Sunday, February 15

Undergraduate art students post projects to Instagram page in virtual exhibition

The UCLA Department of Art’s Little Gallery seems to affirm that the show must go on – even if that means moving to Instagram. Established in 1997, the Little Gallery exhibits artwork by undergraduate students and typically shows at the Broad Art Center. Read more...

Photo: Like many events of 2020, UCLA’s Little Gallery is moving online. But rather than relying on Zoom links, co-director of the project and Photography Lab Area Supervisor Valerie Green said the experience has shifted entirely to Instagram. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)



Student uses heritage in art to challenge beauty standards, tackle social issues

Portraits of nude bodies pique curiosity in Symphony Esqueda’s paintings, cultivating a platform for women of all bodies and sizes to be seen. The first-year English student said she creates art from a place of overcoming her insecurities and addressing societal standards of the female body. Read more...

Photo: Student artist Symphony Esqueda paints portraits of female bodies that emphasize realistic depictions instead of societal beauty standards through including stretch marks and natural body fat. She said she embraces her Chicana heritage in her art by painting the figures with darker skin tones. (Lauren Kim/Daily Bruin)



Grupo Folklórico de UCLA to release online Día de los Muertos video performance

This post was updated Nov. 29 at 3:24 p.m. With colorful choreography, dancers shine a celebratory light on death. Grupo Folklórico de UCLA will release an online video showcasing their annual Día de los Muertos celebration in December, after finishing filming the production Nov. Read more...

Photo: (Photo illustration by Jaelen Cruz/Daily Bruin and Courtesy of Lauro Pilar)


Virtual theater series turns tables on traditional Shakespearean performances

UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance is bringing Shakespeare back to the virtual campus. From Sept. 17 to Nov. 15, CAP UCLA had been promoting Forced Entertainment’s online theater series, “Complete Works: Table Top Shakespeare: At Home,” where the members performed abridged versions of four of Shakespeare’s 36 plays each week using household items as their cast. Read more...

Photo: UCLA writing programs professor, Tara Prescott-Johnson, is the winner of this year’s Table Top Shakespeare competition that was hosted alongside the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA’s online theater series, “Complete Works: Table Top Shakespeare: At Home.” (Courtesy of Bills Costello)




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