Martinez Experimental Wall - a brief history - on display at the Meyer Library

From idea to process to completion: the latest exhibition in the storefront window of the Meyer Library, curated by Hannah Novillo Erickson, a graduate student in the Curatorial Practice program and the library’s new Assistant Curator for 2015/2016, follows the work of a team of six students at California College of the Arts as they created a new mural on the Martinez Hall mural wall this summer with mural artist and professor Eduardo Pineda. The mural addresses the arts and cultural diversity at CCA. A section of the pounce pattern and other materials and inspirations used in the creation of the 2015 mural are on view, while just inside the library various pieces from CCA’s archive encourage viewers to explore the rich history of the Martinez Experimental Wall.

CCAC’s first mural was created in 1971 and for the past 44 years a changing array of visions have graced the Martinez Hall mural wall. Inside the library items from the CCA/C archives, curated by Jennine Scarboro, tell the story of the history of the mural wall, highlighting not just the murals created, but also how these works reflect CCACs shifting institutional values, particularly in regard to the politics of diversity. Scan the QR codes on the captions with your camera phone to see other mural images from the CCA/C archives. Come check it out!