Sunday, February 15

Love is inclusive and not so alien in the intergalactic musical ‘Come Get Maggie’

This post was updated Feb.12 at 10:02 p.m. Love will be transcending the planets in “Come Get Maggie.” Written by alumnus Diane Frolov, the musical features an intergalactic love story between a human, Maggie (Melanie Neilan), and an alien. Read more...

Photo: The cast of “Come Get Maggie” performs on stage. The musical was written by alumnus Diane Frolov. (Courtesy of John Perrin Flynn)


Getty Center spotlights intern voices in captions for rarely-seen drawings exhibit

The Getty Center’s latest exhibit is drawing back the curtain on its interns’ stories. The exhibition, titled “Our Voices, Our Getty: Reflecting on Drawings,” is the first exhibition at the Getty Center with captions written by interns as opposed to a curator. Read more...

Photo: The 2022 cohort of Getty Marrow interns poses for a group photo. The students from Southern California colleges, including UCLA, are part of “Our Voices, Our Getty: Reflecting on Drawings,” the museum’s first exhibition to feature captions written by interns. (Courtesy of the J. Paul Getty Trust)


Grammys 2023 Q&A: Grammy-nominated alumnus explores digital art, musical depth with 3D box set

This post was updated Oct. 5 at 9:07 p.m. Berit Gwendolyn Gilma delivers innovative 3D visions in a deluxe box set. The design media arts alumnus earned a Grammy nomination as art director of the limited package for “Big Mess,” the 2021 album by film composer and industrial rock singer-songwriter Danny Elfman. Read more...

Photo: Dressed in black Berit Gilma looks forward in a portrait. This year, the design media arts alumnus is nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package for her work as Art Director on Danny Elfman’s album, “Big Mess.” (Courtesy of Sven Gutjahr)


Student-led showcase ‘Metamorphosis’ explores transformation, interpretation

WACsmash 2023 is undergoing a metamorphosis on both a personal and global scale. An amalgamation of visual, performance and interactive art elements, this year’s student-led WACsmash, “Metamorphosis,” will be presented live in Kaufman Hall on Friday and Saturday, supplemented by a quarter-long gallery. Read more...

Photo: From left to right fourth-year dance and anthropology student Cheyenne Dixon, fourth-year dance student Amane Hirano and first-year dance student Maddie Skowronek move in different positions in a rehearsal for this year’s WACsmash. (Grace Wilson/Daily Bruin)


Mae Noland paints whimsical creations to contrast a technological world

This post was updated Jan. 22 at 8:31 p.m. Mae Noland’s mystical, monochromatic paintings mesmerize. The fourth-year art student creates whimsical works that utilize nature and creatures as the main inspirations to contrast society’s constant use of technology. Read more...

Photo: Four paintings filled with varying blue and green hues are displayed in a gallery. The works by fourth-year art student Mae Noland will be on display in the UCLA Little Gallery until Jan. 22. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)



Graduate student Saskia Baden’s photo collections explore duality of femininity

This post was updated Jan. 18 at 8:08 p.m. Saskia Baden’s imaginative photo collections capture attention. The fine arts graduate student engages with unconventional subject matter and materials in their photography collections. Read more...

Photo: Three photos are displayed on the white walls of a gallery. The three works by fine arts graduate student Saskia Baden are part of a series of photos examining the complexity of oceans, mythological creatures and feminity. (Courtesy of Saskia Baden)



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