Thursday, August 28th, 2008

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Silversmith’s style ahead of the times

Mexico-based designer Antonio Pineda’s jewelry, sculpture and silver work showcased at Fowler

Many artists referred to as “ahead of their time” weren’t received well during their life.

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Show provides first professional step

Seven UCLA students and alumni will display artwork in their first public exhibition

In 1979, Guyana-born actress CCH Pounder stepped into an audition space in New York City with no movie experience and came face-to-face with legendary director and choreographer Bob Fosse.

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Fowler uses one kind of art to promote another

Museum invites Baile Folklorico dancers to support Mexican artist Antonio Pineda

Those familiar with the streets of Los Angeles may recognize countless museum banners that line the sidewalks, enticing potential museum-goers. However, the Fowler Museum prefers a more active form of advertisement.

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Art Review: “Between Heaven and Earth”

Architecture exhibits are a tricky business.

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Art4aCure combines creativity with cancer therapy

Program’s untraditional healing methods raise funds for cancer research, help patients cope

Natural light streams through oversized windows and into the sixth floor space where several tables are all covered with scraps of magazines and painting supplies.

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Unconventional convention

Once a year, the Southern California city of San Diego, which normally plays second fiddle to Los Angeles, gets the spotlight.

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Alumni thrive in open air

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum’s unique amphitheater welcomes, challenges theater grads

The term “starving artist” need not apply to UCLA theater students, not when there are plenty of small Los Angeles-based theaters that are allowing students to expand their education while still expressing their craft.

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Photo gallery: Lighting up the night

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Looking like $6 million

School of Theater, Film and Television receives a donation for a costume design center

A new addition to the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television could revolutionize the academics of costume design as it is known today.

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Inventive author mixes generic forms

Writer of best-selling ‘People of Paper,’ scheduled to read at the Hammer, keeps multiple options open

Author Salvador Plascencia’s first love wasn’t writing, it was basketball – that is, until he realized that being 5-foot-4-inches wouldn’t cut it.

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