The Santa Monica College Emeritus Art Gallery will present its 2025 Annual Student Photography Exhibition on Thursday, March 13. The exhibition will be presented online at the gallery’s website at smc.edu/emeritusgallery. A free, live Zoom Virtual Launch Event will be held online from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 13. A link at smc.edu/emeritusgallery takes guests directly to the exhibition’s opening reception.
The opening reception will be hosted by Emeritus Art Gallery Curator Jesse Benson. The reception includes a live scroll through the exhibition and a discussion between Benson and several of the exhibit’s photographers about selected images.
To see the photographs online at any time after 5 p.m. on March 13, viewers may go to smc.edu/emeritusgallery and click the 2025 Annual Emeritus Student Photography Exhibition link, available 24 hours a day. The link takes viewers directly to the exhibition album on a Facebook page that is open to public viewing (Facebook account not necessary).
“In addition to classic types of photographic captures, this year’s participants have pushed into experimental digital media approaches,” said Benson. “The show documents amazing moments and experiences from across the globe while showcasing the technical prowess of our student body.”
The group exhibition features a remarkable variety of recent photographic works created by 32 students. The students are: John Alcantara, Dian Andrews, Parvaneh Bassiri, Kathleen Battersby, Terry Brown, Dorli Burge, Angela Castellano, Mina Choksi, Rebel Clair, Miles Clay, Keith Davis, Yvonne Diaz, Darlene Gaston, Jim Gerstley, Susan Hannan, Michelle Hirshowitz, Marilyn Kabakov, Ellie Kahn, Elaine Leonard, Francine Lyness, Cindy Sanchez Mattson, Vicki Maturo, Elaine Maxwell, Mike Muttera, Susan O’Carroll, Regina Pally, Doris Power, Linda Rosman, Ganna Shneydina, Marilyn Stern, Jo Tashima, and Monica Thornhill-Joynes.
The widely praised SMC Emeritus program – founded by Santa Monica College in 1975 as a noncredit program to serve the lifelong learning interests of older adults – offers more than 120 noncredit adult education classes and special programs that serve more than 3,000 students each year. More information is available by visiting smc.edu/emeritusgallery or calling 310-434-4306.
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Cindy Sanchez Mattson_Sentinels 5946.jpg: “Sentinels” (2024) by Cindy Sanchez Mattson will be on display online as part of the 2025 Annual Emeritus Student Photography Exhibition starting March 13. Exhibit opening reception on March 13, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at smc.edu/emeritusgallery. Exhibit and reception are free.
KathleenBattersby_Girlinlabyrinth.jpg: “Girl in Labyrinth” (2025) by Kathleen Battersby will be shown as part of the 2025 Annual Emeritus Student Photography Exhibition starting March 13 at smc.edu/emeritusgallery.
Mina Choksi Life on Colorado River.jpg: “Life on Colorado River” (2025) by Mina Choksi will be shown as part of the 2025 Annual Emeritus Student Photography Exhibition starting March 13 at smc.edu/emeritusgallery.