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Douglas McCulloh (Courtesy of UCR ARTS)

Doug McCulloh: 'A genial giant' in the arts community

Douglas McCulloh, an engaging and unconventional California photographer and for the past several years the head of the two UCR ARTS museums, died on Sunday, Jan. 5 following a short illness. McCulloh, who was 64, curated the current UCR ARTS exhibition on Ansel Adams, which includes Adams’ 1960s work on...
By J.D. Warren | | Arts / Culture
"David C. Driskell & Friends: Creativity, Collaboration & Friendship” exhibition opens in September 2023. (UCR/UCR ARTS)

Grant supports African American art exhibition at UCR ARTS

Teiger Foundation funds will support ‘David C. Driskell & Friends,’ which opens in September.
By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | | Arts / Culture
KD Ganaway, Untitled self-portrait, 1929. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, William Harmon boxes 

KD Ganaway exhibition coming to the California Museum of Photography

UCR’s California Museum of Photography will showcase the work of King Daniel (KD) Ganaway, one of the earliest Black photographers in the U.S. The exhibition runs Feb. 25 - Aug. 6.
By UCR News | | Arts / Culture
Christian Houge, "Puma" from the series "Residence of Impermanence," 2019. (Courtesy of the artist)

Out of the ashes and into the fire

‘Facing Fire’ explores the beauty, threat, and devastation of California’s growing wildfires
By Jessica Weber | | Arts / Culture