Training tomorrow’s artists

UCLA Arts ArtsBridge supports the creative and intellectual growth of K-12 students and educators in urban schools, and, simultaneously, prepares UCLA students to become capable, innovative, and engaged arts educators. Long-term community partnerships spark the development of inspired learners and active community members. ArtsBridge was recognized recently by the President’s Higher Education Honor Roll for Community Service. <more>

Breeding Independent Filmmakers

Animator Shane Acker has two master’s degrees from UCLA, in architecture (‘98) and animation (‘04). He’s also collected an Oscar nomination and a movie deal. <more>

The Gospel According to Los Angeles

Many don’t know this, but for nearly a century, Los Angeles has played a central role in the development of gospel music. The UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive and Heritage Music Foundation partnered in a collaborative project to document L.A. gospel music. <more>

The Blogger Project

In a new spin on theater production by the Center for Research in Engineering, Media and Performance (REMAP), a Tony Award-winning UCLA theater professor used a modified video game engine to create the visuals for an experimental multimedia piece. <more>

Live at UCLA

UCLA Live director David Sefton travels the world each year in search of “the very best artists available, from the historically excellent to the remarkably innovative.” They’ve just kicked off an exciting new season with everything from the Royal Shakespeare Company to dance by Pina Bausch. <more>

UCLA enjoys a global reputation for academic excellence, but did you know that right in the middle of all this concentrated energy, right in the middle of this world-class research university, are every-bit-as-world-class dance, drama, music, museums, architectural gems, film festivals, lectures and library exhibitions that are available not only to students, but to the entire Los Angeles community?

Boasting six major performance halls, theaters and playhouses, several galleries and two internationally acclaimed museums, UCLA hosts more than 1,000 events that attract half a million arts enthusiasts each year.

Our School of the Arts and Architecture plays a vital role in the cultural and artistic life of the campus and the community, with six departments covering every spectrum of the arts world and including some of the world’s most renowned artists, architects, dancers, designers, musicians and scholars.

The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, one of the best in the country, has produced many talented alumni who have won Oscars, Emmys, Tonys and nearly every other meaningful artistic accolade in the performing and film arts.

Add two of our own museums — the Fowler Museum at UCLA and the Hammer Museum — one of the country’s most respected outdoor sculpture gardens, and a leading performing arts presenter, UCLA Live, and you know there’s never a dull moment here.

UCLA is truly an amazing place.

Jazz Master

UCLA’s list of prestigious faculty is endless. One of the most popular and respected jazz guitarists of all time is Kenny Burrell, director of UCLA’s Jazz Studies in the Department of Ethnomusicology. Named a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts, Burrell celebrated his 25th year teaching at UCLA and his 75th birthday with an all-star concert at Royce Hall.

The Laws of Entertainment

We don’t just produce some of the best artists in the world; we also produce the lawyers who advise them. Students in the UCLA School of Law, one of the top law schools in the nation, can graduate with a concentration in entertainment and media. <more>

Teaching What You Practice

Founder of Morphosis, a highly successful Los Angeles architectural firm, and winner of the 2005 Pritzker Award, the most prestigious award in architecture, Thom Mayne remains a passionate teacher of his craft and an inspiration to UCLA students. <more>

The Art of Lunch

Love art but have no time to visit museums? You can get your fix in 15 minutes every Wednesday at the Hammer Museum and still have time to grab a quick lunch. <more>