Public lecture by arts leader Mari Robles, 69th Annual Juried Student Exhibition

Thursday, Mar. 27, 2025, 5:30–6:30 p.m.

Ayres 120

Free

Public lecture by arts leader Mari Robles, the 69th Annual Student Art Exhibition Juror

Mari Robles is an arts leader and executive guided by a mission to connect all people to quality arts education. She is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. She previously served as Executive Director at Headlands Center for the Arts, a multidisciplinary residency and arts center located in Golden Gate National Park, where she led the Center's deep commitment to the creative process for artists and the public.

Robles has also held positions at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Pérez Art Museum, Miami, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and the DreamYard Art Center in the Bronx. In all her roles, Robles has crafted 21st-century museum experiences with progressive approaches to pedagogy and engagement that support people, constituents, and broad networks of partners at the service of sustainable community-building, dialogue, civic participation, and social change.

Robles holds a Master's in art education from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and studied art history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

This event is free and open to the public. It's generously supported by the Hopper Visiting Artist series, the Department of Art & Art History and the College of Humanities and Fine Arts.

Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing special accommodations or who have questions about physical access may call 530-898-5331 in advance of the event.

emacdonald1@csuchico.edu