Repost @pacificsymphony, whose principal flutist Ben Smolen is coming to Salmon Recital Hall at #ChapmanU to give a recital on Aug. 8, and you're ALL INVITED!!Oh, and he's bringing SNACKS! 😄: "Hi Friends! In preparation for my performances in Washington, DC and Japan next month, I'm very excited to present a short (and free!) recital of some of my favorite works for flute and piano alongside the amazing Janet Kao. The performance will take place in the Salmon Recital Hall at Chapman University at 8pm on August 8th. The program includes: Bela Bartok: Suite Paysanne Hongroise Carl Fruhling: Fantasie for flute and piano Theobald Boehm: Variations on an Air by Schubert Debussy (arr. Robison & Smolen): L'Isle Joyeuse Snacks and reception to follow. Looking forward to sharing this music with everyone, and hope you can make it! Hugs, Ben" #Music #BenSmolen #flute

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I begin my weeks story with one of my favorite college activities...working with startup companies. Bet you thought I was gonna say something else huh? It may seem convincing in the photo above, but this is no ordinary solo cup. It's labeled and represented by a startup company called @ulyngo that was founded by a current student here at Chapman University. I've always had the entrepreneurial gene and being a television student has allowed me the chance to create content in support of these student run businesses. The sense of collaboration at Chapman is wonderfully overwhelming. Students from every part of campus can come together and exchange their talents in order to support one another! Instead of looking to craigslist to sell your bicycle or textbook, students can turn to a college friendly online marketplace like Ulyngo. I was even able to make a little promotional video with my friend @kaylamichel16 ! Go check it out here: http://bit.ly/1SCDZk9

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Ellina Kevorkian is a multidisciplinary artist based in L.A. who works in paint, photography, video, and even performance. Her works often combine different media and explore feminist ideas. From an interview with Westworld: “I feel that in many ways right now, art has become entrenched in theory and academia and I’m really wishing for something more raw, abject, and expressive. And in some cases, more romantic. Even saccharine. Anything that makes it more relatable to the women I talk to regularly.” Read more about her and contemporary art at our blog: https://blogs.chapman.edu/…/30/contemporary-art-vs-modern-…/ Ellina Kevorkian “Last Night My Tears Were Falling, I Went To Bed So Sad And Blue, Then I Had a Dream Of You” Mixed media, 2002 Acquisition purchase #art #californiaart #californiaartist #laart #laartist #laartists #ellinakevorkian #contemporaryart #feminism #chapmanuniversity #chapmanu #escalettecollection

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Victor Hugo Zayas is a Los Angeles based artist who typically paints with quick, aggressive brushstrokes in layers of thick impasto in order to create hist distinct paintings. While his works are obviously influenced by impressionism and are often compared to those of old masters, such as JMW Turner, his style is uniquely his own, and continues to evolve. The artist has also completed a series of line drawings as well as a series of sculptures made from dismantled guns given to him by the LAPD, demonstrating his versatility and talent as a major Californian contemporary artist. Victor Hugo Zayas "Lluvia" Oil on canvas, 2004 Purchased with a gift from Dorothy Kennedy #victorhugozayas #californiaart #californiaartist #californiaartists #contemporary #contemporaryart #art #losangelesart #laart #impasto #impressionism #painting #fineart #chapmanuniversity #chapmanu #escalette

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In observance of Veterans Day, we are sharing a work by the late artist John Paul Jones, who was a veteran of World War II. Jones fought in Okinawa, which is considered to be among the most brutal and violent of the war’s campaigns. After the war, Jones would become one of the greatest American printmakers of his time. A recurring theme in his art is isolation, with compositions often made of a solitary figure surrounded by darkness or emptiness. Please take a moment to view this piece and meditate on the hardships our soldiers have had to face in defense of this nation. John Paul Jones “Bovitch in Egypt” Litograph, 1963 #JohnPaulJones #lithography #lithograph #art #bovitchinegypt #printmaking #veteransday #worldwarII #WWII #black #isolation #californiaart #californiaartist #escalettecollection #chapmanu #chapmanuniversity

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San Francisco’s Chinatown is built around Grant Avenue, which is depicted here by painter Jack Laycox. Chinese immigrants have faced a turbulent history in the United States; discriminatory laws prevented them from marrying non-Chinese, to vote, and they are the only ethnic group to have been specifically denied entrance to this country. However, times have changed. In 2015, the Chinese became the largest single immigrant group to the U.S. It will be interesting to observe how the cultures will continue to blend. You might even watch it happen yourself and visit Grant Avenue- just as Jack Laycox did half a decade ago. Jack Laycox "Night on Grant Avenue" Watercolor on paper, 1964 Hilbert Collection #jacklaycox #AsianAmerican #asianpacificmonth #EastMeetsWest #art #FineArt #chinatown #SanFrancisco #ChapmanUniversity #chapmanu #hilbertmuseum

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