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UCLA Scholars and Students, International Team Resurrect Ancient Rome Digitally

May 01, 2007. Mayor of Rome Walter Veltroni officiated today at the first public viewing of "Rome Reborn 1.0," a 10-year project begun at UCLA and based at the Univ...

Opera Star Vladimir Chernov Appointed Professor of Vocal Studies in the UCLA Department of Music

April 25, 2007. Los Angeles, CA ----- Ian Krouse, chair of the UCLA Department of Music in the School of the Arts and Architecture, announced the appointment of Vladi...

Innovative Architect Hitoshi Abe Appointed Professor and Chair of the Department of Architecture and Urban Design

March 26, 2007. Christopher Waterman, dean of the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, announced today the appointment of Hitoshi Abe as professor and chair of t...

UCLA’s School of the Arts and Architecture Appoints Scholar, Curator and Author Russell Ferguson Chair of the Department of Art

January 24, 2007. Ferguson will continue his association with the Hammer Museum as adjunct curator Christopher Waterman, dean of the UCLA School of the Arts and Arc...

Opening Date for the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Center at UCLA Set for Sept. 14

July 06, 2006. The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Center at UCLA — designed by Richard Meier & Partners Architects — is now scheduled to open on Sept. 14. A press preview ...

UCLA Faculty and Alumni Artists to Participate in ‘Los Angeles 1955-1985,’ a Major Art Exhibition at Centre Pompidou in Paris

March 07, 2006. “UCLA is frequently described as the power art school … Visiting the campus is like attending an opening of the Whitney Biennial.” — The New York Time...

UCLA Professor Thom Mayne to Be Featured in Major Exhibition at Centre Pompidou in Paris March 8-July 17

March 07, 2006. Exhibition to coincide with publication L.A. Now in May Morphosis, the architectural firm of Thom Mayne — a professor in the UCLA Department of Arc...

UCLA Obituary: Sherman Ferguson

January 27, 2006. Sherman Ferguson, a jazz drummer and a member of the faculty in the UCLA Jazz Studies Program, died from complications of diabetes on Jan. 22 at h...

Terry Morello Named Executive Director, External Affairs, for the School of the Arts and Architecture at UCLA

November 14, 2005. Terry Morello has been named executive director for external affairs for the School of the Arts and Architecture at UCLA (UCLArts) effective Sept. 1, ...

Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje Named Chair of the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology

September 14, 2005. Professor Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje has been named chair of UCLA’s Department of Ethnomusicology effective July 1. She succeeds professor Timothy Rice...

UCLA Obituary: Mantle Hood, 87; Founded UCLA Ethnomusicology Program

September 13, 2005. Mantle Hood, a pioneer in the field of ethnomusicology and founder of the ethnomusicology program at UCLA, died from complications of Alzheimer’s dise...

Timothy Rice Appointed Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in UCLA’s School of the Arts and Architecture

September 12, 2005. Professor Timothy Rice has been named associate dean for academic affairs in the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture (UCLArts) effective July 1. ...

UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology Receives $1 Million Pledge From Dr. Mohinder Sambhi to Establish Endowed Chair in Indian Music

September 07, 2005. For Immediate Use Sept. 7, 2005 Carolyn Campbell, ccampbel@arts.ucla.edu (310) 825-6540 The Department of Ethnomusicology at UCLA has ...

Three World Arts and Cultures Faculty Awarded 2005 Guggenheim Fellowships

May 06, 2005. Donald Cosentino, Simone Forti and Victoria Marks are named Three faculty members in the UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures have been award...

UCLA Professor Thom Mayne Named Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate

April 08, 2005. First American Winner in 14 Years of Architecture’s ‘Nobel Prize’ Architect Thom Mayne, a professor in the Department of Architecture and Urban D...

UCLA Professor Kenny Burrell Named a 2005 Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts

January 12, 2005. Kenny Burrell, the renowned jazz guitarist and the director of the Jazz Studies Program at UCLA, has been named a 2005 Jazz Master by the National End...

L.A. Now: Volume 3 Earns Architecture Magazine’s 2005 P/A Award for UCLA's Department of Architecture and Urban Design

January 06, 2005. 52nd annual award is the first to a single recipient and the first to a university The UCLA department of architecture and urban design has been aw...

2004-2005 Proclaimed UCLA Year of the Arts

October 12, 2004. Unparalleled Program of Events and Dedication of New Arts Buildings Los Angeles – The unprecedented dedication of two world-class arts facilities...

UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture Receives Scholarship Gift From Ann and Jerry Moss

August 01, 2004. The School of the Arts and Architecture (UCLArts) has received a gift of more than $500,000 from Ann and Jerry Moss to establish a scholarship fund fo...

