16) at 12pm on Zoom (link on chapman.edu/escalette)
Be sure to explore our new virtual exhibition if you haven't already!
scalar.chapman.edu/scalar/beginagain
Announcing our first entirely virtual exhibit Begin/Again: Marking Black Memories! Link in bio
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Featuring the work of Mark Bradford, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Ivan Forde, Maya Freelon, and Manuel Mendive, this exhibit explores how memories are reshaped and reimagined by contemporary Black artists in the Escalette Collection.
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In honor of our upcoming exhibit "Begin/Again: Marking Black Memories" (more details coming soon), the Escalette Collection of Art is partnering with CAM Raleigh to host a DIY Tissue Quilt project that you can complete from home!
Collaborate with us on Maya Freelon's Tissue Quilt for her upcoming exhibition "Greater Than or Equal" opening Sept. 4th, 2020. Once you sign up, we'll mail you everything you need to create a small Tissue Quilt at home and mail it back to CAM by Aug. 14th so Maya can connect it to her two story Tissue Quilt. This opportunity is available to the first 25 people who sign up.
Blog with Registration Link - https://blogs.chapman.edu/collections/2020/07/31/diy-tissue-quit-project/
CAM Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWV2XIBMXk8In
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We have a big announcement!! đ Having looked after the Phyllis and Ross Escalette Permanent Collection of Art for the past 10 years, we are now officially known as the Escalette Collection! This name means a lot to us - we have always preserved this collection and now our name reflects that. We want to thank Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Science and everyone else who has supported us in our growth. We are excited for this new chapter! â¨â¨
We are so excited to announce the launch of our eMuseum site! You now have digital access to nearly every artwork in the Escalette Permanent Collection as well as label information, research, and past exhibitions. We invite you to explore, discover, and investigate!
Students at Chapman University have joined forces with students from three other local universities to create a beautiful and environmentally friendly home as a part of the Solar Decathlon. Named Casa Del Sol, its design draws inspiration from our state flower, the Golden Poppy. Click the link below to learn more, and donât forget to support our students by voting for their design as your favorite. You can even see all of the houses in person at the Orange County Great Park. Go Chapman! Go OC! Go Green! http://energy.gov/vote-your-favorite-solar-decathlon-house
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