World Arts, Local Lives—August
Los Angeles, with its communities from around the world, is a melting pot of flavors, views, and practices. During a Summer of Safer at Home, the Fowler is pleased to bring World Arts and Cultures to you. All programs are free. RSVP to receive the link to join.
A Look Back: Celebrate/Demonstrate: Photographs of Global LA
A look back at Celebrate/Demon-strate: Photographs of Global LA (January 17 to May 8, 2016), which featured compelling images of festivals and political rallies captured by California-based photographer Cindy Bendat.
Curator’s Choice:
A Vodou Drapo for Papa Gede
Curator Patrick A. Polk discusses a remarkable Haitian Vodou ritual banner (drapo) dedicated to Papa Gede, patriarch of a family of Vodou divinities and one specifically associated with death and resurrection.
Behind the Scenes:
Ghanaian Gold Weights
Fowler team members explore Ghanaian gold weights, diving into their histories, material compositions, and meanings. This research was supported by a generous grant from the Mellon Foundation.
A Sneak Peek: The Map and the Territory
Director of Exhibitions Sebastian Clough and architect Benjamin Weisgall created this video by digitally 3D-modeling each object and rendering the exhibition space frame by frame to convey the experience visitors will enjoy once the Fowler reopens.
How to Make Art in a Pandemic
David Gere, professor of arts activism in the UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance and director of the UCLA Art & Global Health Center, discusses art, activism during the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and the career of the late activist Larry Kramer.
A Look Back: Make Art/Stop AIDS
As coronavirus cases rise in California, we recall an exhibition that opened at the Fowler over a decade ago: Make Art/Stop AIDS, co-curated by David Gere and Robert Sember.
World Arts, Local Lives—July
Los Angeles, with its communities from around the world, is a melting pot of flavors, views, and practices. During a Summer of Safer at Home, the Fowler is pleased to bring World Arts and Cultures to you. All programs are free. RSVP to receive the link to join.
Mapping Religion along Vermont Avenue
Fowler researchers are mapping religious sites along Vermont Avenue to highlight community histories and personal experiences of religion in our beloved city of Los Angeles.
The Map and the Territory:
100 Years of Collecting at UCLA
Dates to be announced
Communication Systems in a Global Context
part of The Map and the Territory:
100 Years of Collecting at UCLA
Dates to be announced
Hear from members about why they love the Fowler!
Explore over two-thousand objects from the Fowler’s holdings of ancient, traditional, and contemporary cultures of Africa, Native and Latin America, and Asia and the Pacific.
