Past Events | OXY ARTS

EXQUISITE DREAMS: THE ART AND LIFE OF DOROTHEA TANNING

Book Launch Celebration | Exquisite Dreams: The Art and Life of Dorothea Tanning

March 7, 2024 | 6:00pm

The first, definitive study of Dorothea Tanning, written by Occidental College Art History professor Amy Lyford.

Julie Mehretu is wearing a black shirt

Oxy Live! Presents: A Conversation with Julie Mehretu

February 21, 2024 | 7:00pm

Julie Mehretu joins us in conversation with acclaimed interviewer and cultural interlocutor Paul Holdengräber.

Mercedes Exhibition

Opening Reception | Mercedes Dorame: Where Sky Touches Water

February 8, 2024 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Celebrate the opening of Mercedes Dorame: Where Sky Touches Water, with drinks, bites and community!

Image grid with three photographs of artwork. Far left is ceramic, center is a garment and far right is a photograph of a building.

From Whence We Came Opening Reception

December 1, 2023 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Celebrate the opening of the '23-'24 Senior Comps Exhibition.

Rebecca Solnit portrait

Oxy Live! Presents a Conversation with Rebecca Solnit

November 28, 2023 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Writer, historian, and activist Rebecca Solnit in conversation with Paul Holdengräber.

Lazaro stands in a patterned shirt

Soapstone Carving Workshop and Discussion with Lazaro Arvizu

November 9, 2023 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm

A workshop and discussion of steatite stonework of the Gabrielino/Tongva people with Lazaro Arvizu.

Refocusing Your Cultural Lens to the Landscape: Presentation and Discussion with Craig Torres

October 28, 2023 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm

An educational presentation and discussion with Craig Torres.

The Land Reflects the History I-III, 2023, by Samantha Morales-Johnson. Ink on paper. 9x12in.

Education, Presentation

Responsibility & Reciprocal Relationships with the Land

October 26, 2023 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm

A panel discussion about responsibility and reciprocal relationships with the land.

A wide image photograph of a group of people walking along a dirt path on a green hillside.

Off-Site, Workshop

Braiding Sweetgrass Plant Walk - Occidental Campus

October 14, 2023 | 9:00am - 10:30am

A campus plant walk inspired by Oxy's '23 Community Book selection, Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer.

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The Chapter House: A Panel Discussion and Collaborative Art Workshop

October 5, 2023 | 7:00pm - 9:00pm

A workshop and discussion on the continuing lineage of Indigenous cultural production in Tovangaar with TCH.

Oxy Live! Presents: A Conversation with ALOK

October 3, 2023 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm

The inaugural season of Oxy Live! opens with internationally celebrated writer, artist and non-binary activist ALOK.

Photo of Robert Dorame and family in front of landscape

Performance, Presentation

Performance & Demonstration of Tongva Instruments by Robert Dorame

September 30, 2023 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm

A demonstration of traditional and contemporary handcrafted Tongva instruments by Robert Dorame.