Upcoming Events
Tuesday Talks
Tuesday Talks are an opportunity to hear artists and scholars speak about current exhibitions and artwork on view. Tuesday Talks take place in the museum's galleries nearly every Tuesday during the semester from 12pm-1pm. Tuesday Talks are free and open to everyone.
Spring 2025 Tuesday Talks Schedule
| Date: | Speaker/Activity Schedule: |
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| Feb 18 | Tuesday Meditation with Heidi Girling This special edition of the Museum’s Tuesday Talks series features mindful meditations guided by Heidi Girling (MPH, CHES) on select Tuesdays in our Main Gallery. Heidi is the Coordinator for Health & Wellness Promotion for Student Health Services at CSULB and is a skilled meditation guide. Free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
| Feb 25 | Tuesday Talk with Laurie Steelink Join us at the Museum to hear artist Laurie Steelink speak about her practice. Steelink’s artwork A Love Supreme is currently on view in the Museum’s Glenn Court gallery. Free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
| Mar 4 | Tuesday Meditation with Heidi Girling This special edition of the Museum’s Tuesday Talks series features mindful meditations guided by Heidi Girling (MPH, CHES) on select Tuesdays in our Main Gallery. Heidi is the Coordinator for Health & Wellness Promotion for Student Health Services at CSULB and is a skilled meditation guide. Free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
| Mar 11 | Tuesday Talk with Adee Roberson Join us in the galleries to hear multidisciplinary artist Adee Roberson speak about their artwork Equanimity (2022), currently on view in the exhibition Inner Vision: Abstraction and Cognition. Free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
| Mar 18 | Tuesday Meditation with Heidi Girling This special edition of the Museum’s Tuesday Talks series features mindful meditations guided by Heidi Girling (MPH, CHES) on select Tuesdays in our Main Gallery. Heidi is the Coordinator for Health & Wellness Promotion for Student Health Services at CSULB and is a skilled meditation guide. Free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
| Mar 25 | Tuesday Talk with Brittany Mojo Join us in the galleries to hear artist Brittany Mojo speak about her practice. Mojo’s work is currently on view in the exhibition Brittany Mojo: A Vocabulary of Objects. The artist received a BFA in Ceramics from Cal State Long Beach in 2013. Free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
| Apr 8 | Tuesday Talk with Rema Ghuloum Join us in the galleries to hear artist Rema Ghuloum speak about her painting Hayat (2022-2024), currently on view in the exhibition Inner Vision: Abstraction and Cognition. Free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
| Apr 15 | Tuesday Meditation with Heidi Girling This special edition of the Museum’s Tuesday Talks series features mindful meditations guided by Heidi Girling (MPH, CHES) on select Tuesdays in our Main Gallery. Heidi is the Coordinator for Health & Wellness Promotion for Student Health Services at CSULB and is a skilled meditation guide. Free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
| Apr 22 | Poetry and Short Story Open Mic with CSULB Comp Lit Club Join us in the galleries for a special Poetry and Short Story Open Mic led by CSULB Comp Lit Club @csulbcomplitclub. Bring poems or short stories you’d like to read (500-word limit). Or just hang out, listen, and enjoy! Free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
| Apr 29 | Tuesday Meditation with Heidi Girling This special edition of the Museum’s Tuesday Talks series features mindful meditations guided by Heidi Girling (MPH, CHES) on select Tuesdays in our Main Gallery. Heidi is the Coordinator for Health & Wellness Promotion for Student Health Services at CSULB and is a skilled meditation guide. Free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
| May 6 | Tuesday Talk with Angeline Rivas Join us in the galleries to hear artist Angeline Rivas speak about her painting Cosmosis.com (2023), currently on view in the exhibition Inner Vision: Abstraction and Cognition. Free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
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| Mar 13 | Artist Talk with Robin Mitchell Join us for a special presentation by artist Robin Mitchell who will speak about her artistic practice and the role of color in her work. Mitchell’s painting Observatory (2018) is currently on view in the exhibition Inner Vision: Abstraction and Cognition. Free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
Spring 2025 Art Workshops
Join us for FREE art making workshops in the Museum! No RSVP required.
