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The Department of Art at the University of California Los Angeles is committed to professional art t

The Department of Art at the University of California Los Angeles is committed to professional art training within the context of a great liberal arts university.

07/11/2026

good news!!! Our open call for the New Wight Biennial 2026 has been extended 🫨

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions:

All video submissions may be submitted through a link. Please submit a PDF of the link. We will review up to 5 minutes of each submitted video, but submissions may be longer than 5 mins.

All international works must be no larger than 48” x 48” x 48” (121.2cm x 121.2cm x 121.2 cm) packaged. This ensures the work will fit squarely on a shipping pallet. Size requirements for domestic artists are flexible, but should remain close to the aforementioned size requirement.

Book club will be available to the public. Any and all are welcomed to participate. We will be sending out information for book club shortly.

07/07/2026

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions:

All video submissions may be submitted through a link. Please submit a PDF of the link. We will review up to 5 minutes of each submitted video, but submissions may be longer than 5 mins.

All international works must be no larger than 48” x 48” x 48” (121.2cm x 121.2cm x 121.2 cm) packaged. This ensures the work will fit squarely on a shipping pallet. Size requirements for domestic artists are flexible, but should remain close to the aforementioned size requirement.

Book club will be available to the public. Any and all are welcomed to participate. We will be sending out information for book club shortly.

06/18/2026

A glimpse of the artists behind the work 🎨📷 Studio portraits by from our annual graduate open studios ✨

Wishing everyone a restful and beautiful summer!!!

06/12/2026

The 2026 New Wight Biennial opening in September 2026 at UCLA, curated by , and .f.austin, will feature artists worldwide who are currently pursuing advanced education in art practice. We are seeking applicants engaged in a range of educational pursuits including MFA programs, apprenticeships, long term residencies and fellowships, craft/technical programs, and informal modes of study. Artists in advanced educational programs not listed here are encouraged to apply. Submissions are free of charge.

Submission requirements 1-5 works, 200 word artist statement.

Theme: Global Fugitivty. Over the past two decades, the concept of fugitivity has influenced countless curators and artists. We understand fugitivity–with the help of Black scholars including Saidiya Hartman, Fred Moten, and Stefano Harney and others–as movement toward freedom carried out by those working within or alongside structures of oppression.

06/02/2026

Join us for the end-of-year exhibition showcasing new work by UCLA’s graduating undergraduate art students.
📅 June 4–13, 2026

✨ Opening Reception: Thursday, June 4 | 5–8 PM
📍 New Wight Gallery
Broad Art Center, Suite 1100
240 Charles E. Young Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90095

Gallery Hours:
Monday–Friday | 9:30 AM–4:30 PM
Free and open to the public.

05/23/2026

One week from today!!! 🫨

Please join us next Saturday from 2–6pm for the UCLA Graduate Open Studios and come see what our incredibly talented grads have been working on all year ✨

Featuring the work of:

f.austin

Adrian Burrell 999

deva maxine
n.haigh

vincent hernandez

ar.kay
Felix Li

jane.crumb

sungtaek

05/21/2026

Candace Thatcher
Archive Scan ###VI
Acrylic on wood panel
36” x 36”

Candace Thatcher
Archive Scan Series
Acrylic on wood panel
36” x 36”

05/19/2026

The Department of Art at UCLA is recruiting for a part-time Unit 18 Lecturer position to teach Advanced Printmaking. Selected studies in fine printmaking, historical and contemporary: woodcut, etching and engraving, and mixed media. This course will be offered twice next academic year (2026-27) in Fall and Spring quarters.

Please visit https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10977 to apply or clink the link in our bio 🖨️

05/16/2026

LAST CHANCE TO APPLY 🌞

Applications for the Summer Art Institute close June 15th. Spend your summer making ambitious work, learning from working artists, and building a creative community with other young artists from around the world 🌎

Develop, print, and experiment in the darkroom 📸
PAINT G DRAW in Big studios, with Big light and Big views of Los Angeles 🎨

Come make a ridiculous amount of work with us 🤪

Apply by June 15th!!!

05/12/2026

Yummy Bowl is almost here!!! 🍲✨

Join us next Thursday, May 21st, for our much-anticipated annual Yummy Bowl Benefit — a campus-wide collaboration uniting students, faculty, and staff to help combat food insecurity at UCLA. By purchasing a handmade ceramic bowl, you directly support the UCLA Community Programs Office (CPO) Food Closet and help ensure every Bruin has access to essential resources and nourishment.

Now in its fifth year, the event celebrates the power of art as a tool for social change — bringing together community and care through the beauty of ceramics.

Each bowl is a one-of-a-kind piece made by student artists in the UCLA Department of Art Ceramics Lab.
If preorder bowls sell out online, there will still be bowls available for purchase on the day of the event.

Donation + preorder link in bio!

Address

Broad Art Center, 240 Charles E Young Drive N, CA 90095
Los Angeles, CA
90095

Telephone

+13108253281

Website

http://www.art.ucla.edu/contact/index.html

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