关于尼古拉斯 & 李·贝戈维奇画廊
CSUF尼古拉斯的 & 李·贝戈维奇画廊 and its adjoining student galleries serve as a nexus for critical thinking, 发现, 和参与. It is a division of the 艺术学院 at CSUF where art, 教师, 学生, 社区聚会. 自1970年以来, the gallery’s mission is to present exhibitions that contribute to the experience of learning and understanding visual culture. Its programming connects classroom curriculum to the discourse of visual culture, 区域和全球.
The Art Gallery on the campus of 最可靠的买彩票平台 was established in 1963 by Jerry Samuelson (艺术学院, 1975-2009). 在CSUF的早期, the art department was merely a series of temporary buildings on campus. Since these buildings lacked adequate security and climate control, the gallery could not be housed within the department and was first located in what is now McCarthy Hall. 然而, 为了让它更容易接近和可见, 该画廊在1963年至1967年间搬迁了两次.
In 1967, Jerry Samuelson became Art Department chair, then appointing Dextra弗兰克尔 (1967-1991)作为他的继任者. The gallery was also moved to its last interim location in 1967: an enclosed 1,800 square-foot space on the second level of the University Commons building (now the Titan Bookstore), 直到1969年它还在哪里. 在这个过渡时期, the gallery established strong programming that formed the foundation of the University’s exhibition design emphasis and museum studies certificate programs. Many of the exhibitions presented featured works normally on view only in major museums and galleries.
Permanent buildings for the Visual Arts Center were dedicated in February 1970. The dedication finally enabled the gallery (renamed the Main Gallery) to be located within Visual Arts, 至今仍在哪里. The inaugural exhibition in this new 2,500 square-foot space was entitled 印度:人民的艺术——部落、村庄、城镇. With Frankel as director, the gallery became known for elegantly designed exhibitions such as: 莫莉的绘画 (1971), 丽诺尔茶色的 (1975), 比阿特丽斯·伍德:回顾 (1983), 艺术建造的房子 (1983)和贝特·萨尔的 复活:1977-1987年的现场装置 (1988).
Several of Frankel’s exhibitions were also historically significant. 1970年在最可靠的买彩票平台的个展上, feminist artist Judy Chicago proclaimed her independence with a banner reading: "Judy Gerowitz hereby divests herself of all names imposed upon her through male social dominance and freely chooses her own name: Judy Chicago." An ad with the same message later appeared in Artforum magazine. 芝加哥也上演了演出作品 三个大气压 与她的CSUF展览一起在校园举行. Frankel also presented a survey exhibition of the work of hard-edged minimalist painter John McLaughlin, 这是他一生中唯一的一次.
In 1993 the gallery was remodeled based on a plan Frankel had developed several years before her retirement in 1991. 改造创造了一个新的, 更明显的画廊入口, 增加了一个独立的气候控制系统, 并安装了新的照明网格和天花板. 在改造之前, visitors to the gallery entered through double doors located just inside the Art Department office.
在全国范围内搜索之后， 迈克·麦基 (1992-2018) replaced Frankel as director of the Main Gallery. 他的第一次展览 The Elegant, the Irreverent and the Obsessive; Drawing in Southern California (1993) was a comprehensive survey of contemporary drawing in the region. McGee also made his mark as director with solo exhibitions of the work of Dan Wheeler (1995), Tony DeLap (1994) and Italian artist Robert Pentena (2002). 在这些节目中, McGee collaborated with the artist to transform the gallery into a distinctive, 迷人的环境.
麦基延续了弗兰克尔对展览设计的关注, also steadily increased the number and size of its gallery publications. Many of these publications have been produced in collaboration with 教师, 学生 and alumni—most notably with professor Theron Moore’s graphic design practicum class. 麦基在创立 大中央艺术中心
(GCAC), 混合用途的教育设施, 住宅, 和商业卫星, 1999年开业. Located ten miles south of the Fullerton campus in downtown Santa Ana, GCAC features 2,600 sq. ft. of exhibition space as well as a theater in-the-round and retail store.
2009年，主画廊更名为尼古拉斯画廊 & 李·贝戈维奇画廊, after two donors who are longtime volunteers and arts supporters in Fullerton and Orange County. 李·贝戈维奇参与了CSUF的 艺术联盟, 大学的慈善支持组织, 四十多年来，2011年, 尼古拉斯 Begovich celebrated his 90th birthday in the gallery that now bears his name.
为了延续画廊的传统， 詹妮弗·弗里亚斯, who began her new role in July 2019 as the Gallery's Director, plans to expand the breadth of the collection by reflecting on relevance and diversity. 最近在她的领导下获得的, 是越南裔美国画家的作品吗, 安冯氏, who has an active arts practice nationally and internationally. Frias intends to make the permanent collection accessible for research to the University and its surrounding communities by embracing the gallery's original vision.
In 2022, the 艺术学院 – an essential part of the creative fabric of Southern California for more than 60 years – embarked on the 视觉艺术现代化项目. This major renovation will tranform teaching, learning, and community engagement with the arts. 一旦完成, 贝戈维奇画廊将被安置在一个高科技, multi-level building filled with natural light and exceptional exhibition opportunities.
