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RSS 1255
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Title: University Art Gallery records
Creator:
University of California, San Diego. University Art Gallery
Identifier/Call Number: RSS 1255
Physical Description:
8.6 Linear feet
(8 records cartons, 2 archives boxes, 1 flat box, and 1 map case folder)
Physical Description:
110 GB
of digital files
Date (inclusive): 1966-2015
Abstract: The records of the UCSD University Art Gallery include materials related to the administrative functions of the Gallery and
the Art Council Executive Board, as well as records of exhibitions that were curated between 1966 and 2015.
Languages:
English
.
Scope and Content of Collection
The records of the UCSD University Art Gallery include materials related to the administrative functions of the Gallery and
the Art Council Executive Board, as well as records of exhibitions that were curated between 1966 and 2015.
The administrative files document the Gallery's organization and mission, program development, facility planning and renovations,
and membership. The administrative records also include documents from the Art Council Executive Board, the University Art
Gallery Development Committee, the Long Range Planning Committee, and support committees.
The exhibition records document individual exhibitions, the curation process, and public reception towards the exhibits.
Arranged in two series: 1) ADMINISTRATIVE FILES, and 2) EXHIBITIONS FILES.
The University Art Gallery, under the direction of the Division of Arts and Humanities, curates and exhibits innovative and
diverse forms of contemporary performance, sound, and installation art.
The UCSD Art Gallery was founded in 1966 to support the Visual Arts Department's mission and academic programming. In 1974,
the name was changed to the Mandeville Gallery, when it moved into a space within the Mandeville Center for the Arts. In 1993,
when the gallery came under the direction of the Dean of the Arts and Humanities, the gallery's name was changed to the University
Art Gallery.
Situated within the research-driven setting of UCSD, the University Art Gallery has presented work that is interdisciplinary,
pioneering, and exploratory. Many of the exhibitions have involved UCSD faculty and students, prominent contemporary artists,
and new work from local artists. Since its inaugural 1966 exhibition, "Art of Latin America Since Independence," the Gallery
has curated many exhibitions dealing with Latin America, U.S. and Mexican border culture, and art developing in Southern California.
Due to the growing student body and the subsequent need for more classroom space, the Gallery was slated to be closed in June
of 2016. However, campus-wide concern regarding the importance of the Gallery as a flourishing space for art and innovation
prompted the decision to stay a permanent closure, and the University Art Gallery was removed from the immediate list of spaces
to be redeveloped.
UC San Diego. University Art Gallery records, RSS 1255. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
Acquired 2016
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
Original sound recordings are restricted. Listening copies may be available for researchers.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Art museums -- Exhibitions -- California -- San Diego
College art museums -- California -- San Diego
University of California, San Diego. University Art Gallery -- Archives
Mandeville Art Gallery -- Archives
University of California, San Diego. Art Gallery -- Archives
University of California, San Diego. Art Council. Executive Board -- Archives