3 short films pull back the curtain on UCLA Film & Television Archive’s work
The mini-documentaries feature UCLA professors Chon Noriega and Peter Sellars and filmmaker Zackary Drucker.
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CAP UCLA names Edgar Miramontes executive and artistic director
Miramontes, a UCLA alumnus, comes to CAP UCLA from REDCAT, where he has served as deputy executive director and curator since 2019.
Can AI and creativity coexist?
UCLA professors Jacob Foster and Danny Snelson weigh in on how artificial intelligence might influence and invigorate writing, art and culture.
AANHPI Heritage Month 2023: Read, watch, listen
UCLA staff recommend books, films, music and more to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
UCLA Library preserves the legacy of jazz pianist, composer Horace Tapscott
His archive, which was donated to UCLA Library in 2003, is in the spotlight thanks to a slate of upcoming projects.
UCLA concert honors Japanese diplomat’s acts of bravery during the Holocaust
The musical tribute to Chiune Sugihara on May 18 is the second in the groundbreaking “Music and Justice” series.
‘New Voices, New Visions’: UCLA cinema series spotlights today’s Indigenous filmmakers
Screenings, which run from June 2 to 18 in Westwood and Eagle Rock, are free to the public.
Artist lineup set for ‘Made in L.A. 2023’ at Hammer Museum
The sixth iteration of the biennial exhibition begins Oct. 1.
In memoriam: Jack Feuer, 71, former editorial director who transformed, championed UCLA Magazine
Feuer led the publication from 2005 to 2019 after working for such outlets as MediaPost and Adweek.
UCLA Waystation Initiative returns ‘orphaned’ cultural objects to their rightful homes
The new effort will train graduate students to repatriate objects that may have been obtained illegally or unethically.
Massive installation by UCLA faculty member takes shape(s) at Coachella festival
The 60-foot–tall “Holoflux” by Güvenç Özel — part sculpture, part architectural piece, part digital ecosystem — seems to be continually changing.
Classroom-in-residence program returns to Hammer Museum
Sixth-graders from the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools learn about art, themselves and each other.
UCLA Hip Hop Initiative: Passing the mic, leading the way
With a recently published book and two new artists-in-residence, the initiative is thinking globally in 2023, the 50th year of the art form.
Diversity takes a step back in theatrical films – but strides forward in streaming
The UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report shows diverse casts continue to draw larger and more diverse audiences.
Hammer Museum at UCLA celebrates long-awaited expansion and transformation
A weekend of gala events kicked off a new era for the renewed hub of the arts.
Women’s History Month 2023: Read, watch, listen
From books, graphic novels and podcasts to narrative films and documentaries, staff members recommend their top picks.
A Victorian-era computer pioneer gets to speak for herself
Ada Lovelace published the first description of a computer program; a UCLA doctoral student is using AI to reveal her forgotten story.
From classic to punk-fueled: UCLA Film & Television Archive’s free spring programs
The lineup includes new restorations, a world premiere and treasures from out of this world.
All 5 Academy Award nominees for costume design to participate in UCLA panel, March 11
The annual Sketch to Screen discussion returns as a live event at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
UCLA composer’s ‘Dear Freedom Rider’ honors 1960s civil rights activists
Diane White-Clayton and her students will premiere the piece Feb. 26 as part of part of the “Music and Justice” concert at Royce Hall.
UCLA alumna’s pop-up gallery is a meditation on family, memory and American history
Lua Kobayashi’s installation, “Where a Forest Once Grew,” is on view in Westwood Village through Feb. 18.
Time capsule: Alex Haley’s deep dive on Malcolm X and ‘Roots’ at UCLA
Fifty years ago today, the celebrated author joined students in Royce Hall to talk about his work and his relationship with the slain Black activist.
Spring 2023 exhibition lineup will highlight a transformed Hammer Museum
“Together in Time: Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection” will anchor a new suite of exhibitions.
Bruins earn 4 Grammy Awards
UCLA faculty and alumni took home honors for jazz album, opera recording and improvised jazz solo and musical theater album.
‘You can’t silence me’: Students celebrate MLK’s legacy – and hip-hop – with spoken word and rap
Performers from UCLA and Crenshaw High School honored the late civil rights leader at the 34th MLK Oratorical Contest.