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EventsComets, Music, and Creativity at Pitzer Kohoutek
Pitzer’s student-led festival brings the campus and local community together for live music, art, sustainable fashion, and themed mocktails.
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- Campus Life
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ResearchK-Pop Fandom, Activism, and Academics
From BTS to K-dramas: Pitzer Assistant Professor Andrea Acosta introduces students to K-media’s potential for grassroots organizing in the digital space.
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- Intercollegiate Department of Media Studies
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Alumni AchievementsCommunity-Based Arts Leadership
Pitzer alum Griselda Suárez ’99 brings arts advocacy and civic engagement experience to her new role as the City of Long Beach’s first cultural affairs officer.
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Events“Atomic Dragons” Exhibition Explores Legacy of the Nuclear Age
Pitzer College Art Galleries Presents a Spring Group Exhibition by the SWANS Collective
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The Participant MagazineIllness, Love, and Memory
With “Aurora,” acclaimed artist Valeria Tizol Vivas presents an intimate exploration of identity
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College NewsActivist Artist Cienna Benn Remakes Altadena Heirlooms
As Pitzer’s 2025–26 activist artist in residence, Cienna Benn is collaborating with community partners to illustrate Black life and legacies in Altadena in response to the Eaton Fire.
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- Community Engagement Center (CEC)
- Pitzer College Art Galleries
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The Participant MagazinePitzer College Hosts Residency for Artists Affected by Eaton Fire
The Pepper Family Foundation gives Pitzer College a $20,000 grant to support a summer residency for four local artists to access resources at The Claremont Colleges.
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- Pitzer College Art Galleries
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College NewsMarvin James: Exploring History and Community as an Activist-Artist
Marvin James shared with students his practice in contemporary archiving, community-based knowledge, and the scientific method as Pitzer’s 2024–25 activist-artist-in-residence.
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- Pitzer College Art Galleries
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In the MediaThe Washington Post Profiles Sean Fentress ’17 as a Punk Visionary
The Washington Post has featured Pitzer alum Sean Fentress ’17 and bandmate Owen Deutsch’s visionary music as the New York punk duo Straw Man Army.
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EventsArt Historian Erika Doss Explores Vandalized Monuments as 2025 Glass Lecturer
Erika Doss will combine art history and American studies in the Glass Lecture about public art and cultural vandalism.
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