Summer program welcomes high school students to explore art in college setting

Armed with charcoal pencils and paintbrushes, a select group of high school students crossed the threshold of the UCLA Broad Art Center, ready to get a taste of a college arts education. The students arrived on campus two weeks ago to take part in the first session of UCLA art department’s sixth year of the […]

Grad students translate abstract into visual through choreography in ‘Exit Strategies’

The stage was set for the final run-through, with old photographs laid out neatly in the spotlight and the whisper of a Super 8 projector in the background. With a vintage film clip playing on the backdrop, the dancers prepared to tell the story of the choreographer, one of two graduate students who are showcasing their work this week.

UCLA V-Day uses art to rise against gender inequality

For Eve Ensler, the Tony Award-winning writer of the provocative “The Vagina Monologues,” and many students at UCLA, Valentine’s Day is about a lot more than heart-shaped candies and oversized teddy bears. It’s about giving a voice to women across the world by offering them an opportunity to stand together and speak out against gender inequality.