UCLA’s Glorya Kaufman Hall to Open in Fall 2004

October 12, 2003. New Home for Department of World Arts and Cultures Made Possible by Major Gift to Dance In November 1999, philanthropist and arts patron ...

David Roussève Named Chair of the UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures

September 25, 2003. David Rousseve has been named chair of UCLA’s Department of World Arts and Cultures (WAC) effective July 1 of this year. A choreographer, writer, dire...

Audrey L. Wilder Donates $5 Million to UCLA HAMMER MUSEUM in Honor of Her Late Husband and Film Legend Billy Wilder

July 25, 2003. The UCLA Hammer Museum and the UCLA Film and Television Archive are pleased to announce that Audrey L. Wilder has made a generous $5 million gift to n...

UCLA Center for Intercultural Performance Receives Grants From the U.S. Department of State and the National Endowment for the Arts

June 23, 2003. Carolyn Campbell (ccampbel@arts.ucla.edu) (310) 825-6540 For Immediate Use Wednesday, June 25, 2003. UCLA’s Center for Intercultural Performance ...

CHRISTOPHER WATERMAN NAMED DEAN OF UCLA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE

May 19, 2003. Carolyn Campbell (ccampbel@arts.ucla.edu) (310) 825-6540 For Immediate Use Monday, May 19, 2003. Christopher Waterman Named Dean of UCLA School ...

UCLA Architecture and Urban Design Students to Represent U.S. at First International Architecture Biennale in the Netherlands

April 15, 2003. International event opens in Rotterdam May 7 UCLA’s Department of Architecture and Urban Design has been invited to represent the United States in ...

The Ford Foundation Awards $1.25 Million Grant to UCLA Center for Intercultural Performance

March 20, 2003. The Ford Foundation has awarded a five-year grant of $1,250,000 to UCLA’s Center for Intercultural Performance (CIP) to establish an endowment to su...

Lorca, Child of the Moon, a World Premiere, Presented by Opera UCLA March 17-20

February 10, 2003. “Lorca, Child of the Moon,” a world premiere full-length opera with music by composer Ian Krouse and libretto by Margarita Galban, will be performed a...

United Architects Team Proposes Visionary Design for the World Trade Center Site Creating Five Interconnected Towers Surrounding Living Memorial

January 24, 2003. Carolyn Campbell (ccampbel@arts.ucla.edu) (310) 825-6540 For Immediate Use Friday, January 24, 2003. UCLA faculty member, alumni and student are ...

UCLA Department of Art Students and Faculty Create Participatory Installation at LACMA

November 27, 2002. Carolyn Campbell (ccampbel@arts.ucla.edu) (310) 825-6540 For Immediate Use Wednesday, November 27, 2002. An unprecedented collaboration between t...

Christopher Waterman Appointed Acting Dean of UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture

June 28, 2002. Carolyn Campbell (ccampbel@arts.ucla.edu) (310) 825-6540 For Immediate Use Friday, June 28, 2002. Christopher Waterman, chair of the Department o...

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards UCLA Performing Arts $2 Million for Programming and to Establish an Endowment Through Matching Grants

November 15, 2001. Nicole Cavazos (ncavazos@ucla.edu) (310) 206-5305 For Immediate Use Thursday, November 15, 2001. Susan Martin, susanm@arts.ucla.edu (310) 206-...

Marla C. Berns Appointed New Director of the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History

October 10, 2001. Amy Hood (ahood@arts.ucla.edu) 310-825-4288 For Immediate Use Wednesday, October 10, 2001. Marla C. Berns has been named the director of the UCLA...

UCLA Obituary: Harold Land

August 06, 2001. Carolyn Campbell (ccampbel@arts.ucla.edu) (310) 825-6540 For Immediate Use Monday, August 06, 2001. Harold Land, a tenor saxophonist regarded as ...

UCLA's World Arts and Cultures Department Receives $500,000 Bequest to Establish the Alma M. Hawkins Memorial Chair

June 01, 2001. Carolyn Campbell (ccampbel@arts.ucla.edu) (310) 825-6540 For Immediate Use Friday, June 01, 2001. The Department of World Arts and Cultures in th...

Hammer Museum Unveils New Design Featuring Expanded Galleries, A New Theater and Enhanced Courtyard That Will Strengthen Connection with the Community, Westwood and UCLA

May 15, 2001. Heidi Zeller (hzeller@arts.ucla.edu) (310) 443-7049 For Immediate Use Tuesday, May 15, 2001. Contact: Cynthia Wornham (310) 479-9929 Ruder Finn...

