Art Gallery | Loge Level
The Soraya’s Art Gallery is located on the Loge Level of the Great Hall. Exhibitions are open to ticket holders one hour prior to Soraya-presented performances, during intermissions, and by appointment.
For more information, please contact Crystal Diaz at 818-677-8821 or via email at crystal.diaz@csun.edu
From Selma to Montgomery
The Voting Registration Campaigns of 1963 and 1965
February 1 – Present
John Lewis (3rd from L.), Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (center), Ralph Abernathy (2nd from R.), and Andrew Young lead the march from Selma to Montgomery which took place on March 21-25, 1965.
This photographic exhibition showcases images of the African American struggle to register and vote in Selma, Alabama. Photographer and social activist John Kouns traveled to Selma for the expressed purpose of documenting the work that would lead to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The images captured by Kouns focuses on the demonstrations and marches that took place before and after the infamous beatings that became known as "Bloody Sunday." Represented here are photos of Freedom Day, Turnaround Tuesday, and the final Selma to Montgomery marches.
CURATED BY THE TOM & ETHEL BRADLEY CENTER
Dr. Kent Kirkton, Founding Director
Dr. Karin Stanford, Special Projects Director
Keith Rice, Historian/Archivist
Tina Gharai, Archival Assistant
Lobby | Loge Level
String Series
Soraya Sarah Nazarian
Soraya Sarah Nazarian is an Iranian-born artist. A master in direct stone carving, her work explores themes of motherhood, family, spirituality and Iranian culture. In String Series (1996 – 2019) Soraya explores form and musicality—a reflection of her own family’s musicianship and their long and passionate interest in music performance.
Past Exhibits
Randye Sandel (November 9 – December 15, 2019)
Mark Holtzman (September 19 – November 3, 2019)
Music in Motion: Roxane I. Berger (April 4 – May 23, 2019)
The Soraya: A Photographic Exhibition by Luis Luque, Luque Photography (January 19 – March 31, 2019)
Melody Time by Alan Bodner (September 29 – December 15, 2018)