UCLA Arts at CAA Annual Conference
Distinguished artist interviews with Profs Catherine Opie & Judy Baca. More than 30 UCLA presenters.
The arts community at UCLA will have a strong presence at the College Art Association Annual Conference held in Los Angeles from February 21–24, 2018. More than 30 faculty, students, and alumni will be presenting at the conference, the Hammer and Fowler Museums will offer programming on their campuses, and UCLA Professors Catherine Opie and Judy Baca will both deliver distinguished artist interviews. Are you attending the conference? Stop by and visit the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture booth in the Cultural and Academic Networking Hall. Follow @uclaarts for updates and reminders.
Programs Featuring UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture Faculty and Alumni
New Horizons: Contemporary Pacific Arts, Digital Archives, and Colonial Boundaries
Thursday, Feb. 22, 8:30–10 a.m., Room 406B
Jane Chang Mi M.F.A. ’15, UCLA Department of Design Media Arts
Arts Council of the African Studies Association (ACASA) Open House, Coffee and Tours of African and African Diaspora Art Exhibitions, Fowler Museum at UCLA
Thursday, Feb. 22, 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
Fowler Museum, UCLA, 308 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90024
RSVP Required
Borders and Breakthroughs: The Afterlife of PST LA/LA, Part II
Thursday, Feb. 22 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m., Room 403B Cecilia Fajardo-Hill, Guest Curator, Hammer Museum
Bus Tour of “The Great Wall of Los Angeles” by Judy Baca
Thursday, Feb. 22, 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
RSVP Required
’68 and After: Art and Political Engagement in Europe
Thursday, Feb. 22, 2–3:30 p.m., Room 409A
Sami Siegelbaum, visiting lecturer, UCLA Department of Art
Art of Haiti, 1940s to the Present, Part I
Thursday, Feb. 22, 2–3:30 p.m., Room 407
Terri Geis, Director of Education and Interpretation, Fowler Museum at UCLA
Katherine M. Smith Ph.D. ’11, UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance
Patrick A. Polk, Curator of Latin American and Caribbean Popular Arts, Fowler Museum at UCLA
Visit to the Study Room of the Grunwald Center, Hammer Museum
Thursday, Feb. 22, 2–3:30 p.m.
Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90024
RSVP Required
Art of Haiti, 1940s to the Present, Part II
Thursday, Feb. 22, 4–5:30 p.m., Room 407
Terri Geis, Director of Education and Interpretation, Fowler Museum at UCLA
Peter L. Haffner Ph.D. ’17, UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance
Patrick A. Polk, Curator of Latin American and Caribbean Popular Arts, Fowler Museum at UCLA
Design and Neoliberalism: The Economics and Politics of “Total Design” across the Disciplines
Friday, Feb. 23, 8:30–10 a.m., Room 402A
Sami Siegelbaum, visiting lecturer, UCLA Department of Art
Peter Lunenfeld, Professor, UCLA Department of Design Media Arts
Irrational Identities: Art, Science, and Selves
Friday, Feb. 23, 8:30–10 a.m., Room 405
Mick Lorusso, UCLA Art|Sci Center
Diversifying the Art Tech World
Friday, Feb. 23 2–3:30 p.m., Room 411
Lauren McCarthy, Assistant Professor, UCLA Department of Design Media Arts
Distinguished Artist Interviews
Friday, Feb. 23, 3:30–5:30 p.m., Room 515B
Organized by CAA’s Services to Artists Committee, the Distinguished Artist Interviews features esteemed artists in discussion with colleagues in the field. The Distinguished Artist Interviews are held as part of ARTspace, a program partially funded by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Distinguished Artist Interviews are free and open to the public.
Catherine Opie, Professor, UCLA Department of Art interviewed by Helen Molesworth
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Judy Baca, Professor UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance interviewed by Anna Indych-López
Hilary Ballon in the City, in the World: A Memorial Session
Friday, Feb. 23, 4–5:30 p.m., Room 403B
Dana Cuff, Professor, UCLA Department of Architecture & Urban Design, Director, cityLAB at UCLA.
Other presenters affiliated with UCLA include Charlene Villaseñor Black, Meredith Cohen, Lakshika Senarath Gamage, Saloni Mathur, Megan Metcalf, Steven Nelson, Hui-shu Lee, Donald Preziosi, Christine Robinson, and Susan Slyomovics, from the UCLA Department of Art History; Carlos Rogel from the UCLA Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies; William Marotti from the UCLA Department of History; and Chon A. Noriega and Steven Anderson from the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television.
Office Hours in the Cultural and Academic Network Hall
Throughout the conference, faculty, alumni, and staff from the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture are holding office hours at the UCLA Arts booth in the Cultural and Academic Network Hall. Stop by to connect, ask questions, or say hello.
Laura Young
Enrollment Management, UCLA Arts
Thursday, Feb. 22, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
Laura discusses UCLA Arts programs, portfolios and auditions, financial aid, academics, housing, and campus life.
Zoe Silverman
University Audiences, Hammer Museum
Thursday, Feb. 22, 10–11 a.m.
Zoe discusses academic programs that build meaningful relationships with audiences, especially the university community.
Katherine Smith
Ph.D., UCLA World Arts and Cultures/Dance
Thursday, Feb. 22, 12–1 p.m.
UCLA Arts alumna Katherine discusses her research on the arts and popular aesthetics of Haiti.
Amorette Muzingo
Visual and Performing Arts Education
Thursday, Feb. 22, 1–3:30 p.m.
Amorette discusses training teaching artists and bringing arts education to underserved LA communities.
Peter Haffner
Ph.D., UCLA World Arts and Cultures/Dance
Friday, Feb. 23, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Peter, a UCLA Arts alumnus, discusses his research on curatorial practices and strategies involving the art of Haiti.
Peter Lunenfeld
UCLA Design Media Arts
Friday, Feb. 23, 4–5 p.m.
Peter, a UCLA Arts professor, discusses his research on digital culture and California ideology.
Holly Wallace
UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance.
Satureday, 11 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Holly discusses CAP UCLA and it’s role within the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture.
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