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122 - Jul / Aug 24

Same Place, Another Time: Views of Orange county

The beauty of Orange County and the essence of its people, places and particularities are in focus in the current exhibition “Same Place, Another Time: Views of Orange County” at the Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University. The show, one of 10 exhibitions... Read More →

The beauty of Orange County and the essence of its people, places and particularities are in focus in the current exhibition “Same Place, Another Time: Views of Orange County” at the Hilbert Museum of California... Read More →

121 - May / Jun 24

Messengers of Memory

at the Hilbert Museum of California Art

Memory: an element both fragile and strong, fleeting yet enduring. For Holocaust survivors, memory can evoke both pain and meaning. Sharing the memories of that horrific era requires the courage to speak the unspeakable, and to describe the unimaginable. Sponsored by the Rodgers Center for... Read More →

Memory: an element both fragile and strong, fleeting yet enduring. For Holocaust survivors, memory can evoke both pain and meaning. Sharing the memories of that horrific era requires the courage to speak the unspeakable, and... Read More →

120 - Mar / Apr 24

Hilbert Museum

Art of the Airwaves: Old Radios Show Off High Style

You might not think, at first, that antique plastic radios belong in an art museum’s collection. But after you see the new exhibition, “Art of the Airwaves: Radios from The Hilbert Collection,” at the Hilbert Museum of California Art through August 7, you might think... Read More →

You might not think, at first, that antique plastic radios belong in an art museum’s collection. But after you see the new exhibition, “Art of the Airwaves: Radios from The Hilbert Collection,” at the Hilbert... Read More →

119 - Jan / Feb 24

Newly Expanded Hilbert Museum

to Open with a Colorful Mosaic Welcoming All on Feb. 23

Hilbert Museum of California Art Residents and visitors from afar have grown to know and love the Hilbert Museum of California Art, located in Old Towne Orange and owned by Chapman University. The free art destination has become a popular tourist attraction, with top ratings... Read More →

Hilbert Museum of California Art Residents and visitors from afar have grown to know and love the Hilbert Museum of California Art, located in Old Towne Orange and owned by Chapman University. The free art... Read More →

118 - Nov / Dec 23

Jim Wodark

Portraying the Beauty of the American West

Jim Wodark The wide-open skies of the vast American deserts, the rugged multihued rock walls of canyons and buttes, the ever-changing light of the West—from golden dawns to purple dusks—these are the subjects of acclaimed artist Jim Wodark’s oil paintings. Wodark, a resident of Orange,... Read More →

Jim Wodark The wide-open skies of the vast American deserts, the rugged multihued rock walls of canyons and buttes, the ever-changing light of the West—from golden dawns to purple dusks—these are the subjects of acclaimed... Read More →

117 - Sep / Oct 23

Saluting Disney Studios'

100th Anniversary with Mickey Mouse

WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS Tom Wood (1870 - 1940) Mickey’s Magic Lamp Illustrations for Good Housekeeping magazine 1940 / Gouache on board The Hilbert Collection - - - - What better character to celebrate Disney Studios’ 100th birthday (1923-2023) than the superstar himself: Mickey Mouse? Mickey isn’t quite as old as... Read More →

WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS Tom Wood (1870 - 1940) Mickey’s Magic Lamp Illustrations for Good Housekeeping magazine 1940 / Gouache on board The Hilbert Collection - - - - What better character to celebrate Disney Studios’ 100th birthday (1923-2023) than the... Read More →

116 - Jul / Aug 23

Sergeant Creative

A Shared Passion for Visual Story Telling

Creative couple Leanne and Paul Sargeant are avid gardeners. Leanne is expressing a love of nature through her California bird painting project. - - - - Sergeant Creative They met in illustration class at the Laguna College of Art and Design—and the rest, as they... Read More →

Creative couple Leanne and Paul Sargeant are avid gardeners. Leanne is expressing a love of nature through her California bird painting project. - - - - Sergeant Creative They met in illustration class at the... Read More →

115 - May / Jun 23

American Stories: Midcentury Magazine Illustrations

at the Hilbert Museum

The period from the 1930s to the 1960s marked a significant time in American magazine and advertising illustrations. During this time, illustrations played a vital role in advertising and media campaigns, and many illustrators achieved fame and success through their work in magazines and advertisements.... Read More →

The period from the 1930s to the 1960s marked a significant time in American magazine and advertising illustrations. During this time, illustrations played a vital role in advertising and media campaigns, and many illustrators achieved... Read More →

107 - Jan / Feb 22

Capio Lumen Captures the Light

with artist Michael Johnson

MICHAEL JOHNSON's Digital Illuminated Manuscripts on Exhibit at the Hilbert Museum of California Art Bright flowers dance on the page, the tendrils of their vines entwining around colorful birds, butterflies and other creatures, ranging from lions to deer to roosters. A large, elaborate initial letter,... Read More →

MICHAEL JOHNSON's Digital Illuminated Manuscripts on Exhibit at the Hilbert Museum of California Art Bright flowers dance on the page, the tendrils of their vines entwining around colorful birds, butterflies and other creatures, ranging from... Read More →

105 - Sep / Oct 21

Henrietta Berk

In Living Color

Henrietta Berk in her studio, 1969. She was a typical 1950s housewife—until she wasn’t. California artist Henrietta Berk (1919-1990) had one of the most unique and dynamic career trajectories of any midcentury painter—and then faded from the spotlight. Now the Hilbert Museum of California Art... Read More →

Henrietta Berk in her studio, 1969. She was a typical 1950s housewife—until she wasn’t. California artist Henrietta Berk (1919-1990) had one of the most unique and dynamic career trajectories of any midcentury painter—and then faded... Read More →