An Artistic Inauguration

Judy L. Larson will be installed as the first holder of the R. Anthony Askew Chair in Art on Friday, Jan. 23, with a ceremony at 10:30 a.m. in Murchison Gym. A panel of art professionals will discuss “The Meaning and Value of Museums in the 21st Century” at 3:30 p.m. in Porter Theatre, and Larson will give a lecture, “The Adams Center for the Visual Arts: Transforming Communities Through Art,” at 5 p.m. in Porter Theatre. All events are free and open to the public.

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To arrange interviews or for more information, please contact the Arts Coordinator at ssquire@westmont.edu or (805) 565-6889.

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Tony Askew introduced Judy L. Larson at the installation ceremony.
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Judy L. Larson receives her inaugural medal from Gayle Beebe, president of Westmont, and Steve Stong, chair of the board of trustees
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Tony Askew and Judy L. Larson after the installation ceremony
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Judy L. Larson holds up the medal naming her the R. Anthony Askew Chair in Art
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Judy L. Larson with keynote speaker Amalia Amaki
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Mary Case, founding director of Qm² , moderated a panel discussion.
(c) Jessica Conrad

Dane Goodman, director of the Atkinson Gallery at Santa Barbara City College, spoke at the panel discussion.
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Randall Stout , president of Randall Stout Architects Inc. , spoke at the panel discussion.
(c) Jessica Conrad

Amalia Amaki, artist and professor at the University of Alabama, spoke at the panel discussion.
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Judy L. Larson
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Tony Askew
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Judy L. Larson and Tony Askew