MFA 2010 Exhibition displays work of graduates at New Wight Gallery
The works being displayed include paintings, sculptures, photography and video from the 20 students who are graduating in spring 2010. Yet, the exhibition is not only a way for people to learn about the works of UCLA MFA students. It is also a learning experience for these students as well.
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Posted 11-3-09
"Without" displays art with diverse roots
"Without," the department’s 2009 biennial exhibition, serves to showcase the curatorial skills of graduate students within the master of fine arts program. Meleko Mokgosi, a second-year master of fine arts student, proposed the year’s theme and said that he wanted to explore the different manifestations of what can be loosely termed as “non-Western art,” or artwork which originates from locations such as Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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Posted 10-5-09
In Memoriam - Henry T. Hopkins: Retired art department chair, Hammer director
Henry T. Hopkins, a prominent leader in the arts who at various times led the Hammer Museum at UCLA and the San Francisco Museum of Art — which was renamed the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art during his stewardship — has died. He was 81.
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Posted 9-29-09
Art staff's talent extends beyond classroom, lab
Their creations are as diverse as their disciplines. Ben Evans, for example, explores the spectrum of light in his latest painting and the fourth dimension of space in his new sculpture. Steven Simon's sculptures examine the vulnerability and visual brilliance of coral reefs.
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Posted 9-1-09
In Memoriam - Werner Z. Hirsch
Werner Z. Hirsch, a UCLA economist for 46 years who wrote the first U.S. textbook on the economics of state and local government and guided California leaders in higher education on many issues, died July 10 at home in Los Angeles. He was 89.
For many years, Professor Hirsch sponsored the Werner Z. Hirsch Award in Representational Drawing, an annual competition open to full-time UCLA undergraduate and graduate students offering $1500 in prizes.
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Posted 7-17-09
Art of the upperclassmen
On Monday, undergraduates scrambled through the New Wight Gallery, finding spots to place their artwork for the undergraduate exhibition "Entitled," which runs June 4-13.
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Posted 6-8-09
Alumna showcases the art in recycling
The fast track to success may not always be the best way to get there.This is what Annie Lapin learned as she took her time finding her way to UCLA's master's program in art. A 2007 graduate, now she is a well-regarded young painter with the upcoming installation "Parallel Deliria Iteration" that runs May 31 through Sept. 20 at the Pasadena Museum of California Art.
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Posted 5-19-09
Exhibit leaps across mediums and genres
Scholarship recipients hope to share diverse works of art with campus community
What do flying deer, a rap music video and animal bones have in common?Nothing, except the fact that they are all featured in the Undergraduate Scholarship Award Exhibition, which prides itself on its diversity of media and content.
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Posted 11-21-08
Summer Art Institute at Broad invites high school students to explore a college-level experience
The UCLA Broad Art Center was home to a much younger set of art students this summer when high school students took a stab at college-level art classes. The UCLA Department of Art held its first Summer Art Institute aimed at teaching students photography, painting, sculpture, and video art.
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Posted 8-4-08
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