Hilbert Museum of California Art in Old Towne Orange

123 - Sep / Oct 24

Showcasing the Best of the Best

As you enter the California Art Club’s 113th Annual Gold Medal exhibition, currently on view (through October 26) at the Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University, you can’t help but notice the majestic life-sized lion sculpture that lounges on a long pedestal, seeming... Read More →

As you enter the California Art Club’s 113th Annual Gold Medal exhibition, currently on view (through October 26) at the Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University, you can’t help but notice the majestic... Read More →

122 - Jul / Aug 24

Hilbert Museum of California Art

Same Place, Another Time: Views of Orange county

The beauty of Orange County and the essence of its people, places and particularities are in focus in the current exhibition “Same Place, Another Time: Views of Orange County” at the Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University. The show, one of 10 exhibitions... Read More →

The beauty of Orange County and the essence of its people, places and particularities are in focus in the current exhibition “Same Place, Another Time: Views of Orange County” at the Hilbert Museum of California... Read More →

73 - Jan / Feb 16

Hilbert Museum of California Art

Hilbert Museum of Califonia Art With its unique combination of manmade and natural—from the mountains and ocean to Hollywood—California is truly like no other state. It is the Golden State’s majesty and vibrant history that is depicted in the extensive California Scene painting collection at... Read More →

Hilbert Museum of Califonia Art With its unique combination of manmade and natural—from the mountains and ocean to Hollywood—California is truly like no other state. It is the Golden State’s majesty and vibrant history that... Read More →

115 - May / Jun 23

American Stories: Midcentury Magazine Illustrations

at the Hilbert Museum

The period from the 1930s to the 1960s marked a significant time in American magazine and advertising illustrations. During this time, illustrations played a vital role in advertising and media campaigns, and many illustrators achieved fame and success through their work in magazines and advertisements.... Read More →

The period from the 1930s to the 1960s marked a significant time in American magazine and advertising illustrations. During this time, illustrations played a vital role in advertising and media campaigns, and many illustrators achieved... Read More →

126 - Mar / Apr 25

Artist, John Kosta

Paintings are an Ode to an Overlooked River

The Los Angeles River has been a vital lifeline for the City of Los Angeles and its region, shaping the city’s development and culture. Historically, the natural river and its ebbs and flows served as a crucial water source for indigenous communities and early settlers.... Read More →

The Los Angeles River has been a vital lifeline for the City of Los Angeles and its region, shaping the city’s development and culture. Historically, the natural river and its ebbs and flows served as... Read More →

108 - Mar / Apr 22

Bradford J. Salamon

Forging Ahead at the Hilbert Museum

When a well-known artist holds a “retrospective” exhibition at a museum, it’s usually the artist looking back on the fullness of an entire career, its triumphs and all its waystations and landmarks. The exhibition “Bradford J. Salamon: Forging Ahead,” currently at the Hilbert Museum of... Read More →

When a well-known artist holds a “retrospective” exhibition at a museum, it’s usually the artist looking back on the fullness of an entire career, its triumphs and all its waystations and landmarks. The exhibition “Bradford... Read More →

103 - May / Jun 21

Collette Creppell

Vice President of Campus Planning & Design

Collette Creppell As often happens with successful professionals, a thread tends to run through their lives tying all the pieces together. In Collette Creppell’s case, that thread is creating a sense of place within communities. Chapman University’s Vice President of Campus Planning and Design has... Read More →

Collette Creppell As often happens with successful professionals, a thread tends to run through their lives tying all the pieces together. In Collette Creppell’s case, that thread is creating a sense of place within communities.... Read More →

94 - Jul / Aug 19

Gardena High School's Extraordinary Art Collection

at the Hilbert Museum of California Art

Gardena High School in Gardena—a city in the South Bay region of Los Angeles—owns one of the most spectacular assemblages of California art in the state. It’s a stunning collection of paintings founded a hundred years ago, donated to the school by its graduating senior... Read More →

