Tuesday, July 8

Chinese Culture Night aims to rejuvenate students with celebration of art and culture

Chinese Culture Night is reigniting Royce Hall. On Sunday, the UCLA Chinese Students and Scholars Association will host its annual Chinese Culture Night. The event consists of a pre-show art exhibition beginning at 2 p.m., with interactive activities such as calligraphy and 12 performances from different organizations – including UCLA-affiliated and independent groups – beginning at 7:30 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Members of the Chinese Students and Scholars Association stand in a line, dressed for the organization’s annual Chinese Culture Night. The event will occur Sunday and feature multiple dance and music performances in addition to a pre-show art gallery and interactive Chinese calligraphy station. (Esther Ma/Daily Bruin staff)


Student crafts personal empowerment through fashion focused on the feminine

The artistic arsenal of Agnes Lin stretches from canvas to cloth. The third-year art and art history student said her projects spanning various mediums have allowed for in-depth explorations of her femininity and sense of self. Read more...

Photo: Third-year art and art history student Agnes Lin sits next to materials and notes relating to fashion and other artistic creations. Lin’s art includes paintings, sketches and wearable pieces, each of which are inspired in part by the exploration of identity, she said. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)


Graduate student commentates on rigid art world through experimental game design

This post was updated April 26 at 10:52 p.m. In terms of experimentalism, one artist is not playing games. From Tuesday to Thursday, design media arts graduate student Michael Luo’s solo exhibition will be on display in the Broad Art Center. Read more...

Photo: Design media arts graduate student Michael Luo sits at a desk topped by a computer and three small figures. Luo’s solo graduate exhibition, which features three video games, will run from Tuesday to Thursday. (August Suchecki/Daily Bruin)



‘Red Bridal Veil’ reflects on familial relationships, conventions

Ruochen Li is lifting the veil on love and loneliness. UCLA’s Department of Theater will be presenting performances of the graduate playwriting student’s original play, “Red Bridal Veil,” from Thursday to Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Amanda Kang acts in “Red Bridal Veil,” an original play written by graduate playwriting student Ruochen Li. Opening Thursday, the play touches on topics of family and tradition incorporated with fantastical elements. (Jefferson Alade/Daily Bruin)


Student-led event ‘To Whom It May Concern’ embraces social justice through art

This post was updated March 4 at 4:13 p.m. WACsmash is celebrating performance art and rejecting performative activism. Blending dance and visual arts, the 2022 WACsmash’s live event will be held Friday and Saturday in Kaufman Hall with the visual arts gallery on view. Read more...

Photo: WACsmash 2022 is taking social justice to the stage, with a visual arts gallery and performances running Friday and Saturday in Kaufman Hall and online. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin)


‘Aqux’ explores representations of home, connects identities of Latinx community

Home is what artists make of it. “Aqux,” a group exhibition which opened Feb. 19 at The Mistake Room, features 23 Latinx artists and their interpretations of what home means to them. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student Susan Aparicio’s digital collages are part of The Mistake Room’s “Aqux” exhibition, which features the work of 23 Latinx artists. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)



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