A reception will be held for the exhibits on Thursday, Sept. 11, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in conjunction with an open house at the Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas Collection.

The Sascha Brastoff Foundation recently created endowments devoted to scholarships and program expenses for CSUN ceramics students. 

California State University Northridge’s Department of Chicana/o Studies and its Chicano House are collaborating with the Department of Art and Design to create a Dia de los Muertos celebration that honors the memories of loved ones lost over the years.

Art comes in many forms — paintings, ceramics, photography or even collages. Regardless of the medium, it can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary, create beauty from the profane, evoke emotions and inspire the imagination.