The Palomar College Scholarship Application is available from Jan 8th-March 8th. The application is designed as a “one and only stop” for scholarships. When you complete this application you are initiating your eligibility for all available scholarships. Click the link for the flyer for more information. Be on the lookout for Art Department Scholarship information later this Spring.
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Join the Getty museum for Ancient Rome at Home, November 9–13
Escape to the past during this free, week-long virtual event series. Explore Roman daily life with recipes, a makeover inspired by a mummy portrait, print-at-home board games, and a brand-new tabletop role-playing game. Join us on Zoom for live chats with Getty experts, nightly trivia challenges, and more!
Learn more and Register for events now
Interested in Spring 2021 Art Classes?
Priority Registration for Spring classes will begin Nov. 2nd
Open Registration begins Nov. 9th
Visit class search on the Palomar website to search for open classes!
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One of the best places to begin looking for virtual museum tours and looking at art online is by exploring the Google Arts and Culture Initiative. Their mission is to preserve and bring the world’s art and culture online. Google partners with many institutions large and small to make this possible. The site is easy to use and allows you to search by genre, artist, museum, and explore current projects.
The George Floyd and Anti Racist Street Art Database is a new project documenting street art with anti racist themes emerging the movement demanding social justice that was part of the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd. The database project began at the college of Arts and Sciences at the University of St. Thomas, Saint Paul, Minnesota.
There is a total of 8 collections to browse and the database is intended for educational and research purposes.
Registration for Summer 2020 is underway. Due to Covid19 classes will be taking place mostly online this Summer. The Art department is offering a handful of classes including:
ART 100 Intro to Art
ART 102 Foundations of Drawing
ART 103 Intermediate Drawing
ART 120 Fundamentals of Drawing
ART 135 Ceramics 1
The link to the registration page and more info about the courses and their delivery can be found here
Cancelled: Mark your calendars! On Wednesday March 18th a representative from Otis will be visiting room C-2 from 9:30-11.
They will be talking with students about their programs and will be reviewing student portfolios. This is a great opportunity to get some feedback about your artwork and continuing your studies.
The Brooks Theater Gallery which is inside of the historic Brooks Theater in downtown Oceanside is seeking artists for a curated exhibit to complement the Sweet Charity production the theater is putting on.
The exhibit will run March 2-March 31. They are looking for looking for Pop Art style in any medium, especially pieces that reference the 1960’s or the show’s characters, setting, or mood. Below is the call for artists and size details
are available to view in the AML and have been emailed to Art Instructors. There is no cost to submit work! The deadline to submit is Feb 28th
CALL FOR ARTISTS
P O P !!
art to explore, enrich, and excite
YOU ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK FOR A CURATED ART EXHIBITION AT THE BROOKS THEATER GALLERY, 217 N. COAST HIGHWAY, IN DOWNTOWN OCEANSIDE.
SWEET CHARITY is the hilarious musical about Charity Hope Valentine, a hostess in a cheap New York City dancehall in the 1960’s. Ever the optimist, she dreams of one day meeting the true love who will bring her happiness and respectability. Could it be nerdy Oscar?
The Arts Media Lab is in room C-13 and we are open M-Th 7:30-8 and Friday 7:30-4. We have computers, study tables, light tables and a collection of books. Stop in anytime!
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This blog post by Kelsey Ables uncovers the meanings behind the variety of hand gestures often found in Asian Art.
According to the article “To understand Buddhist art is to understand a rich language of vibrant colors, intricate jewelry, and symbolic gestures. One facet of its sweeping lexicon, mudras, or hand gestures, offer a framework to begin to unpack the nuanced visual culture of one of the world’s most widely practiced religions.
Read more on Artsy.net to find out more about common hand gestures and their meaning