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Building a New Future: Art and Activism in the Central Valley -- Photographs by George Ballis March 22, 2023 - July 28, 2023 Kolligian Library, Second Floor Building a New Future: Art and Activism in the Central ValleyPhotographs by George BallisMarch 22, 2023 - June 28, 2023Kolligian Library, Second Floor The industrial scale agriculture that dominates the Central Valley of California has historically relied on groups of seasonal, mostly migrant farmworkers. Foreign nationals from Asia, Mexico, and the Middle East, black Americans from the rural South, and members of other marginalized groups have been attracted to the world’s most productive... |
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Living in Hydroclimatic Extremes: A Visual Journey into Water Research at UC Merced September 25, 2023 - May 24, 2024 Kolligian Library, Second Floor In September 2021, UC Merced received its largest extramural grant to date—an impressive $10 million from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The acquisition of Secure Water Future funding underscores the imperative to make significant strides in addressing agricultural and environmental water needs, with a particular focus on the Central Valley of California. As the newest addition to the University of California system, UC Merced has swiftly risen to prominence for its water... |
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McLean Collection: Miwok Baskets August 14 - May 31 2023 Third Floor McLean Collection – Miwok Baskets On view August 14th – May 31, 2023 UC Merced Library, Third Floor The UC Merced Library is proud to present the Miwok Baskets from the Walter Doyle McLean Collection. Passed on from Southern Miwok born Dulcie Beal, the Miwok baskets are currently on long-term loan to the Library. They are also available for viewing on Calisphere, our online digital repository. For more descriptive information about each basket and the McLean collection, please visit the McLean... |
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The Poetic Creation Process of the Oralitor Fredy Chikangana: To Feel, Think and Write in Quechua November 7 – May 31, 2023 First Floor - Elevator Lobby The poetic creation process of the Oralitor Fredy Chikangana: To Feel, Think and Write in Quechua. - Mabel Orjuela Bowser November 7, 2022 - May 31, 2023 UC Merced Library, First Floor – Elevator Lobby The exhibit features original copies of Quechua poems written by Fredy Chikangana. The indigenous poet and "oralitor" Fredy Chikangana writes in Quechua Runa Shimi, the ancestral language of his community, because his poetry, although cosmopolitan and transnational, is rooted in his Yanakuna... |
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Valley Life: Yosemite Summer Mural Fall 2022 - Present KL380 North Valley Life by William Poulson Fall 2022 - present KL380 North The fourth and final mural of the Four Seasons of Yosemite has been installed on the Library’s 3rd floor. Titled Valley Life, this mural depicts Yosemite Valley in the summer and draws attention to its original Native American inhabitants and common activities such as pounding acorns. The perspective looks west toward El Capitan (right) and Sentinel Rock (left) and conveys the grandiosity of the valley. Artist Bill Poulson started... |
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A Century of Impact in California's Counties: Highlights from the University of California Cooperative archive September 22, 2022 - May 13, 2023 Fourth Floor A Century of Impact in California's Counties: Highlights from the University of California Cooperative archive On display September 22, 2022 – May 13, 2023UC Merced Library, Fourth Floor A new photography exhibit has opened on the 4th floor of the UC Merced Library. A Century of Impact in California's Counties: Highlights from the University of California Cooperative archive features photographs from the California Agricultural Resources Archive (CARA), showcasing the University of California’s... |
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Cascade Creek: Yosemite Spring Mural KL380 North Cascade Creek by William Poulson Spring 2020 - present KL380 North William Poulson inspired by the extraordinary beauty of the Yosemite Valley, the words of John Muir, and the paintings of artist Albert Bierstadt presents this view of Cascade Creek. This mural represents a stunning location on the approach to Yosemite National Park from Groveland. As you're entering the park the creek is visible about a half mile after the first tunnel that visitors pass through. This beautiful display,... |
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Tissiack: Yosemite Fall Mural Summer 2016 - present KL380 North Tissiack by William Poulson Summer 2016 - present KL380, North William Poulson’s Tissiack, the Ahwahneechee American Indian tribe’s name for Half Dome, is a stunning depiction of Yosemite National Park in the fall. The mural, which stands over 8’ wide by 14’ tall, was completed in 1989 after two full years of design and construction. Poulson created the mural with over 2200 pieces of glass following a traditional method utilizing leaded glass and copper foil, with steel reinforcement. Tissiack... |
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The Chief: Yosemite Winter Mural Spring 2016 - present KL380 North The Chief by William Poulson Spring 2016 - present KL380, North William Poulson's stained glass murals of Yosemite are the culmination of many years of drawing, design and fine craftsmanship. Poulson, inspired by the extraordinary beauty of the Yosemite Valley, the words of John Muir, and the paintings of artist Albert Bierstadt, spent three months in 1986 camping in the Yosemite Valley and sketching from different viewpoints. The Chief, completed in 2008, is done in the traditional method of... |
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