UCLA Arts Newsletter
April 2018
Spring is upon us.
It is hard to believe that we are closing in on the final stretch of the 2017–18 academic year.
If you have not yet had the chance, I encourage you to take a moment to watch Leaning Forward, the newest short film in the school’s An Imaginative Offer series. The film spotlights the vital role that our three internationally acclaimed public arts institutions—The Center for the Arts of Performance, the Fowler Museum, and the Hammer Museum at UCLA—play in creating vibrant cultural commons within the school, across campus, and for the broader community. We are very fortunate to have these three venues as an integral part of the School of the Arts and Architecture. Share the film with your friends and family, and encourage everyone to take in all that these three venues have to offer this spring.
Last Friday, I was delighted to confirm that Helen Molesworth accepted my invitation to be our keynote speaker at this year’s commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 16. Molesworth is a remarkable curator who, throughout her career, has demonstrated great passion, clarity, and forward-thinking vision. She is known for presenting thoughtful, bold exhibitions that shine a light on cross-disciplinary work and a diverse range of important artists and movements. I look forward to her remarks and know that hers will be an insightful and inspiring voice for our graduating class as they embark on the next chapter of their creative lives.
Announcements 
Congratulations to the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture's 2018 graduates! We invite you and your family and friends to join our faculty and staff in celebrating your academic and artistic achievements at this year's commencement ceremony, which will take place Saturday, June 16 at 4 p.m. in Dickson Court North (Perloff Quad). This year’s commencement speaker will be curator Helen Molesworth. Tickets are not required. Learn more...
You are invited: UCLA Arts in New York City
Thursday, May 3–Saturday, May 5: Please join Dean Brett Steele, fellow alumni, and friends of UCLA Arts for a series of events featuring faculty and alumni, including a performance with Professor Kyle Abraham, studios visits with A.UD alumni Kai-Uwe Bergmann (Bjarke Ingals Group) and Billie Tsien (Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects), a gallery walkthrough with Art alumnus Matthew Brannon, and a private tour of New Photography at the Museum of Modern Art. To learn more, please contact Jennifer Kondo at jennifer.kondo@arts.ucla.edu or 310.206.1838.
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