Alison Saar SC ’78 is one of five artists featured in The Benton’s latest exhibit, “Black Ecologies in Contemporary American Art.” While Saar is just one piece of this show, she stands as a leader of the cultural canon of the Claremont Colleges, continuing the efforts of her family and mentors to uplift Black art at the 5Cs and beyond.
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80th Scripps Ceramic Annual traces landscape of West Coast ceramics
Now in its 80th year, the 2025 Scripps College Ceramic Annual, “In the Hands of the Collector: The Fred Marer and Forrest L. Merrill Collections,” opened on Feb. 1. Curated by Nancy M. Servis, the Annual showcased the history of ceramics on the West Coast and at Scripps.
From waste to wonder: Nancy Macko’s ‘Decompositions’
Decompositions, an exhibit featuring Nancy Macko at Scripps College’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery invites viewers to see beauty in decay.
Art beyond trauma: 79th Ceramic Annual exhibition reshapes narratives of brownness
The 79th Ceramic Annual at Scripps College’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery explores the theme “The Idea of Feeling Brown.” Curated by Scripps’ Lincoln visiting artist in ceramics Jasmine Baetz, the exhibit features 13 artists who define narratives of brownness beyond trauma through augmented reality and performance experiences, while confronting the challenges BIPOC artists face in navigating the predominantly white ceramics field.
Williamson exhibit “Gettin’ It Done” weaves Black institutional and personal histories
At the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, art has a sacred space to call home. “Gettin’ It Done,” an art exhibit at Scripps College’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, running until Oct. 15, showcases work by Black artists from Scripps’ Samella Lewis Contemporary Art Collection, along with loaned pieces. The exhibition serves