This year’s College Night at the Getty Center celebrated Los Angeles as a City of Artists for its leadership in creative diversity. Students and other visitors at Monday’s event were invited to explore exhibits produced by artists from the local community.
Category Archives: Arts
Wine About It: Rosés refresh as they live up to hashtag-based Instagram hype
Life is filled with moments shared over a glass of wine, whether fueling a gossip session with friends, or destressing after a long day of school. But what are the best options for the average broke college student who can’t afford a $50 bottle of wine? Each week, columnist Susana Alcantar will discuss different wine […]
Poetry workshop helps sexual assault survivors work through emotions
Lucia Santina Ribisi hand-sewed 20 poetry notebooks for attendees of her first poetry writing workshop to write in. The first-year art student gave away the books at her poetry writing workshop for survivors of sexual assault. The workshop was part of an April 4 event for Bruin Consent Coalition’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Ribisi said she hopes to […]
Environmental film festival work discusses parrots in LA urban landscape
Citizens of Pasadena, California, may be familiar with the parrots constantly squawking in and around the city, but few know about their native Mexican origins. The red-crowned parrots, first brought to Los Angeles through the exotic pet trade in the 1970s and 1980s, are the primary focus of “Urban Ark Los Angeles,” one of two […]
Spring Sing general admission ticket prices lowered for students
Students will be able to purchase Spring Sing general admission tickets for a quarter of the previous price starting Thursday morning. This year, general admission tickets will cost $5 for students – a $15 price drop from last year’s ticket prices. The tickets will go on sale on Ticketmaster and at the Central Ticket Office […]
Bookmarked: The Secret Headquarters offers snug retreat for comic book lovers
Los Angeles is home to a multitude of specialized bookstores, from those oriented toward horror and mystery to others with more practical focuses, like cookbooks. Follow columnist Clea Wurster as she explores the many niche literary interests the city accommodates. Tales of espionage, top-secret operations and “concealment technology” shroud The Secret Headquarters in a mist […]
UCLA alumnus’ exhibit reflects on public transport as communal space
Jesse Stecklow lifts his knees and presses them up against the seat in front of him when he rides the bus, allowing the slow ride to serve as a space for reflection. The 2014 design media arts alumnus said he places a meditative value on public transportation – and urban life as a whole – […]