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Group shot of Darnell Hunt, Josslyn Luckett, Celine Parrenas Shimizu, Ana-Christina Ramon and Elizabeth Whitney on a darkened stage.
Voices rising: UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television inaugurates Convocation with Celine Parreñas Shimizu’s vision
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A person holds a handwritten sign toward the camera that reads "downhill, uphill, on the hill, ucla"
From postcards to poems, UCLA arts units inspire storytelling at Block Party
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Professor Oona Paredes' project creates 2nd ever book in endangered Philippine Indigenous language of the Higaunon people, a minority ethnic group in the country.
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Applications open for the 2026 UCLA Film & Television Archive’s Artist-in-Residence Program (through Nov. 14)
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Portraits of Marike Splint and Juan Pablo, side by sude. She is wearing a black dress, he is wearing a brown hat and grey shirt
UCLA TFT Professors Marike Splint and Juan Pablo Gonzalez Awarded Prestigious 2025 Creative Capital Grants
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Adam Bartos, 108 Paloma Avenue, Venice Beach series, 2004. Courtesy of the artist
cityLAB at UCLA launches "Small Lots, Big Impacts" with City of Los Angeles and LA4LA, seeking to turn vacant land into housing opportunity
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In the News
Portrait of Celine Parrenas Shimizu on campus at UCLA
New UCLA Theater, Film and Television Dean Celine Parreñas Shimizu Faces Challenges Head-On: ‘When More Diverse Voices Are Represented, the Greater the Art.’
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How Artist (and UCLA alum) Refik Anadol Made the 2025 TIME100 AI Cover
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Hammer Museum names a new director, ending speculation over one of L.A.’s prized art posts
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Hammer Museum Honors Ann Philbin in Celebration of Her 25 Years of Leadership at 19th Annual Gala in the Garden
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Hammer Museum pays tribute to departing Director Ann Philbin at star-packed gala
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Refik Anadol, the artist who brought AI to MoMA: ‘We’re in a new Renaissance’
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