Current Exhibitions | Past Exhibitions

MARCH 6 – APRIL 18, 2025

Opening Reception: Thursday, March 6, 6-8 pm 

“Artists, philosophers, and statesmen dream of changing the way we see the world. Tom actually did.” *

In 1988, before the Internet was born, artist Tom Van Sant envisioned an interactive ‘live’ Earth model that could help save our planet. So, working at technology's outermost reaches, he and his scientist-collaborators created the groundbreaking GeoSphere Project. Over the next two decades, the Project was installed on five continents, fundamentally influenced U.S. policy, demonstrated a post-Cold War environmental function for military technology, generated one of the world’s most reproduced images, and paved the way for Google Earth.

Today, the race is on to make a 21st-century version of the Geosphere Project. When they’re fully realized, “Earth Systems Digital Twins” will act like their sibling to inform our responses to climate change. As Van Sant anticipated, ‘live’ Earth models may yet save the world.

By placing the Geosphere Project in context with Tom Van Sant's trajectory and influences, An Earth Twin at the Digital Dawn throws a much-deserved spotlight on the extraordinary achievements of a visionary artist.

Curated by Janet Owen Driggs and designed by Lara Hoad with Andrew Byrom, An Earth Twin at the Digital Dawn was produced by the 18th Street Art Center, Otis College of Art and Design, and Cypress College Art Gallery. It was originally presented at the 18th St. Art Center with PST ART: Art & Science Collide and DNA Festival Santa Monica.

* Dr. Oscar Janiger

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Forthcoming Exhibitions

THE STUDENTS’ SHOW, 2025

MAY 8– MAY 23

Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony:

Thursday, May 8, 6:00-8:00 pm

Our annual exhibition of works made by students in the Cypress College Visual and Performing Arts Division, The Students’ Show features works selected by the student artists themselves to spotlight their creativity, skills, and achievements.

HAITI GLOBAL SOUTH, 2025

Fall 2025

Curated by filmmaker and founder of the Haiti International Film Festival, Jacquil Constant, Haiti Global South, 2025 will showcase the immense talent of the Haitian Diaspora, as well as aspects of Haitian history and spirituality. The exhibition will include paintings by contemporary Haitian and Haitian American artists; including Samuel Louis, whose magical realism portrays beautiful homes and people living their everyday lives; Jean Rene-Rinvil, whose digital works address social injustice in Haiti; and Ayanna Legros, who uses recycled objects to make Haitian art with a strong social message.

The exhibition will also include images of and by Haitian women showing them as the “poto mitan” (center of the family) restoring their communities through their love and dedication. Finally, images of the ancestors of Haiti's Independence and the creolization of Haitian culture will be included alongside Jacquil Constant’s award-winning film, Haiti Is A Nation of Artists, about the transformational art created after the devastating earthquake of 2010.

The exhibition is part of the 9th SUR:Biennial, a presentation of works by local and international artists influenced by the artistic traditions of Mexico, Central & South America, and the Caribbean. In addition, it will open for the 2025 Cypress College International Festival with a special screening of curator Jacquil Constant’s documentary: Haiti is a Nation of Artists.