Reassessing the legacy of Jewish filmmaker Hugo Haas
Michael Beckerman will deliver the inaugural Lowell Milken Lecture in Jewish Music on May 3. The event is free and open to the public.
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The art of belonging: Arab American artist Saj Issa explores identity, ritual and labor in new works
The UCLA graduate student will be having her first solo exhibition at Le Maximum Los Angeles, May 14 to June 19.
Dazzling multimedia art installation inspires personal contemplation among campus community
Artist and alumnus Refik Anadol’s “Moment of Reflection” is on view through April 24 in the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden.
2022 UCLA Festival of Preservation celebrates moving image history May 20–22
The 20th edition of the biennial event is free to the public at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum.
Digital Prometheus: Artist Refik Anadol imbues artificial intelligence with creativity
Alumnus of UCLA’s design media arts program shares the inspiration behind some of his awe-inspiring projects.
Art professor awarded 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship
Anna Sew Hoy is the area head of ceramics in the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture.
UCLA presents unique multimedia art installation April 19–24 in campus sculpture garden
The work was created by alumnus Refik Anadol in the spirit of reflection.
With $5 million from Herb Alpert Foundation, UCLA to introduce state-of-the-art music practice rooms
Construction is set to begin this summer for the 46 practice rooms, which have not been fully refurbished in nearly 70 years.
In memoriam: Marina Goldovskaya, 80, teacher of documentary filmmaking
The professor and award-winning filmmaker captured the decline of the Soviet Union in her movies.
UCLA poised to become a world leader in hip-hop studies
Building on decades of scholarship, the new Hip Hop Initiative will highlight the local and global impact of this Black art form.
People of color helped keep movie business afloat during pandemic
The latest UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report again emphasizes the importance of minority audiences.
Shining the spotlight on women lighting designers
In honor of Women’s History Month, a brief look at some of the women who have made an impact on theatrical lighting design.
UCLA Library becomes academic home to the collection of beloved martial arts fiction author
The Shiao Yi Wuxia Collection includes manuscripts, photographs and other ephemera.
UCLA Film & Television Archive welcomes spring with diverse lineup of screenings
The free spring public programs, presented at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum, begin April 1.
Sending love, strength and Beethoven to Odesa
As residents brace for Russian attacks, UCLA pianist Inna Faliks celebrates the city of her birth with an online performance.
Photographer’s work explores tensions between Congo’s past and present
Gosette Lubondo’s pictures bear the traces of postcolonial neglect yet suggest a more hopeful future.
Dancing to the words of Angela Davis
Recordings from the educator and activist’s speeches are part of Ronald K. Brown and his company’s newest dance work.
Fowler Museum to welcome back campus community with evening festivities March 2
The event revolves around the four exhibitions on view, which feature art from Africa and Australia.
UCLA botanist brings biodiversity of Colombia to Disney’s ‘Encanto’
Felipe Zapata taps into his life’s work, as well as childhood memories, to give the animated film its distinctive flora.
The landmark film that let Black entertainers ‘steal the show’ in classic Hollywood
Q&A with historian Miriam Petty about “Stormy Weather,” which the UCLA Film & Television Archive will screen on Feb. 19
A whole new world: Production of ‘A Most Favored Nation’ tests the definition of live theater
The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television faculty and students were able to incorporate augmented reality in how they staged the play.
Destination Crenshaw pays tribute to Black creativity and history in Los Angeles
UCLA faculty and alumni contributed ideas, expertise and artworks to the $100 million revitalization project.
Alumnus David Koepp writes big stories for the big (and small) screen
Q&A with the screenwriter of “Jurassic Park” and “Spider-Man,” whose newest screenplay “KIMI,” debuts Feb. 10 on HBO Max.
Cheryl Keyes hits the right notes with Smithsonian anthology of rap music
Keyes, a professor of ethnomusicology and global jazz studies at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, helped select music for the collection.
UPDATE: Queer cinema retrospective at UCLA changed to begin Feb. 18
The series marks a capstone of years of UCLA Film & Television Archive efforts to share LGBTQ media.