Objects that have never left Kenya before are now traveling America. “World on the Horizon: Swahili Arts Across the Indian Ocean” is an exhibition opening Sunday and on display until Feb. 10 at the Fowler Museum. It brings together art and artifacts from East Africa, exploring ideas of location and trade through cultural connectivity, said […]
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Artist’s exhibition captures interplay between pleasure, tension
This post was updated Oct. 11 at 6:26 p.m. Jo Ann Callis doesn’t produce images of everyday life. Instead, she said her photographs depict a state of mind, creating a metaphor for feelings. The UCLA alumna’s latest exhibition, “Now and Then,” is on display at ROSEGALLERY in Santa Monica until Nov. 24. It includes never-before-seen […]
Student film spotlights undocumented teens, critiques Trump administration
Patricia Vidal Delgado said if she wasn’t completing her thesis project at UCLA, her film would likely not get funding from anywhere. The directing student will spend her summer shooting the feature film “La Leyenda Negra,” which translates to “The Black Legend.” The film follows Aleteia, a Salvadoran student in Compton, California, with temporary protected […]
Student duo’s company sells doodle-inspired posters, T-shirt designs
Runny noses may not be the typical inspiration for a company name, but Colin Tandy felt otherwise. “I grew up in San Diego, I was by the beach, and picking my nose and playing in the sand was like my childhood,” he said. The third-year English student teamed up with his friend Chris “Chuff” Kim, […]
Wacsmash to highlight personal stories of student choreographers
Five women will glide across a mostly bare stage, with only a table, a newspaper and a photo of a house wrecked by natural disaster to set the scene in Glorya Kaufman Hall. The world arts and cultures showcase – Wacsmash – taking place Friday and Saturday will celebrate the visual and performing arts cultivated […]
UCLA Guitar Ensemble bridges Latin American music and art in exhibit
The UCLA Guitar Ensemble will be playing old music in a new setting as part of the Fowler Out Loud series. Members of the ensemble will showcase Latin American music at Fowler Out Loud, a concert series in which UCLA students perform at Fowler Museum. The group’s performance, which will be held Wednesday at 6 […]
Student speaks her mind, finds home in open-mic poetry
When she was still in elementary school, Tamia Romo wrote her first poem: an ode to her mother. “My mom actually writes poetry, so I was introduced through her, and it’s always been something I’ve done to analyze the world around me,” said the second-year political science student. Her mother still has the poem, but […]