Gardena High School in Gardena—a city in the South Bay region of Los Angeles—owns one of the most spectacular assemblages of California art in the state. It’s a stunning collection of paintings founded a hundred... Read More →

103 - May / Jun 21

George Samerjan

Paris & Los Angeles

A significant part of the mission of the Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University is to bring renewed recognition to California figurative and representational artists of the past 100 or so years. Some of these artists had begun to slip from the larger... Read More →

A significant part of the mission of the Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University is to bring renewed recognition to California figurative and representational artists of the past 100 or so years. Some... Read More →

104 - Jul / Aug 21

Gold Medal Dreams

Prestigious Art Club's Exhibition at the Hilbert Museum

- - - - 110th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition July 10 - August 14, 2021 One of the oldest art clubs in the United States, the California Art Club will hold its 110th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition at Chapman University’s Hilbert Museum of California Art from... Read More →

- - - - 110th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition July 10 - August 14, 2021 One of the oldest art clubs in the United States, the California Art Club will hold its 110th Annual Gold Medal... Read More →

105 - Sep / Oct 21

Henrietta Berk

In Living Color

Henrietta Berk in her studio, 1969. She was a typical 1950s housewife—until she wasn’t. California artist Henrietta Berk (1919-1990) had one of the most unique and dynamic career trajectories of any midcentury painter—and then faded from the spotlight. Now the Hilbert Museum of California Art... Read More →

Henrietta Berk in her studio, 1969. She was a typical 1950s housewife—until she wasn’t. California artist Henrietta Berk (1919-1990) had one of the most unique and dynamic career trajectories of any midcentury painter—and then faded... Read More →

125 - Jan / Feb 25

Hilbert Museum

Presents "Picturing Paradise, Gordon McClelland's Orange Box Labels Exhibition

Back in the 1880s, if you were a middle class or wealthy person on the East Coast or in the Midwestern United States, you were probably a new customer for a sweet, golden bounty suddenly flowing by train from California: citrus fruits. With the construction... Read More →

Back in the 1880s, if you were a middle class or wealthy person on the East Coast or in the Midwestern United States, you were probably a new customer for a sweet, golden bounty suddenly... Read More →

120 - Mar / Apr 24

Hilbert Museum

Art of the Airwaves: Old Radios Show Off High Style

You might not think, at first, that antique plastic radios belong in an art museum’s collection. But after you see the new exhibition, “Art of the Airwaves: Radios from The Hilbert Collection,” at the Hilbert Museum of California Art through August 7, you might think... Read More →

You might not think, at first, that antique plastic radios belong in an art museum’s collection. But after you see the new exhibition, “Art of the Airwaves: Radios from The Hilbert Collection,” at the Hilbert... Read More →

105 - Sep / Oct 21

Jim Byron

Explore & Learn at the Richard Nixon Library

The Nixon Seminar, a program that convenes virtually, aims to “educate the next generation of policy makers and national security specialists,” says Jim Byron, Executive Vice President of the Nixon Foundation, which facilitates the monthly seminars. - - - - The Richard Nixon Library and... Read More →

The Nixon Seminar, a program that convenes virtually, aims to “educate the next generation of policy makers and national security specialists,” says Jim Byron, Executive Vice President of the Nixon Foundation, which facilitates the monthly... Read More →

118 - Nov / Dec 23

Jim Wodark

Portraying the Beauty of the American West

Jim Wodark The wide-open skies of the vast American deserts, the rugged multihued rock walls of canyons and buttes, the ever-changing light of the West—from golden dawns to purple dusks—these are the subjects of acclaimed artist Jim Wodark’s oil paintings. Wodark, a resident of Orange,... Read More →

Jim Wodark The wide-open skies of the vast American deserts, the rugged multihued rock walls of canyons and buttes, the ever-changing light of the West—from golden dawns to purple dusks—these are the subjects of acclaimed... Read More →

