Fine Arts
Arts & Entertainment
An ‘innovative visionary’ at Occidental: El Khoury’s exhibit
Occidental College will showcase Lebanese multimedia artist Tania El Khoury’s interactive art exhibition, “Cultural Exchange Rate” Sept. 12-15. The exhibit will conclude with El Khoury's Core...
Culture
Outside Occidental: “Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure” exhibit
The bright colors of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s paintings harmonize with the lingering melodies of Nat King Cole and Jay Z in The Grand LA’s new...
Arts & Entertainment
Making room for creativity: Adult art classes at Oxy Arts
As part of the course Community Engagement in Education, Occidental students create relationships with community partners and participate in a service learning project. For their...
Arts & Entertainment
Student-run play ‘It Could Have Been Enough’ fosters meditations on identity
The student-run production of "It Could Have Been Enough" was performed in an outdoor venue behind Keck Theater, March 3 and 5. The play, written and produced by Zachary Goldsmith (junior), details a Jewish family’s confrontations with antisemitism...
Arts & Entertainment
Manicures: students on campus are nailing it when it comes to this art form
Art can be found on a variety of canvases. For some student artists, the canvas of choice is their nails. Lily Carson (junior) said...
Culture
New Works Festival celebrates student art and helps students grow
The New Works Festival celebrated young playwrights and creators at Occidental Feb. 25-26 at Keck Theater, according to Haowen Luo (junior), the student producer...
Arts & Entertainment
Fiber Arts Club — learn, laugh and crochet
If you're on the quad on a Thursday afternoon, odds are you will see members of the Fiber Arts Club chatting and working away...
Culture
Occidental’s Glee ‘fun, intense and crazy’ tour spreads choral cheer and community
After returning from the Occidental Glee Club’s recent tour across the Southern United States, Max Tel (senior) said the trip could be described in...
Culture
“Axis Mundo” highlights histories of LGBTQ and Chicanx artists
"Axis Mundo: Queer Networks in Chicano L.A." — the current exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art's Pacific Design Center and ONE Archives’ gallery...
Culture
Art for all — Underground Museum offers an inclusive space to experience art
Tucked between a convenience store and a liquor shop, the Underground Museum is not where one would expect to find art. But the location of the museum...
Culture
Brushstrokes and biology: Agnes Waithira shares artistic process and personal narrative
Agnes Waithira (sophomore) shares a birthday with her greatest inspiration, Michelangelo. Working primarily in vibrant acrylics, Waithira's paintbrush seems to know no limits. Her...
Culture
Steven Pereira leaves no blank spaces on Occidental’s walls
Naturally inclined to produce art, Steven Pereira (junior) honed his artistic talents throughout his adolescence to present day. He cites giving up on acting...
