The gender boundaries of glassblowing – historically a man’s medium – are shifting with alumna Flo Perkins. Perkins, who has over 30 years of experience in glassblowing, said she opened her own glass studio in New Mexico because of the state’s cheaper gas prices. Read more...
Theater & Fine Arts
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February 10, 10:20 pm
Outdoor Shakespeare readings bring the Bard to a more social, casual environment
Shakespearean education is no longer limited to the classroom. Hosted by the Shakespeare Company at UCLA, the upcoming Bard in the Yard event Tuesday in the Franklin D. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year theater student and Shakespeare Company’s Education and Outreach director, Elana Hershman will be hosting Bard in the Yard in the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden, providing an opportunity to introduce students to the Bard himself. (Bernard Mendez/Daily Bruin)
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February 10, 12:28 am
Alumna’s exhibit explores intersection of space and time through many disciplines
Artist Lia Halloran has skateboarded through runoff drains in pitch darkness, piloted a plane solo over Los Angeles and navigated dense theories of interstellar wormholes. Her diverse studio practices simply follow her personal curiosities, which she said often land her in interdisciplinary spaces where she can warp and manipulate concepts of space and time. Read more...
Photo: Alumna Lia Halloran experimented with spatial distortion through an audio-visual installation called “Lia Halloran: Double Horizon.” On display at the ArtCenter College of Design’s Peter and Merle Mullin Gallery, the exhibit features a video presenting Los Angeles in order to create an immersive experience. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)
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January 30, 10:33 pm
UCLA Hillel’s winter exhibition displays art that tells powerful stories
Mark Strickland’s artwork looks global conflict directly in the eye. Instead of shying away from pain and suffering, the alumnus said he utilizes his emotional responses to such events to inspire his artwork. Read more...
Photo: Mark Strickland is among the artists whose work is featured in UCLA Hillel’s winter exhibition. He said his portion of the exhibit explores the human condition through the connections between heaven and hell as well as between fear and desire to show the good and bad sides of humanity. (Courtesy of Ivan Mejia)
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January 21, 11:49 pm
Design media arts exhibit highlights artists’ interpretations of migration
“Migration” explores the personal identities and transformations of each featured artist through modern media and technology. The undergraduate art exhibit, running at the New Wight Gallery through Jan. Read more...
Photo: Running at the New Wight Gallery until Jan. 30, “Migration” is an art exhibit featuring 45 undergraduate design media arts students including Dong Hye Kim, Ruth Lee and Gustavo Tepetla. Kim said the theme of migration was selected in an effort to display diversity in the exhibit while also allowing artists artistic flexibility. (Anna Syed/Daily Bruin)
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January 13, 10:44 pm
New online maps documents Native American ancestral territory at Fowler
Current literature on indigenous Los Angeles rarely comes from those doing work inside tribal communities. Wendy Teeter, curator of archaeology at the Fowler Museum, will be giving a lecture at the Fowler Museum on Wednesday to discuss the web-based project “Mapping Indigenous Los Angeles.” The project includes a series of digital story maps and utilizes indigenous artwork, photographs and videos to chronicle the cultural histories of indigenous LA communities including the Gabrieleño/Tongva and Fernandeño Tataviam nations. Read more...
Photo: Wendy Giddens Teeter worked alongside various indigenous community members in Los Angeles to put together a digital story map of the region. She will discuss her project “Mapping Indigenous Los Angeles” at the Fowler Museum on Wednesday, providing insight on accurate story telling for indigenous communities. (Courtesy of The Fowler Museum)
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January 9, 9:44 pm
AweChords a cappella will perform at exhibit honoring activists living with AIDS
The Fowler Museum aims to share human stories by highlighting the HIV-positive community – now, it will be showcasing music as well. The a cappella group AweChords will perform as part of the “Through Positive Eyes” exhibit. Read more...
Photo: The Fowler Museum is showcasing music as AweChords will perform as a part of the exhibit, “Through Positive Eyes.” Running through Feb. 16, the program features various art installations created by activists who are living with AIDS. AweChords’ performance can be seen Sunday. (Courtesy of Andrew Nguyen)