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Alison Saar ’78 Wins $100,000 Trellis Art Fund Grant
Photo courtesy Nolwen Cifuentes for The New York Times Forbes announced the Trellis Art Fund awarded Alison Saar ’78 a $100,000 grant to deepen and expand her creative practice. Saar, […]
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Olympic Sculpture by Alison Saar ’78 Honors People of African Descent
Photo credit: Fred Mauviel, courtesy City of Paris In a feature by Culture Type, celebrated sculptor and printmaker Alison Saar ’78 discusses the vision behind Salon, her sculpture for the […]
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Alison Saar ’78 Unveils Olympic Sculpture in Paris
Photo credit: Nolwen Cifuentes for the New York Times The International Olympic Committee (IOC) reported that renowned sculptor and printmaker Alison Saar has debuted her sculpture, Salon, in an inauguration […]
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In the Media: Alison Saar ’78 to Create Sculpture for Olympics
Alison Saar ’78, a Scripps alum and critically acclaimed sculptor, has been chosen to produce a sculpture for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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In the Media: Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery’s Gettin’ It Done Featured in Claremont Courier‘s Calendar
The exhibition, which opened on August 26, honors the legacy of Scripps College Professor Emerita of Art History Samella Lewis and features works by Black artists, including Scripps alum Alison Saar ’78.
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In the Media: New Exhibition by Alison Saar ’78 Opens at L.A. Louver, Art Daily Reports
The exhibition examines the historical and contemporary layers of Black womanhood in the United States.
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Remembering Scripps’ Iconic Professor Emerita of Art History, Dr. Samella Lewis
An art historian, curator, and celebrated visual artist, Lewis devoted her life to spotlighting other Black creatives.
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Myriam J.A. Chancy to Join Alison Saar ’78 for Reading and Conversation in Support of Haiti Earthquake Relief
On December 18, LA Louver and Beyond Baroque will host Myriam J.A. Chancy, Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities, and Alison Saar ’78 for a reading and conversation. Chancy will read from her recent novel, What Storm, What Thunder.
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In the Media: Pasadena Star-News Reviews Concurrent Exhibitions by Alison Saar ’78
The Pasadena Star-News reviewed sculptor and printmaker Alison Saar ’78’s exhibition Alison Saar: of Aether and Earthe, on display concurrently at both the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena and the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College.
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In the Media: Alison Saar ’78 Part of First Artists Cohort for Destination Crenshaw, Los Angeles Wave Reports
Alison Saar ’78 is part of the first cohort of artists selected to create art for the Destination Crenshaw development, per the Los Angeles Wave. The project is reportedly the largest public-private commission initiative undertaken by and for Black artists.
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