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Thesis Exhibitions

Intimate public gatherings for shared study. Our exhibitions curate the individual studies from local artists and archivists into a collective learning experience for our community.

A contextualizing archive for ancestral, intuitive, and subjective memory-keeping. Consisting of material, written, visual, and sonic ephemera this archive is oriented by our intuitive pedagogy and interdependent research development. Thesis collections and exhibitions are regularly produced to concentrate the archive’s scope and engage in re-membering as a social practice.

Worldbuilding 3000 Symposium

April 2-9, 2025 at Pitzer College, Salethe Gallery in Claremont, CA

Presented by the ITS-IN-SCOPE Freedom Institute, Worldbuilding 3000 resembles a college course, institutional symposium, and gallery exhibition. Comprised of a trio of workshops, artist talks, and an installation by Marvin James, this symposium culminates their role as Pitzer College’s 2024-25 Artist-Activist in Residence. Each session is designed to explore worldbuilding as a resistance praxis. Our intention is bringing learners from within and beyond the institution together to center Black and Indigenous experiences, hold space for intimate curiosities, and continue to build desired futures amidst our present realities.

artists & archivists
Marvin James

programming
April 02: People’s Propaganda — Marvin James with Dr. Alicia Bonaparte
April 06: Contemporary Archiving — Marvin James with Mariah Green
April 09: Cooperative Placemaking — Marvin James with Dr. Marilyn Grell-Brisk

curation
Marvin James

partners
Pitzer College
Pitzer College Community Engagement Center
Pitzer College Art Galleries