CSU Monterey Bay students and faculty members have played a key role in an exhibit at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas.

Art Department chair Lila Staples co-curated an exhibit with the center’s Deborah Silguero that showcases the works of artists Belle Yang and her father, Joseph Yang.

Students in Professor Angelica Muro’s digital art class were involved in the design and fabrication of the exhibition.

The exhibit opened on Aug. 4 and will be on display through Oct. 28.

On Sept. 22, Dr. Staples (pictured at right) will present a slide lecture discussing the playful and profound aspects of the works in the show. Details are available on the Steinbeck Center website.

According to Silguero, curator of exhibitions and collections at the Steinbeck Center, Muro’s students designed a three-dimensional “viewer-participation gallery” based on Belle Yang’s artistic books and characters.

“Her characters come to life though projected and digital images, a children’s reading interactive area, kinetic art, and much more,” Silguero said. One installation features a koi pond with projections of fish moving around. A winged image of Belle Yang hangs from the ceiling, taken from one of her own visuals. The wings flap and move. The children’s reading area includes a metal installation with magnetized models of her animal characters.

For more information on the exhibit and the lecture by Dr. Staples, visit the Steinbeck Center online. Learn about CSUMB’s Visual and Public Art Department.