Second annual competition honors creatives from the Class of 2024 June 10, 2024 Graduating students’ artistic achievements are recognized by the Chancellor’s Council on the Arts.
Berry Gordy, music trailblazer, visits UCLA June 6, 2024 The new UCLA Berry Gordy Music Industry Center brings the music mogul’s commitment to artistic excellence and social justice to campus.
‘Remember to stop and smell the data!’ June 5, 2024 Justin C.M. Brown’s career change blends research and art with a unique look at Westwood’s campus.
Q&A: Ananda Lima on her fiction debut, ‘Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil’ June 4, 2024 The UCLA alumna and celebrated poet discusses her writing journey and offers advice for aspiring authors.
Honoring Juneteenth with art, education and community-building June 3, 2024 Professor Cheryl Keyes invites everyone to join UCLA’s inaugural campus prelude celebration on June 5 at Royce Hall.
10 faculty projects awarded grants through Chancellor’s Arts Initiative June 3, 2024 Projects centered on Joshua trees and Juneteenth are among those receiving funding through the program, which fosters arts and arts-related scholarship.
UCLA’s Celebration of Iranian Cinema centers moving stories about searching for identity May 30, 2024 Screenings are free at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum between June 14 and 30.
Women, people of color drive viewer ratings for top streaming films May 23, 2024 Part 2 of UCLA’s Hollywood Diversity Report on film studies the state of streaming as the industry looks to contract.
UCLA plays a pivotal role in Getty PST ART, the nation’s largest art event May 22, 2024 UCLA Arts and UCLA Film & Television Archive bring seven projects to “Art & Science Collide” from July through May 2025.
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music to receive $5 million gift to establish Berry Gordy Music Industry Center May 21, 2024 The center will enrich the school’s music industry bachelor’s program with initiatives designed to support students as they pursue their careers.
UCLA storytellers use Grand Theft Auto as basis for films imagining L.A. in 2050 May 16, 2024 “Grand Theft Eco” considers the city’s environmental future, along with economic and social justice issues.
Film commissioned by UCLA professor earns spot at Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes May 7, 2024 The animated short was conceived and brought to fruition by Michael Emmerich, director of the Yanai Initiative.
Report lays out a path for theaters’ sustainability in post-pandemic world April 1, 2024 Could practices adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic point the way to new audiences and more reliable funding?
The power of more inclusive preservation March 19, 2024 The Mellon Foundation invests $1 million in a UCLA cultural conservation program that’s helped increase diversity in the field.
Bringing Bella Baxter to life: Oscar–nominated costume designers discuss joys and challenges March 11, 2024 ‘Poor Things’ winner Holly Waddington, 5 other nominees joined annual ‘Sketch to Screen’ panel.
Newsroom’s top videos: Wooden’s stamp on history, Bruinettes pride and more March 11, 2024 In addition, how doctoral student AJ Addae is opening doors for people of color in cosmetics research, and the impact of AI on the academy.
Diversity in demand: People of color, women – in audience and on the big screen – hold keys to industry survival March 7, 2024 People of color also hit historic highs while women drop in key jobs, according to UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report.
Women on history, today’s realities and visions for the future March 1, 2024 From conferences to art making, explore events across campus that represent the diverse experiences, leadership and research of women.
UCLA Festival of Preservation celebrates moving image history on April 5–7 February 22, 2024 The 21st edition of the biennial event, at the Hammer Museum’s Billy Wilder Theater, is free.
UCLA honored as a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars for 2023–24 February 13, 2024 Six faculty members and researchers are conducting projects from Botswana to Japan, expanding and deepening the university’s global engagement.
Fowler Museum at UCLA permanently returns objects to Asante kingdom in Ghana February 5, 2024 The items from the museum’s collections were personally handed over to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asante king, in Ghana on Feb. 5.
Bringing Black history, lives into focus at UCLA February 1, 2024 Join Bruins across campus for public performances, art and discussions happening this month.
‘Art of the Benshi’ tour will showcase century-old Japanese film tradition February 1, 2024 The UCLA-presented series will include stops in Chicago, L.A., New York, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.
Oscar Wilde’s final hours: UCLA’s Joseph Bristow to correct the record in lecture at Clark Library January 30, 2024 Could the common story that the Irish writer and bon vivant died of syphilis be wrong?
In memoriam: David Kunzle, 87, a founder of comics scholarship with wide-ranging interests January 18, 2024 Kunzle’s academic scholarship covered a variety of subjects, from cartoons, political art and Latin America to fashion history.