Orange Coast College’s Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion presents an exhibition titled “What Will Remain: Art in the Time of Human Dominion.” The in-person group show, which will run from Oct. 11 until Dec. 4, will showcase artists whose work explores the inseparability of humans and nature; recognizing that humans have clearly marked the earth in a way that may be detectible millennia from now when future archaeologists dig through sediments yet to be. The implicit question is what will remain if humans do not reframe their viewpoint to one of partnership with all other life?
“What Will Remain” is curated by The Doyle’s director, Tyler Stallings, and focuses on work from faculty in the departments of Art, Digital Media and Design, Film and Television, and Photography from the Visual and Performing Arts Division at OCC, representing a microcosm of worldwide concerns over the planet’s rapidly changing condition.
“Through lyrical visions, metaphor, and visual play, and using varied media, ranging from painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, digital media, and documentation, these artists explore ramifications on the environment resulting from a human-centric viewpoint,” says Stallings.
There will be a preview reception on Thursday, Oct. 14, from 5–7 p.m., and an opening reception on Saturday, Oct. 16, from 2–4 p.m. Admission to all events is free, and parking is free throughout the campus during the Fall 2021 semester.
The exhibition includes 25 individual artists and one collective of five artists for a total of 30 participants:
Please note that masks are required when indoors at Orange Coast College buildings, due to COVID-19 precautions and campus policies.
Modified gallery hours for Fall 2021 are Tuesday thru Thursday, 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., and First Saturdays, Noon until 4 p.m (Nov. 6 and Dec. 4). The gallery is closed on Fridays and school holidays in Fall 2021 (Nov. 11 and 25).
The Doyle is located next to OCC’s Parking Lot D, off Merrimac Way, building 180, between Starbucks and the Art Center classrooms. For additional information, call (714) 432-5738, or visit The Doyle website.