Arts & Humanities

Artist and activist Outterbridge, former director of the Watts Tower Art Center, is known for using discarded objects to make sculptures and other pieces.

UCLA will host four days of theater, music and lectures in honor of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth. The Nov. 18–21 celebration is the inaugural event of UCLA's Center for the Liberal Arts and Free Institutions.

The event brings together top academic scholars and industry professionals to discuss research on film financing, production, marketing, distribution and exhibition.

UCLA students have taken the top three honors in 54th annual competition, which recognizes excellence in dramatic writing.

On Oct. 30, Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa and the Los Angeles City Council honored the UCLA American Indian Studies Center on the occasion of its 40th anniversary with an official proclamation.

The exhibition includes 35 of the Chicago-based artist's "Soundsuits" — mixed-media sculptures named for the sounds made when the "suits" are performed.

The UCLA Department of Design|Media Arts (DMA) is offering a variety of events for the public's enjoyment this fall, including exhibitions, seminars and symposia.

The UCLA Department of Music is offering a variety of events for the public's enjoyment this fall.