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2017 Art Graduates Exhibit at Humboldt State University

Humboldt State University’s Reese Bullen Gallery presents the 2017 Art Graduates Exhibition from April 20 through May 13. The opening reception and awards ceremony is Thursday, April 20 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at HSU’s Department of Art Building.

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2016-17 Outstanding Faculty Honored

Since 1964, Humboldt State has honored outstanding faculty. Professor Stephen Cunha, Department of Geography, and Melinda Myers, Department of Psychology, are the recipients of the 2016-17 Distinguished Faculty Awards.

Beyond Traditions at HSU's Goudi'ni Gallery

Humboldt State University’s Goudi’ni Gallery presents Beyond Traditions: Recent Native Art Alumni featuring work in a variety of media by five HSU Alumni and recent art graduates on display from Apr. 6 to May 6.

Morphic Structures: Ceramic Works by Shannon Sullivan and Zdrazil at Third Street

Humboldt State University's Third Street Gallery presents "Morphic Structures: Ceramic Works by Shannon Sullivan and David Zdrazil," a two-person exhibition of ceramic sculpture and ceramic vessels by artists Shannon Sullivan and David Zdrazil (pronounced DRAY-zel). The show runs April 1 through May 14. The objects in this exhibit reference a variety of phenomena found in the natural world. Geology, crumbling cliffs, stormy landscapes, and vibrant growth are among the shared references in the works made by Sullivan and Zdrazil.

Jim McVicker and Theresa Oats: Two Views-Painting From Life

Humboldt State University Third Street Gallery presents "Two Views-Painting From Life," a two-person exhibition featuring representational paintings by husband and wife Jim McVicker and Theresa Oats, who reside on California’s North Coast. Together, this exhibition explores their long partnership animated by a mutual passion for painting the landscape, still life and portraits. The show runs from April 1 through May 14.

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HSU’s Literary Journal Expands its Offerings in 63rd Edition

Since its debut in 1954, Toyon, HSU’s student-edited literary journal, has published dozens of authors, including an unknown-at-the-time writer by the name of Raymond Carver, who would go on to become a celebrated short story author. This week, Toyon continues its commitment to literature, poetry, and art with the release of the 63rd edition of its annual magazine.

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At 50, World’s Oldest Student-Run Film Fest Shines With Indie Spirit

In 1967 Lyndon Johnson was president, a movie ticket cost $1.25, and Humboldt State College students were organizing the campus's first film festival. Half a century later, the festival is the oldest student-run film festival of its kind and even though the tickets have gone up (slightly) in price, it’s still one of the best deals going for moviegoers.

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The Strangely Wonderful Baroque Trumpet

Its body is more than twice as long as a standard trumpet. It sounds like a cross between a horn and a bugle, plays all the notes of the “rainbow,” and is always in tune.

Positive Representation of Trans Existence in Portraits

The Humboldt State University Third Street Gallery presents "Transportraits," a traveling solo exhibition of photographic portraits of transgender men by Lorenzo Triburgo. The exhibition runs Tuesday, Jan. 31 to Sunday, March 5.

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Reviving the Language – and Culture – of the Wailaki People

For the first time in generations, people are beginning to speak Wailaki, partly thanks to the research efforts of Native American Professor Kayla Begay. The language of the Wailaki people, who lived along the Eel River watershed, was all but lost by the early 20th century, a cultural victim of the decimation of California’s Native population.

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Gallery Visits Expand Arts Education to Local Youth

Over the last two months, no fewer than 300 elementary school students descended on the Goudi’ni Gallery, which hosted artwork by George Blake, the Hupa-Yurok artist who was recently given an honorary doctorate by HSU.

African Masks is Latest Publication from HSU Press

African Masks from the Collection of James Gaasch, recently published by the Humboldt State University Press, contains photographs of the African masks and carvers from the Bwa (or Bwaba), Winiama and Mossi peoples of Burkina Faso, and the Bamana and Dogon peoples of Mali.

The Creation Series Opens at Third Street Gallery

Kathrin Burleson presents paintings from The Creation Series beginning Nov. 25 at Humboldt State University’s Third Street Gallery. The series features a selection of vibrant watercolor paintings inspired by “The Book of Genesis,” the Bible’s creation story.

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Collaborating on Climate

If co-teaching sounds like it could lead to some conflicts, you’re not wrong—especially when it comes to a charged topic like climate change. It’s part of the reason why it’s rarely done in academia. But working through those disagreements, even in front of the class, is part of the point.

Political Boot Camp for HSU Student

Never in a million years did Dominic Cicerone imagine he’d meet Leon Panetta. But there he was, talking to the former CIA director and secretary of defense.

Faculty and Staff Works Adorn Reese Bullen Gallery

A faculty and staff exhibition featuring artists working in Humboldt State University’s Art Department opens at the Reese Bullen Gallery with a reception for the artists on Thursday, October 27 from 4-6 p.m., and runs through November 17. The public is invited to attend.

A New Twist on ‘Peter Pan’

HSU presents “Peter and the Starcatcher,” the Tony Award-winning play that upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan boy becomes the legendary Peter Pan. This production opens on Friday, Oct. 21, in the Van Duzer Theatre and is the first fully staged production of the 2016-17 Season at HSU.