New College Circle

THE NEW COLLEGE CIRCLE
THE LIFE-LONG IMPACT OF A CREATIVE SCHOOL
September 21 – November 10, 2024

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 21, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Closing Reception: Sunday, November 10, 4:00-6:00 pm

In the mid-1970s, a group of young artists at New College of California fueled their creative practices with friendship and the radically experimental education offered by the school. They drew each other, recorded their own physiological data, performed plays written by their professor, invented musical instruments, and received credit for a gallimaufry of life experiences. At the time, statistics revealed that of students graduating with an art degree, only 5% were still making art ten years later. But in the ensuing decades each person in the New College Circle created their own path over, under, or around the barriers that stop young artists from becoming mature artists, pursuing creative practices and careers. This exhibition presents the New College Circle’s vibrant work in context with the unique institution that prepared them to thrive creatively throughout life.

An exhibition celebrating fifty years of creative achievement launched by an experimental education at New College of California (NCOC) in San Francisco, with archival materials, costume design, drawing, music, installation, sculpture, performance, photography, and video. Exhibition catalyzed by Meredith Tromble.

Artists: Carola Anderson, David B. Doty, Michael Patrick Lynch, Elaine McKeen, Henry S. Rosenthal, Dale Soules, Dennis Subia, Meredith Tromble and historical photos by Jan Watten

OTHER GALLERY EVENTS
Art + Fashion Show – as part of Oakland Style Week in conjunction with Oakland Art Murmur: Saturday October 12, 3:00 – 4:00 pm

Madam Entropy: Artist Talk, a performance by Meredith Tromble:
Saturday, October 26, 6:30 pm

Gallery Hours: Saturdays, 1:00 to 5:00 pm, and by appointment