Galleries closed for installation until April 10, 2026.
UC Santa Cruz Institute of the Arts and Sciences and the Arts Research Institutes (ARI) invites you to join us November 2, 2021 for a special online LASER Talk featuring this year's cohort of ARI research fellows: Anna Friz, John Jota Leaños, and Irene Lusztig. ARI Research Fellowships are awarded to support the research and creative practices of faculty in the Arts Division.
erome Morgan was wrongfully incarcerated at the age of 17 in Angola State Penitentiary for 20 years before he was fully exonerated in 2016. He is an entrepreneur and organizer, mobilizing communities to confront systems of oppression and to create spaces to heal from the traumas caused by the criminal legal system.
Montoya's image-making quest is about the discovery and articulation of Chicano culture, as well as the icons which elucidate the dense history of New Mexico. Her work is an autobiographical exploration that has far-reaching implications for both her community and the preservation of its unique history.
In Plain Sight is a coalition of 80 artists, led by Cassils and esparza, united to create an artwork dedicated to the abolition of immigrant detention and the United States culture of incarceration. On July 4, 2020, skytyping fleets spelled out artist-generated messages in white vapor over detention centers across the U.S. This action made visible what is otherwise purposefully obscured: the immoral and appalling treatment of imprisoned immigrants, exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. For this Traction: Art Talk, Cassils and rafa discussed In Plain Sight, from its conception to implementation, and consider the role of art, collaboration, and community in ending the government’s unjust treatment of immigrants while providing material support for those most affected.
