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A Cross-Disciplinary Portrait of Creative Work at UCLA

Artists and creators from the class of 2026. Gathered here by practice, they reflect on what they made, how UCLA shaped it, and what they're carrying forward.

MEDIA ARTS

A digital media installation with video on three walls, computer screens on the floor and other metal structures

The Body in the Machine

A young filmmaker on a set with a horse corral and white horse holds a scene clapboard

Stories Worth Telling

Black screen with an image of a portable device

An animated alien is surrounded by cookware

The Static Between

A director behind the camera of an atmospheric scene with sepia-tinted lighting

The Ground Is Fertile

A young woman wearing protective gear sorts through the rubble of a fire.

Through the Lens of Family

A young person in a tie points to a sign on a white museum wall

What the Research Reveals

MUSIC

A percussionist prepares to hit a wooden box with a large wooden hammer

The Blow of Fate

Collage of two performers, a flutist on the left and a saxophonist on the right

The Songs We Carry

Portrait of Nichagarn Chiracharasporn. She is outside in the sunlight

Style Chameleon

Portrait of Carter Coffee, he is wearing a black jacket and black shirt

Catharsis and Connection

Portrait of Katie James, she is wearing a black dress

Figuring It Out, Together

Portrait of Jude Fucatola, He is wearing a dark blue shirt

VISUAL ARTS AND DESIGN

A young woman, surrounded by painting supplies and walls containing her artwork

Just Keep Going

A young woman stands at the door of a room filled with sewing machines and fabric

The Character in the Clothes

Collage with portraits of Nabil Davidson (left) and EmaLee Davidson (right) against a backdrop of a black and white blueprint.

Found Conditions

PERFORMING ARTS

A dancer swathed in constricting white mesh performs on a darkened stage

What the Body Knows

Actors in Regency period costume perform on stage

In Good Company

Large LED screens awash in purple lighting on a stage portray a digital world

Behind the Screens

LITERARY ARTS

Collage with multiple pages of ocean themed images and poetry text

New Ways With Words

Portrait of Cody Lee. He is wearing a blue shirt

Trusting the Story

ARTS CURATION AND EDUCATION

A group of UCLA students pose on stage after an event making heart shapes with their hands

A woman takes a selfie in front of a mural with red and black symbols and shapes

A Creative Space

A violin teacher instructs a group of students

Music for Healing

A group of performers pose together after a show

Theater as Community

A guitar performer solo on stage

Already Getting Started

Two 18th century books lay open in a glass case

The Object and the Idea