UCLA Arts Kicks Off Fall Quarter 2023-24 with a Welcome Breakfast and Evening Celebration
The UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture’s 2023-24 Fall Quarter kicked off on Wednesday, Sept. 27. Over a hundred new students gathered at Royce Hall for a community-building breakfast with Dean Brett Steele. The morning event encouraged students to mingle both with each other and the staff of the UCLA Arts dean’s office, so as to familiarize themselves with the school’s infrastructure and support systems.
Students were then invited to tour Royce Hall’s backstage. Constructed in 1929, Royce Hall is a sight to behold, boasting an ornate ceiling and an 1,800 seat auditorium. While on stage, students were invited to play the grand piano and sing into the microphones.
In the evening, over three hundred students convened at Broad Art Center Plaza for the annual opening celebration. The event featured live screen printing from HIT+RUN, a DJ spinning vinyl, and Mexican food from My Yummy Tacos.
Several UCLA Arts organizations and publications tabled the event such as UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance; the Hammer Museum at UCLA; the Fowler Museum at UCLA; UCLA Visual and Performing Arts Education (VAPAE) Program; POOL, a student magazine of the UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design; Graphite Interdisciplinary Journal of the Arts, a student arts organization supported by the Hammer Museum; UCLA Art & Global Health Center; Counterforce Lab, a research studio in the UCLA Department of Design Media Arts; and UCLA Arts Conditional Studio.
A portable arcade backpack created by UCLA Game Lab even made an appearance. The arcade cabinet was loaded with games developed by UCLA students.
As the night wound down, students collected their shirts, said their goodbyes, and prepared for the following morning: the first day of instruction.
Photos by Lucza Brewer
Brewer is a UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture Strategic Communications Photographer in Residence.
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