Cornel West to deliver UC Regents’ Lecture at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music April 29, 2022 The lecture, which will be held Wednesday, May 11, at 5 p.m., is free and open to the public.
11 UCLA faculty members elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences April 28, 2022 UCLA had the second highest number of honorees among colleges and universities this year, followed by Stanford, UC Berkeley, MIT and Yale.
2022 UCLA Festival of Preservation celebrates moving image history May 20–22 April 19, 2022 The 20th edition of the biennial event is free to the public at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum.
UCLA presents unique multimedia art installation April 19–24 in campus sculpture garden April 7, 2022 The work was created by alumnus Refik Anadol in the spirit of reflection.
UCLA Library announces public programs for spring quarter April 4, 2022 From film screenings to data workshops to undergraduate research week, the library will be hosting a wide variety of events.
With $5 million from Herb Alpert Foundation, UCLA to introduce state-of-the-art music practice rooms March 31, 2022 Construction is set to begin this summer for the 46 practice rooms, which have not been fully refurbished in nearly 70 years.
UCLA poised to become a world leader in hip-hop studies March 28, 2022 Building on decades of scholarship, the new Hip Hop Initiative will highlight the local and global impact of this Black art form.
UCLA Film & Television Archive welcomes spring with diverse lineup of screenings March 14, 2022 The free spring public programs, presented at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum, begin April 1.
Photographer’s work explores tensions between Congo’s past and present March 9, 2022 Gosette Lubondo’s pictures bear the traces of postcolonial neglect yet suggest a more hopeful future.
UPDATE: Queer cinema retrospective at UCLA changed to begin Feb. 18 December 17, 2021 The series marks a capstone of years of UCLA Film & Television Archive efforts to share LGBTQ media.
‘MoMA Contenders 2021’ presents the past year’s most important films December 14, 2021 The series begins Jan. 5, 2022, at the Hammer Museum at UCLA
Eight films with UCLA ties among 25 named to the National Film Registry December 14, 2021 The Librarian of Congress annually selects the United States’ most influential motion pictures for this honor.
UCLA Film & Television Archive rings in 2022 with new in-person screenings December 6, 2021 The Archive’s free winter offerings, which include a wide variety of screenings, talks and artist tributes, will run from Jan. 21 to March 26.
Stunning textiles draw from 65,000 years of Aboriginal cultural practices December 6, 2021 An exhibition highlighting work from Australia’s Top End opens today at the Fowler Museum at UCLA.
TV shows with diverse writers rooms, casts resonated with pandemic audiences October 26, 2021 The UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report finds that Latinos were still extremely underrepresented during the 2019–20 season.
Barbra Streisand to fund forward-looking institute at UCLA focused on solving societal challenges October 18, 2021 The institute will conduct research into climate change, the dynamics of gender relationships and power, the arts and countering disinformation.
UCLA Film & Television Archive welcomes audiences back to in-person screenings October 11, 2021 The Archive’s free fall offerings, which include recent restorations, rare TV pieces and filmmaker tributes, will run from Nov. 12 to Dec. 18.
Bike commuting project designed by UCLA team earns $1 million award September 22, 2021 The Civic Bicycle Commuting team, or CiBiC, will use the funds to begin a pilot program in Los Angeles.
With the world at a crossroads, UCLA Arts’ ‘10 Questions’ series returns to ask, ‘If not now, when?’ September 21, 2021 The public lecture-academic course will virtually bring together 30 people from campus and the community.
Q&A: Theater piece asks, ‘What do you want to remember?’ July 29, 2021 UCLA professor Marike Split has created an “outdoor soundwalk” at Los Angeles State Historic Park.
Hammer Museum exhibition centers non-Western knowledge and spiritual practices July 28, 2021 “No Humans Involved” opens on Oct. 10 and closes Jan. 9, 2022.
LA Art Show has a strong UCLA vibe July 28, 2021 Alumnae Carmen Argote and Zeynep Abes are part of this year’s DIVERSEartLA program. Professor Chon Noriega helped curate the show.
Hammer Museum honors artists with awards for ‘Made in L.A. 2020: a version’ July 15, 2021 A new $5.15 million gift from Jarl and Pamela Mohn will endow future biennials and awards.
West African photography’s golden age on display June 24, 2021 “Photo Cameroon: Studio Portraiture 1970s–1990s” looks at the work of three prominent Cameroonian artists.
Fowler exhibition spotlights a century of collecting at UCLA June 23, 2021 “The Map and the Territory” will be on display from July 1 through Oct. 24.