2025.4 Newsletter

WHAT WE BUILT IN 2025 AND WHERE WE’RE HEADED IN 2026!

As we wrap up 2025, I want to pause and reflect on a year of growth at Art Trippin’. We stayed grounded in our mission to make art history more accessible while amplifying marginalized artists.

This year included significant behind-the-scenes work, educational development, and travel through Egypt, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, and France, with Bali on the horizon.

Keep reading for highlights from 2025 and a preview of what’s coming in 2026.

ART TRIPPIN’ IN PRINT

It was so surreal to open up the November issue of Orange Coast Magazine to find an interview with yours truly! I got to share my passion for art history and talk about our mission here at Art Trippin’ to highlight artists that have been written out of the histories. If you didn’t get your hands on a copy, you can read the article online here.

LECTURES

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to give a talk about the powerful women of Baroque art history at Madero 1899 in Downtown Fullerton. “Beheadings and Betrayals” was a rollicking good time and a sold out event! I mean, who can pass up a night full of food, drinks, and badass women artists?

SIPS & STORIES: LIVE LECTURES ARE COMING

In response to your requests for more real-life connection and live learning, Sips & Stories Live Lecture Series is launching in early 2026.

The first series, Women in Mexican Art History, will spotlight artists and histories often left out of the canon in an accessible, conversation-driven format.

Registration opens in the new year. Spots will be limited. No busywork, just thoughtful engagement. 🙌🏻

In the meantime, check out the second season of the Art Trippin’ lecture series on YouTube. This season we covered ancient art history, from prehistoric to Etruscan and everything in between. Click here to watch!

ART TRIPPIN’ SEASON 1: ITALY

Drumroll please…🥁🥁🥁

We are BEYOND excited to announce that the first episode of Art Trippin' Season 1: Italy will be released February 12! Episode one: L’Antico ed il Nuovo (New & Old) will take you through Ostia Antica, Ostiense, and Centrale Montemartini, where the old meets the new in Rome.

This project would not have been possible without support from all of you—whether you’ve supported Art Trippin’ financially or by watching, liking, and commenting—and we want to celebrate with you. Join us for a watch party on Wednesday, February 11 to celebrate the release and be the first to watch! The watch party will be held at Fullerton College at 4pm in Room 1002, with free parking in Lot A. We will send out details as the date approaches, but mark your calendar for now. We hope to see you all there!

ART TRIPPIN’ TALK

During the “Beheadings and Betrayals” lecture, there was one slide that received a gasp from the audience. It read: “Out of thousands of works of art on view from the Getty’s permanent collection of historical painting and sculpture, only FOUR are by women artists: Lavinia Fontana, Luisa Roldán, Artemisia Gentileschi, and Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun.” Yes, you read that correctly: only four. 

That fact might bring to mind a Guerilla Girls poster from 1989:

The Guerrilla Girls, an anonymous artist-activist collective formed in 1985, emerged in response to persistent gender and racial inequities in the art world and beyond. Nearly four decades later, their work remains urgently relevant, underscoring how much progress still needs to be made toward equitable representation in the arts. Their exhibition How to Be a Guerrilla Girl is currently on view at the Getty Center (the irony is not lost on us, but we’re always encouraged to see the benefits of steps in the right direction) for those who wish to experience their work in person.

If the statistics shared in my lecture sparked frustration, that reaction speaks to why these conversations matter. Art Trippin’ exists to keep these dialogues visible, accessible, and ongoing. You can support this work in many ways: subscribe to our YouTube channel, register for the upcoming Sips & Stories lecture series, engage with us on social media, book a travel consultation, or join one of our trips. Most importantly, stay connected as we continue working together toward a more inclusive and representative art history

Here’s to another year of bringing marginalized artists into the spotlight! Happy New Year Art Trippers 🥂✨

Dr. Megan Lorraine Debin

Written by: Dr. Megan Lorraine Debin, Natalie D’Allura (www.linkedin.com/in/nataliedallura)