Campus Collaborations
The Crisis Carnival
SDSU ReBorder Conference
In Fall 2019, SDSU launched an annual binational conference called RE:BORDER, which addresses critical issues in the transborder region of California and Baja California. Working with the Office of the President, Arts Alive SDSU serves on the Steering Committee and arranges the participation of faculty and students in the arts whose work offers creative and compelling perspectives for the conference sessions. In Fall 2023, student artists from both San Diego State University and Universidad Autónoma de Baja California were invited to work on teams on site. Themed "Post Borders," this event encourages artists to produce original pieces that resonate with the conference's core themes. The artists envisioned a world liberated from conventional and conceptual boundaries, prompting them to create works that capture the perspectives deliberated at the Symposium.
Lalo Alcaraz Pop-up Exhibition
In the Spring of 2023, in collaboration with School of Art and Design (College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts), and the MALAS Program (College of Arts and Letters) we hosted
SDSU Campus Benches
Scattered across San Diego State University, the Art Benches brighten the campus and invite passersby to sit, reflect, and engage each other in conversation. Designed and painted by students under faculty guidance, these unique benches address themes relevant to campus culture and offer vibrant, compelling, and functional art for the entire SDSU community.
SDSU Campus Murals
In the Spring of 2021, a mural competition resulted in five new pieces of art for the SDSU campus. Each work focuses on a specific social justice issue, and were completed by teams of SDSU students and alumni. Hosted by the Division of Student Affairs and Campus Diversity, the School of Art and Design, and Arts Alive SDSU, the Social Justice Mural Project Teams from the Mesa Campus and the Imperial Valley Campus were encouraged to apply, and all teams had access to a mentor from the School of Art and Design, SDSU student Sabrina Davidson.
Through the summer of 2021 and the 2021-22 academic year, the five selected artworks were produced and installed on campus.