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The school has risen rapidly since its creation in 2007 with a visionary $30 million gift from the Herb Alpert Foundation.

UCLA Hammer Museum screens comedian Eddie Murphy's 'Delirious,' followed by a discussion with artist Mark Bradford and UCLA associate professor of English Uri McMillan on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 7:30, at the Billy Wilder Theater.

The UCLA Hammer Museum presents artist Mark Bradford and Brandeis University professor Anita Hill in a discussion of feminism as a gateway to activism and social justice, 2-4 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 2, at the Billy Wilder Theater.

Diane Favro, UCLA professor of architecture and urban design, has been appointed associate dean of academic affairs for the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture.

Archaeologist Laura Tedesco and Abbas Kamwand of the U.S. Embassy will discuss efforts to save the art and culture of Afghanistan in a Hammer Forum at UCLA's Hammer Museum on Tuesday, June 30.

The Fowler Museum at UCLA will present “Singular Spaces," an exhibition on view from April 12 until Sept. 6 that features photographs of Spanish art environments made by self-taught artists across the Iberian Peninsula.

From answering questions about the paintings to acting as ushers at public talks to helping kids make their own art, the 90-plus visitor experience representatives are an essential part of one of the best museums in Los Angeles.

Richard Meyer and Lawrence Rinder discuss the work of artist Joseph Holtzman 7:30-9:30 p.m., June 10 at the UCLA Hammer Museum.

Deborah Cohen's research took her to extreme heights — 13,000 feet in altitude to be precise — as she explored the thematic depths of the work produced by the Gedun Choephel Artists’ Guild.

David Roussève, a professor of choreography at UCLA, has been appointed interim dean of the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, effective July 1, according to an announcement by Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh.

Rebeca Méndez, a professor in UCLA’s Department of Design|Media Arts, is a member of a design team selected to design the Tucson January 8 Memorial and the El Presidio Park master plan. 

An exhibition of works by painter Joseph Holtzman opens on June 6 at UCLA's Hammer Museum.

Attend an opening reception for 'Please Help,' the end-of-year exhibition of works by senior students from the UCLA Department of Art, 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, June 4 at the New Wight Gallery of the Broad Art Center.

Works by six UCLA art faculty are featured in the new Whitney Museum of American Art exhibition, 'America is Hard to See.'

Richard Creese has spent 31 years teaching UCLA students to write. Now the author of eight unpublished novels is the embodiment of the lesson that persistence pays off.

The jazz legend mentored musicians, and in this spirit the virtuoso grad students study with modern masters like Herbie Hancock and Kenny Burrell, and in turn share their expertise with thousands of students in local schools.

Take a behind-the-scenes peek into the art studios of nearly three dozen graduate students from the UCLA Department of Art this Saturday, May 30.

The UCLA Hammer Museum's exhibition of the uniquely inventive work of British designer Thomas Heatherwick closes May 24, 2015.

Join in conversation with the Maricón Collective at UCLA's Chicana/o Studies Research (CSRC) Library archives 3-5 p.m., Thursday, May 21 at 144 Haines Hall.

Madeleine Holly-Rosing has combined her love of history and science fiction to create the award-winning comic “Boston Metaphysical Society.”

Check out the 37th Sylvia Winstein UCLA Emeriti Arts and Crafts Exhibition, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Tuesday, May 19 in the California Room of the UCLA Faculty Center.

Chris Burden, renowned conceptual artist and a professor emeritus in the UCLA Department of Art, died of cancer on May 10 at his home in Topanga Canyon. He was 69.

A little-known piano in Schoenberg Hall, a gift from the estate of actor Edward G. Robinson, bears the signatures of some of the 20th century’s greatest composers and musicians.

A year-long focus will be the massive contribution of women in all art forms. The season begins Oct. 8 with “Desdemona.”

UCLA filmmaker William McDonald of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and Pamela Beere Briggs discuss their latest documentary, 'Something Like a Sabbatical.'