The most recent evocative work of Oakland-born painter Janiva Ellis, The Angels (2022), a four-month exhibit at the Hammer Museum at UCLA, closed January 22.
Organization Dedicated to Combatting the High School Dropout Rate Honored Kristin Sakoda, Executive Director of the LA County Arts Commission & Academy Award-winning Producer Michael Sugar at Annual Fundraising Gala artworxLA, the L.A.-based educational organization dedicated to combatting the high school dropout rate via engagement of alternative high school students with a long-term program focused on arts education in the classroom and mentorship, celebrated their 27th year with its annual “An Evening of Art” fundraising gala at the Taglyan Cultural Center. Founded in 1992 with just one partner school site, artworxLA currently has a weekly presence in 33 alternative education classrooms
SoCal Museums announces the 14th Annual Museums Free-for-All on Saturday, February 2 and Sunday, February 3, 2019. Over forty museums—presenting art, cultural heritage, natural history, and science—will open their doors and invite visitors to attend free of charge.
William and Leslie McMorrow’s donation endows the Neighborhood Academic Initiative, ensuring ongoing support for future generations of promising students in South and East Los Angeles.
Organization Dedicated to Combatting the High School Dropout Rate to Honor Gensler Co-CEO Andy Cohen, LA City Councilman Curren Price at Annual Gala May 10, 2018.
Jun. 27 On June 27, 7:30-9:30 PM Hammer Museum: Los Angeles presents “United In Anger: A History Of Act Up”. This documentary follows a small group that came together across race, class, and gender lines to change the world and save one another’s lives. Archival footage and insightful interviews provide an on-the-ground perspective of ACT UP (the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) and its incredibly effective actions, which forced the US government and mainstream media to face the AIDS crisis. (2012, dir. Jim Hubbard, 93 min.) This program is part of People Power, a film series that explores successful grassroots
Jun. 27 On June 27, 7:30-9:30 PM Hammer Museum: Los Angeles presents “United In Anger: A History Of Act Up”. This documentary follows a small group that came together across race, class, and gender lines to change the world and save one another’s lives. Archival footage and insightful interviews provide an on-the-ground perspective of ACT UP (the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) and its incredibly effective actions, which forced the US government and mainstream media to face the AIDS crisis. (2012, dir. Jim Hubbard, 93 min.) This program is part of People Power, a film series that explores successful grassroots
The series closed out with a panel of six women led by Dr. Crenshaw for a discussion about the devaluation of black women in media as performers, directors, editors and professors.
Now-Jan. 25 The Workshop Years: Black British Film and Video After 1981 revisits the history of black independent film and video in 1980s-era Britain at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum Tuesday, Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays, January 3-25, 2017. The film explores the means by which filmmakers addressed the exclusions of race from mainstream media production while negotiating a newfound race-relations industry. Films will run from noon–4pm; This drop-in program is not ticketed. Convenient parking is available under the museum. Rates are $6 for the first three hours with museum validation, and $3 for each additional 20 minutes,