August 25, 2025 Breaking News, Latest News, and Videos

Upcoming SMC Student Art Exhibition to Run Through June

The Gallery Will Feature Both In-Person and Online Displays

The Santa Monica College Emeritus Art Gallery will host the SMC Emeritus Annual Student Art Exhibition 2024 — Part 1 from April 18 to June 7. 

This year’s exhibition is split into two parts. Part 1 showcases over 60 artworks by 38 student artists from SMC’s noncredit Emeritus program for older adults. The gallery, situated at the SMC Emeritus Campus on 1227 Second Street, Santa Monica, will feature both in-person and online displays. Gallery hours can be found at smc.edu/emeritusgallery.

A live Zoom Virtual Launch Event for Part 1 will occur on April 18 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Guests can access the event via a link available at smc.edu/emeritusgallery. The artworks from Part 1 will be available for online viewing 24/7 on the Emeritus Student Art Exhibition 2024 Part 1 Facebook page, accessible through smc.edu/emeritusgallery.

The opening reception, hosted by Emeritus Associate Dean (interim) Guadalupe Salgado and Emeritus Gallery Curator Jesse Benson, will feature discussions about select artworks by exhibiting artists. 

Here are the artists presenting in Part 1 of the exhibition:

John Alcantara
Marilyn Alquizola
Belinda Balaski
Parvaneh Bassiri
Vivian Bloomberg 
Terry Brown
Judith Claire
Ruth Dewar
Cheri Dickinson
Linda Freedman
Barbara Gordon
Maria Hansen
Kathleen Higgins
Jennifer Jesswein
Jude
Debórah Kaufman 
Young-He Keh
Esther Lainer
Josephine La Rosa
Cheryl Lee
Sandra Mano
Vicki Maturo
Young Moon
Venu Pantham
Stuart Perlman
Doris Power
Uvi Poznansky
Michel Salazar
Shoko Sakanaka
Lily Shams
Tony Stenger
Sandra Strength
Sherry Swann
d truthsayer
Akemi Watanabe
Leslie Wintner
Caryl Wolff 
Linda Zarou

For more information and gallery hours, visit smc.edu/emeritusgallery or call 310-434-4306. All events are subject to change or cancellation.

in News, Upbeat
<>Related Posts

New $21 Million Mediterranean Home Hits Market in Palisades

August 25, 2025

August 25, 2025

Features include a speakeasy-style bar, a 1,657-bottle refrigerated wine room, a theater, and a wellness wing A newly constructed 10,100-square-foot...

Kanye West’s Former Malibu Beach House Deal Collapses, Property Back on Market

August 24, 2025

August 24, 2025

Deal for Kanye West’s Former Malibu Home Falls Apart Amid Developer Dispute Months after developers announced a multimillion-dollar sale of...

City of Malibu Issues First Rebuild Permit After January Wildfires

August 24, 2025

August 24, 2025

Reconstruction Begins in Malibu as First Post-Fire Permit Is Granted Malibu has issued its first rebuild permit since January’s wildfires,...

Beloved Santa Monica Art Gallery to Close Amid Financial Hardships

August 24, 2025

August 24, 2025

Originally opened in 1987, the gallery was the first tenant in Frank Gehry’s Edgemar building in Santa Monica After nearly...

Frozen Shrimp Recall Expanded to California After Radioactive Contamination Concerns

August 23, 2025

August 23, 2025

Southwind Foods Adds California Shrimp Recall Tied to Possible Cesium-137 Exposure Southwind Foods, LLC is recalling select packages of frozen...

Santa Monica Bowls Club Marks 80th Anniversary

August 23, 2025

August 23, 2025

The club’s green, destroyed by heavy rains in 1982, was rebuilt in 1983 and continues to thrive as a hub...

California and Denmark Sign Partnership to Advance Climate and Technology Goals

August 23, 2025

August 23, 2025

The partnership focuses on achieving carbon neutrality by 2045, strengthening digital and cyber resilience, and promoting innovation California and Denmark...

LAPD Seeks Public’s Help in Finding Two Abducted Children

August 22, 2025

August 22, 2025

Police are urging anyone with information about the children’s whereabouts to contact Lieutenant Ku at the Olympic Division at (213)...

LA General Medical Seeks Help Identifying Patient

August 22, 2025

August 22, 2025

The patient is approximately 56 years old, stands 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs 121 pounds, and has black and...

Santa Monica Place Hosts Weekly Western Wednesday Line Dancing

August 22, 2025

August 22, 2025

No prior dance experience is required, and attendees are encouraged to bring enthusiasm and comfortable shoes Santa Monica Place will...

Coyotes Raise Safety Concerns in Santa Monica: Aggressive Incidents, Illegal Feeding Reported

August 22, 2025

August 22, 2025

Authorities Warn Residents After Cyclists Charged, Incidents Continue Over Three-Week Period Coyote activity continues to raise safety concerns in Santa...

Standoff in Malibu After Resident Allegedly Fires Arrow: REPORT

August 22, 2025

August 22, 2025

The passerby, who was not injured, told authorities the occupant of the home fired the arrow as they passed by...

SM.a.r.t Column: The Algorithm Will See You Now: Santa Monica’s Upcoming AI Reckoning

August 22, 2025

August 22, 2025

The thing about Santa Monica is that it has always believed its own marketing. Tech capital of the west side....

Film Review: Americana

August 21, 2025

August 21, 2025

By Kathryn Whitney Boole FILM REVIEWAMERICANARated R107 MinutesReleased August 15th   This movie plays like a classic Owen Wister or Zane...

Santa Monica Road Rage Incident Leads to Arrest, Hospitalization

August 21, 2025

August 21, 2025

Bystanders restrained the pedestrian until officers arrived A pedestrian was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly slashing...