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Dipu Gupta, Set Designer July 15- September 15, 2010Kolligian 2nd Floor East
Giuseppe Verdi's Aida, Opera Africa, Johannesburg, 2007; set design & photograph by Dipu Gupta.
Exhibit features photographs of live productions and set models from Dipu Gupta’s prolific career as a set designer. He has designed scenery for opera and theater companies throughout the country including for the Santa Fe Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Opera Pacific, Berkshire Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, GEVA Theater Company, the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, San Jose Rep, the Julliard School, the Manhattan School of Music, the Gotham Chamber Opera, and two productions for Opera Africa in Johannesburg. Gupta is also an architect and the Artist in Residence at UC Merced where he teaches classes in architecture, urbanism and sustainable design.
Designing Costumes for Igor Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex and Symphony of Psalms
July 7- September 30, 2010Kolligian 3rd Floor East (display cases)
Honoring Our Faculty Exhibit: Michael A. Hoyt and Jared Stanley February 1- May 31, 2010Kolligian 2nd Floor East (display case)
Michael A. Hoyt Assistant Professor of Psychology
Jared Stanley UC Merced Writing Program
Long Term - Permanent The Great Central ValleyKolligian East Floor 2 (Library Administrative Offices), Floor 3
In 1982, photographers Stephen Johnson and Robert Dawson set out tophotograph the region where they grew up: the heartland of California.Their photographs, alongside historical images by Carleton Watkins,Dorothea Lange, and others, examine such themes as water, agriculture,oil, and industrialization to depict the historical significance,productivity, and transformation of the region. Originally presented atthe California Academy of Sciences, the exhibit is on long-term loan toUC Merced.
Amri Carved Crystal ArtKolligian East Floors 1, 2, and 4
The UC Merced Library has recognized our Legacy Circle supporters with carved crystal art produced by the award-winning Amri Studio. See images of the Amri crystal in the Library as well as photographs of its installation.
Enacting Change : UC Merced Arts 71 Student Mural Kolligian East Floor 2
When asked what they would like to change, the students in Karen LeCocq's intermediate painting class responded: breaking stereotypes, proper education for every child, attitudes toward race, class and gender, equal opportunity, diversity, coming together, more understanding, and less hate. Among the things the students were against: segregation, prejudice, hate, war, destruction, poverty, ignoring social problems, denial, public apathy, capitalizing on the weak and war and violence as a means to solve problems. They believed in education for everyone, individuality , equal rights for everyone, and they wished for everyone to live in harmony with compassion for all. Coming up with images to match beliefs was not an easy task. Someone suggested to do it with children, a positive and a negative portrayal. The images for the positive became children playing learning, having fun, and relating to one another in a kind and positive manner. The negative showed real life children soldiers with guns, children with toy guns learning how to be violent, angry children with bad attitudes, all isolated, alone and coping with the world the way they have been taught.
A fence divides the two groups. On the fence is a statement by Gandhi, " Be the change you want to see in the world."
Creating Awareness: UC Merced Students Environmental MuralKolligian East Floor 3
Students enrolled in the spring semester 2008 Arts 71 class taught byKaren LeCocq collaborated to create a mural that addresses concernsover the natural environment. In a truly collective project, thestudents were encouraged to share their ideas through brainstormingsessions and research. The resulting mural, measuring 6 x 18 ft.,follows the degradation of the environment from pollution andoverdevelopment. A hopeful message is conveyed through therepresentaiton of UC Merced's own Roland Winston, School ofEngineering, surrounded by alternative energy sources from the sun andthe wind, concluding with the remergence of lush plant and animal life.
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