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| Motto | Fiat lux Let there be light |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1939 |
Parent institution | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Location | ,, |
| Campus | Urban |
| Mascot | Bruins |
| Website | arts |
TheUCLA School of the Arts and Architecture (UCLA Arts) is a professional school at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles. Through its four degree-granting departments, it provides a range of course offerings and programs. Additionally, there are eight centers located within the school.
In 1919, UCLA's leadership demonstrated an early commitment to offer students opportunities to explore the arts by the establishment of an art gallery and a music department. But in 1939 the College of Applied Arts was founded with the addition of a Department of Art, followed by the College of Fine Arts in 1960, with degrees available in art, dance, music, and theater arts.
Following academic restructuring in the late 1980s, theUC Regents formally approved the establishment of two schools: the School of the Arts and theSchool of Theater, Film and Television. In 1994 architecture and urban design joined the School of the Arts, which became the School of the Arts and Architecture (UCLA Arts).
Brett Steele was appointed dean of the School of the Arts and Architecture in 2017.
Three public arts institutions, including a major performing arts program (CAP UCLA), are located within the School of the Arts and Architecture. These institutions offer access to leading anthropological, historical and contemporary visual arts exhibitions and collections, as well as presentations by performing artists.
Current notable Professors of Design Media Arts includeRebecca Allen,Erkki Huhtamo,Peter Lunenfeld,Christian Moeller,Casey Reas,Jennifer Steinkamp,Eddo Stern, andVictoria Vesna. Current Professors of Architecture includeNeil Denari,Thom Mayne,Sylvia Lavin, andGreg Lynn. Other notable faculty include Distinguished Professor of world arts and culturesPeter Sellars, Professor of PhotographyCatherine Opie, Professor of Interdisciplinary Studio and Department of Art ChairAndrea Fraser, Distinguished Professor of New GenresBarbara Kruger,[1] and Distinguished Professor of PaintingLari Pittman. Notable former faculty members includeMary Kelly,John Baldessari,Charles Ray,Chris Burden,Mike Kelley,Paul McCarthy, andNancy Rubins.
Notable alumni of the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture include;Peter Alexander,[2]Uta Barth,[3]Karen Carson,[4]Judy Chicago,[5]Trisha Donnelly,Sharon Hayes,Steve Hurd,[6]Martin Kersels,[7]Jason Rhoades,[8]Betye Saar,[9]Peter Shelton,Craig Kauffman,Amadour,[10]Toba Khedoori,Elliott Hundley,Nikita Gale, andWu Tsang.[11]
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