October 8, 2025, Petaluma - The Herold Mahoney Library Gallery at SRJC Petaluma presents the SRJC Theatre Arts Hollywood Costumes exhibit, on view from October 13, 2025, to April 10, 2026. The exhibit features costumes from SRJC Theatre productions, and photographs of Hollywood costumes featured in the recent publication The Costumes of Hollywood: Highlights from The Collection of Motion Picture Costume Design by SRJC’s Coleen Scott Trivett and Hollywood costume collector Larry McQueen.
Coleen Scott Trivett is tenured faculty in the SRJC Theatre Arts and Fashion Studies Department, heading the Costume Design, Technology, and Makeup programs. She received two grants from the Faculty Fund for Advanced Studies (FFAS) to complete work on the book. Larry McQueen is a leading Hollywood costume historian and archivist with one of the largest private collections in the world.
In addition to highlighting photos from the publication, the Careen Education (CE) Costume Design program will be curating costumes from the SRJC collection inspired by Hollywood costumes. Items and posters from past productions will be on display additional examples of the specialty crafts and skills that students learn in our program.
Join the Herold Mahoney Library Gallery and SRJC Theatre Arts at the following events to celebrate art, community, the talents of SRJC students and faculty, and professional partnerships.
The Costumes of Hollywood Book Event - Friday, October 17, 2-4:30 pm - Frank Chong Studio Theatre, Santa Rosa campus
Theatre Arts will host a conversational interview with Coleen Scott Trivett and Larry McQueen in the cozy Frank Chong Studio Theatre. Light refreshments will be served in the Luther Burbank Auditorium lobby. Listen ahead of time to the Costumes of Hollywood podcast. Secure your free spot by registering for The Costumes of Hollywood Book Event at SRJC. Any donations for the event will be used to support SRJC's technical theatre design students' attendance at the National USITT Conference in Long Beach, CA, in March 2026.
Exhibit Opening Reception at Lumafest - Saturday, October 18, 12-2 pm, Herold Mahoney Library Gallery, Petaluma campus
Enjoy refreshments donated by Petaluma Market and meet the authors of Costumes of Hollywood, Coleen Scott Trivett and Larry McQueen. They will be answering questions and signing (pre-purchased) copies of their book during the reception from 12:00-2:00 pm; no event registration is required. The Library Gallery will be open from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. during Lumafest.
Art exhibits at the Herold Mahoney Library are funded by the Art in the SRJC Libraries Endowment at the SRJC Foundation.