86 - Mar / Apr 18

Making Waves: A Tribute to John Severson & Rick Griffin

at the Hilbert Museum

Surf Culture Art founders, John Severson (left) and Rick Griffin, pictured here in the 1980s. - - - - Almost as soon as the ancient Polynesian sport of surfing invaded California’s shores in the 20th century, an entire socioeconomic subculture began springing up around it.... Read More →

Surf Culture Art founders, John Severson (left) and Rick Griffin, pictured here in the 1980s. - - - - Almost as soon as the ancient Polynesian sport of surfing invaded California’s shores in the 20th... Read More →

121 - May / Jun 24

Mark Hilbert

Founder of the Hilbert Museum of California Art

Mark Hilbert Since he was a boy growing up in Pasadena in the 1950s, history has fascinated Mark Hilbert. It is therefore fitting that he and his wife, Janet, founded the Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University. The one-of-a-kind museum, which opened in... Read More →

Mark Hilbert Since he was a boy growing up in Pasadena in the 1950s, history has fascinated Mark Hilbert. It is therefore fitting that he and his wife, Janet, founded the Hilbert Museum of California... Read More →

92 - Mar / Apr 19

Mary Blair

A Genius of Color & Style

Mary Blair (1911-1978) is known worldwide to Disney fans as the matchless designer, illustrator and colorist, who set the tone for such iconic animated films of the wartime era through the midcentury as Dumbo (1941), Saludos Amigos (1942), The Three Caballeros (1945), Song of the... Read More →

Mary Blair (1911-1978) is known worldwide to Disney fans as the matchless designer, illustrator and colorist, who set the tone for such iconic animated films of the wartime era through the midcentury as Dumbo (1941),... Read More →

82 - Jul / Aug 17

Mary Platt

Director of the Hilbert Museum of California Art

Mary Platt The way Mary Platt sees it, the world is her toy box. Chapman University’s Director of the Hilbert Museum and former Director of Communications and Media Relations wakes up every morning to a new day buzzing with myriad possibilities. For Platt, there’s no such... Read More →

Mary Platt The way Mary Platt sees it, the world is her toy box. Chapman University’s Director of the Hilbert Museum and former Director of Communications and Media Relations wakes up every morning to a new... Read More →

114 - Mar / Apr 23

Matt Parlow

Executive Vice President, Chief Advancement Officer

Matt Parlow When Chapman University’s former Executive Vice President, Chief Advancement Officer (EVP/CAO) left in September 2021, Matt Parlow had no idea he would soon be stepping into the position. At the time, he was happily serving as Chapman University’s Dean of Fowler School of... Read More →

Matt Parlow When Chapman University’s former Executive Vice President, Chief Advancement Officer (EVP/CAO) left in September 2021, Matt Parlow had no idea he would soon be stepping into the position. At the time, he was... Read More →

121 - May / Jun 24

Messengers of Memory

at the Hilbert Museum of California Art

Memory: an element both fragile and strong, fleeting yet enduring. For Holocaust survivors, memory can evoke both pain and meaning. Sharing the memories of that horrific era requires the courage to speak the unspeakable, and to describe the unimaginable. Sponsored by the Rodgers Center for... Read More →

Memory: an element both fragile and strong, fleeting yet enduring. For Holocaust survivors, memory can evoke both pain and meaning. Sharing the memories of that horrific era requires the courage to speak the unspeakable, and... Read More →

107 - Jan / Feb 22

Michael Johnson

Capio Lumen Captures the Light

MICHAEL JOHNSON's Digital Illuminated Manuscripts on Exhibit at the Hilbert Museum of California Art Bright flowers dance on the page, the tendrils of their vines entwining around colorful birds, butterflies and other creatures, ranging from lions to deer to roosters. A large, elaborate initial letter,... Read More →

MICHAEL JOHNSON's Digital Illuminated Manuscripts on Exhibit at the Hilbert Museum of California Art Bright flowers dance on the page, the tendrils of their vines entwining around colorful birds, butterflies and other creatures, ranging from... Read More →

