arts

Featuring more than 160 works of art, “Enduring Splendor: Jewelry of India’s Thar Desert” opens Feb. 19.

Don’t miss your chance to engage with the next generation of cultural leaders.

The project led by architect Michael Maltzan includes two new gallery spaces, frontage along a full block on Wilshire Boulevard and additional workspace for staff.

A leading French artist of the 20th century, Jean Dubuffet (1901–1985) eschewed traditional notions of beauty in art in favor of what he perceived as more authentic forms of expression.

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers discuss the parallels — and the sometimes unexpected intersections between the two pursuits.

President Barack Obama is appointing Lothar von Falkenhausen, a UCLA professor of Chinese archaeology and art history, to the Cultural Property Advisory Committee.

From performances to lectures to exhibitions, the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture will present more than 150 public events this winter.

Brett Steele, the director of London's Architectural Association School of Architecture, one of the world’s oldest and most influential schools of architecture, has been appointed dean of the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture.

'An Imaginative Offer' presents the unique voices of UCLA artists, architects, scholars and Los Angeles arts community leaders.

The photographs in capture a cultural movement that has been inspired by Jazz-era America and Europe to both South African dance styles and American hip-hop.

The jazz guitar great celebrated his 85th birthday with a concert that raised money for an endowed chair in his name.

The headdresses that will be on display reflect the blending of cultural influences and peoples in the port city of Freetown during the 1970s.

They created a website and searchable database that highlights African-American actors, crewmembers, writers and other artists who were making films in the early 1900s.

A collection of work by alumni and faculty members is on display throughout the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center.

Luther Gerlach created a one-of-a-kind ambrotype of Royce Hall for the new UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center.

“Black with a Drop of Red: Contemporary Cuban Poster Work” includes 29 posters and prints from a range of Cuban designers. The exhibition opens Oct. 16.

The diverse array of performances, exhibitions and lectures by esteemed professionals, UCLA students and faculty will showcase the depth of UCLA Arts activities and creative programming.

All proceeds from “The Kenny Burrell 85: Artist, Legend, Legacy" concert will help establish an endowed chair in jazz studies in Burrell’s name at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.

McCarthy, who received her master’s degree in fine arts from UCLA, creates work that examines social rules and the way we create identity in today’s technological world.

The UCLA Department of Art presents a new exhibit on display at the Broad Art Center from Sept. 22 to Oct. 6 curated and produced by a committee of graduate students.

UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture professors Barbara Drucker and Ben Refuerzo created FORM Academy to provide high-quality arts education for inner-city high school students.

“Nkame: A Retrospective of Cuban Printmaker Belkis Ayón” features 43 prints that explore the founding myth of the Afro-Cuban secret society Abakuá. The exhibition opens Oct. 2.

Diverse works by art department support staff who also maintain their own art practices are on display at the New Wight Gallery at UCLA's Broad Art Center.

Adam Linder will receive the $100,000 Mohn Award; Wadada Leo Smith will receive the $25,000 Career Achievement Award; and Kenzi Shiokava will receive the $25,000 Public Recognition Award.

“The Box Project: Uncommon Threads,” which features 36 pieces commissioned by Los Angeles collector Lloyd Cotsen, opens Sept. 11.