| Date: | Activity Schedule: |
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| Feb 13 | Drop-in Zine Workshop: Mental Health Resources |
| Mar 27 | Drop-in Art Workshop: Mini-Tapestries with Fiber Arts Club Led by the CSULB Fiber Arts Club, participants will hand-weave mini tapestries using mini looms, yarn, beads, and more! You can sketch a plan or freestyle as you create, your DIY tapestries are yours to keep. This workshop was inspired by artist Terri Friedman’s work Green Placebo (2019) on display in Inner Vision: Abstraction and Cognition. Free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
| Apr 10 | Drop-in Art Workshop: Notes to Future Selves: A Community Engagement Project Stop by the Museum and join us in the Education Lab to create artwork to display in the exhibition Notes to Future Selves: A Community Engagement Project. Art materials are provided. Free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
| Apr 23 | Outdoor Spring Art Activity Come join us for some fun, floral-inspired spring art activities. Think blooming flowers, fresh colors, and chill vibes. No pressure, just good tunes, good company, and some seriously fun art making! All supplies provided, just bring your imagination! Free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
| Apr 24 | Art Workshop: Color Drop in and get creative during this workshop inspired by artwork on view in the exhibition Inner Vision Abstraction and Cognition. In this unguided workshop visitors use colorful mediums to create their own take-home artwork. Facilitated by museum educators. All art supplies are provided. Free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
Spring 2025 Second Saturday Family Days
Join us for art making activities for all ages and skill levels at the Museum select Saturdays of the month over the course of the semester from 10am-2pm. Second Saturday Family Days are free and open to everyone.
| Date: | Activity Schedule: |
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| Mar 8 | Second Saturday Family Day Art Activities, 10am-2pm Art Park Tour, 12pm-1pm Museum Gallery Tours, 10am-11am, 1pm-2pm All programs are free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
| Apr 12 | Second Saturday Family Day Art Activities, 10am-2pm Art Park Tour, 12pm-1pm Museum Gallery Tours, 10am-11am, 1pm-2pm All programs are free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
Spring 2025 Member Events
Check in at the Museum and become a member! It’s FREE! Join us for art making activities for all ages and skill levels at the Museum.
Member Events are free and open to the public, no RSVP required.
| Date: | Activity Schedule: |
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| Feb 13 | Drop-in Art-making Workshop |
| Mar 19 | Prints and Drawings Collection Special Viewing Join us in viewing a curated collection of works from our Prints and Drawings Collection in a small group setting. Free and open to the public. RSVP is encouraged, as space is limited. |
Explore our archive of virtual programming and Art Encounter videos on YouTube. Art Encounter videos were produced with the generous support of the RuMBa Foundation.
The 2020–2021 inaugural program, PLATFORM, was a coalition collaborative project of CSU art museums and galleries called ConSortiUm featuring curators Erin Christovale and Valerie Cassel; artists Beatriz Cortez, Cristóbal Martínez and Kade L. Twist, Eyal Weizman, Shuan Leonardo, Howardena Pindell; and People's Kitchen Collective.
ConSortiUm’s participating CSU art museums and galleries include:
Bakersfield, Todd Madigan Gallery; Chico, Janet Turner Print Museum; East Bay, University Art Gallery; Fresno, Center for Creativity and the Arts; Fullerton, Nicholas & Lee Begovich Gallery and Grand Central Art Center; Humboldt, Reese Bullen Gallery and Goudi'ni Native American Arts Gallery; Long Beach, School of Art and Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum; Los Angeles, Luckman Gallery, Luckman Fine Arts Complex; Northridge, Art Galleries; Pomona, W. Keith & Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery and Don B. Huntley Gallery; Sacramento, University Galleries; San Bernardino, Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art; San Diego, University Art Galleries; San Francisco, Fine Arts Gallery; San Jose, Natalie and James Thompson Gallery; San Luis Obispo, University Art Gallery; Sonoma, University Art Gallery; and Stanislaus, University Art Gallery and Stan State Art Space.