119 - Jan / Feb 24

Newly Expanded Hilbert Museum

to Open with a Colorful Mosaic Welcoming All on Feb. 23

Hilbert Museum of California Art Residents and visitors from afar have grown to know and love the Hilbert Museum of California Art, located in Old Towne Orange and owned by Chapman University. The free art destination has become a popular tourist attraction, with top ratings... Read More →

Hilbert Museum of California Art Residents and visitors from afar have grown to know and love the Hilbert Museum of California Art, located in Old Towne Orange and owned by Chapman University. The free art... Read More →

91 - Jan / Feb 19

Norman Rockwell

One of American's Best-Known Artists

One of Norman Rockwell’s most beloved works, “Crestwood Commuter Station,” is not one of the master American illustrator’s usual close-up character studies. Instead, Rockwell’s artist’s-eye “camera” pulls back to reveal a wide shot of the hustle and bustle of a commuter train station in the... Read More →

One of Norman Rockwell’s most beloved works, “Crestwood Commuter Station,” is not one of the master American illustrator’s usual close-up character studies. Instead, Rockwell’s artist’s-eye “camera” pulls back to reveal a wide shot of the... Read More →

91 - Jan / Feb 19

Orange County Transportation Authority

New Parking Structure to Debut in February

Orange Metrolink Parking Structure A block east of Orange’s historic train depot and Transportation Center, a large and handsome structure has taken form. The new Metrolink Parking Structure at the Orange Transportation Center is a welcome sight to many businesses and homeowners in the area,... Read More →

Orange Metrolink Parking Structure A block east of Orange’s historic train depot and Transportation Center, a large and handsome structure has taken form. The new Metrolink Parking Structure at the Orange Transportation Center is a... Read More →

116 - Jul / Aug 23

Rocket Launch Agency

Taking Off in Old Towne Orange

Rocket Launch President Mike Wheeler (left), Vice President of Marketing and Advertising Erin Gibbons and Vice President of Public Relations Dan Nasitka meet in the agency’s Old Towne office, which they opened in 2020. The trio used their creative experience to launch a full-service marketing... Read More →

Rocket Launch President Mike Wheeler (left), Vice President of Marketing and Advertising Erin Gibbons and Vice President of Public Relations Dan Nasitka meet in the agency’s Old Towne office, which they opened in 2020. The... Read More →

75 - May / Jun 16

See You at the Hilbert

It isn’t every day that a museum opens in your own backyard featuring the work of topnotch artists depicting scenes from nearby landmarks. Such is the case with the newly opened Chapman University Hilbert Museum of California Art. Displaying California Scene paintings generally not seen anywhere... Read More →

It isn’t every day that a museum opens in your own backyard featuring the work of topnotch artists depicting scenes from nearby landmarks. Such is the case with the newly opened Chapman University Hilbert Museum of... Read More →

67 - Jan / Feb 15

The Hilbert Collection

Hilbert Museum of California Art When Mark and Janet Hilbert bought their first home in 1993, the couple’s tight decorating budget prompted them to scour garage sales and consignment shops for reasonably priced furnishings and accessories. Delighted to find a watercolor painting they liked in... Read More →

Hilbert Museum of California Art When Mark and Janet Hilbert bought their first home in 1993, the couple’s tight decorating budget prompted them to scour garage sales and consignment shops for reasonably priced furnishings and... Read More →

124 - Nov / Dec 24

Timothy J. Clark

A Journey Through Art & Time

Painter Timothy J. Clark is an artist always on the move—both physically and creatively. His works reflect a deep engagement with place, capturing the essence of a location through a painterly lens that mixes realism with emotional expression. His extraordinary talent is in the spotlight... Read More →

Painter Timothy J. Clark is an artist always on the move—both physically and creatively. His works reflect a deep engagement with place, capturing the essence of a location through a painterly lens that mixes realism... Read More →

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