I write this in response to questions directed to me by the [Long Beach State] School of Art Concerned Students of Color and Allies. University Art Museum staff are precluded from comment due to the ongoing appeal process. I want to be clear, I speak only in my capacity as[Read More…]
Tag: Kimberli Meyer
Letter to the Editor: A response to the firing of Kimberli Meyer
A Response to the College of the Arts Dean Cyrus Parker-Jeannette, Long Beach State Spokesperson Terri Carbaugh, California State University Employees Union Chapter 315 President Jennifer Moran, and whom else it may concern: Since the firing of the University Art Museum director Kimberli Meyer on Sept. 11, there have been[Read More…]
Records hung on a campus tree in response to police brutality
Twenty vinyl records representing people of color who who were victims of police brutality and gun violence hung from a tree near the retired Prospector Pete statue, in a politically motivated art piece by senior studio art major Ashley Galvan. “#Paused,” Galvan’s statement piece, is not only a condemnation of[Read More…]
Dean of the Arts holds Q&A session to address concerns on the sudden dismissal of UAM director
Students and faculty were left with more questions than answers after a public forum to address “American MONUMENT,” and the firing of University Art Museum Director Kimberli Meyer provided no new revelations for attendees. Around 40 people attended the session Tuesday which was led by Cyrus Parker-Jeannette, dean of the[Read More…]
Director of the University of Art Museum to no longer serve in her position
College of Arts announced Tuesday afternoon in an email that Director of the University of Art Museum, Kimberli Meyer will stop occupying her position “as of today.” “She has been an asset to the museum and to the university in so many ways, and I am grateful for her work[Read More…]