UCLA Obituary: Billy Higgins

May 10, 2001. Carolyn Campbell (ccampbel@arts.ucla.edu) (310) 825-6540 For Immediate Use Thursday, May 10, 2001. Billy Higgins, a legendary jazz drummer and a ...

UCLA DEPARTMENT OF WORLD ARTS AND CULTURES OFFERS NEW GRADUATE DEGREES IN CULTURE AND PERFORMANCE

January 31, 2001. Carolyn Campbell (ccampbel@arts.ucla.edu) (310) 825-6540 For Immediate Use Wednesday, January 31, 2001. New M.A. and Ph.D. degree programs in...

ANTHONY SEEGER APPOINTED PROFESSOR OF ETHNOMUSICOLOGY IN UCLA'S SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE

January 17, 2001. Carolyn Campbell (ccampbel@arts.ucla.edu) (310) 825-6540 For Immediate Use Wednesday, January 17, 2001. Anthony Seeger has been appointed a pro...

PAUL REISER DELIVERS COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS FOR UCLA'S SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE; GLORYA KAUFMAN RECEIVES UCLA MEDAL

June 17, 2000. Carolyn Campbell (ccampbel@arts.ucla.edu) (310) 825-6540 For Immediate Use Saturday, June 17, 2000. WHO: Paul Reiser will deliver the commencemen...

UNITED STATES PAVILION AT SEVENTH VENICE ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE TO EXHIBIT THE WORK OF UCLA AND COLUMBIA STUDENTS

May 17, 2000. Carolyn Campbell (ccampbel@arts.ucla.edu) (310) 825-6540 For Immediate Use Wednesday, May 17, 2000. Student workshops led by architects Greg Lynn...

UCLA DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC RECEIVES $1.75 MILLION GRANT FROM MAXWELL H. GLUCK FOUNDATION

April 19, 2000. Carolyn Campbell (ccampbel@arts.ucla.edu) (310) 825-6540 For Immediate Use Wednesday, April 19, 2000. UCLA’s Department of Music, part of the Sch...

UCLA NATIONAL DANCE/MEDIA PROJECT NAMES YEAR 2000 FELLOWS

December 02, 1999. Carolyn Campbell (ccampbel@arts.ucla.edu) (310) 825-6540 For Immediate Use Thursday, December 02, 1999. Eight individuals have been chosen to par...

UCLA TO RECEIVE LARGEST GIFT IN THE HISTORY OF DANCE IN AMERICA; Historic Campus Building to be Renamed Glorya Kaufman Hall in Recognition of Major Donation

November 15, 1999. Carolyn Campbell (ccampbel@arts.ucla.edu) (310) 825-6540 For Immediate Use Monday, November 15, 1999. Philanthropist Glorya Kaufman has donated $...

VICTORIA VESNA APPOINTED CHAIR OF UCLA'S DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN

June 17, 1999. Carolyn Campbell (ccampbel@arts.ucla.edu) (310) 825-6540 For Immediate Use Thursday, June 17, 1999. Victoria Vesna has been named chair of the De...

UCLA TO KICK OFF DUKE ELLINGTON CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION WITH STAR-STUDDED CONCERTS AT ROYCE HALL APRIL 29-30

April 02, 1999. Carolyn Campbell (ccampbel@arts.ucla.edu) (310) 825-6540 For Immediate Use Friday, April 02, 1999. A stellar lineup of some of the country’s fine...

UCLA DEPARTMENT OF ART RECEIVES GIFT OF $100,000 FROM DALLAS PRICE

April 02, 1999. Carolyn Campbell (ccampbel@arts.ucla.edu) (310) 825-6540 For Immediate Use Friday, April 02, 1999. The Department of Art in the UCLA School of th...

UCLA TO HOST FREE TWO-DAY JAZZ SYMPOSIUM ON THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF DUKE ELLINGTON APRIL 30-MAY 1

April 02, 1999. A complete agenda of the symposium follows this announcement. Prominent musicians and world-renowned experts on the music of Edward Kennedy (Duke) Ell...

THREE NEW MEMBERS NAMED TO BOARD OF VISITORS FOR UCLA'S SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE

March 31, 1999. Carolyn Campbell (ccampbel@arts.ucla.edu) (310) 825-6540 For Immediate Use Wednesday, March 31, 1999. Three new members have joined the Board of ...

BILL IVEY, CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, TO DELIVER COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS JUNE 19 FOR UCLA'S SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE

March 27, 1999. Carolyn Campbell (ccampbel@arts.ucla.edu) (310) 825-6540 For Immediate Use Thursday, May 27, 1999. WHO: Bill Ivey, Chairman of the National Endow...

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