UCLA Art Student and Alumni Opportunities

UCLA Professor Sharon Gerstel on “Weaving Community: A Presentation of the UCLA SNF Hellenic Center’s Work in Los Angeles and Greece.”

The lecture will be held on September 29th at 2:00 PM at the Huffington Center, Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral, in Los Angeles.

Professor Sharon Gerstel, will discuss the work of the Center in Los Angeles and Greece, focusing especially on a large-scale, multi-year project about weaving in the village of Geraki, Lakonia. This project, sponsored by Gefyra, forms the basis of an upcoming exhibition at the Benaki Museum and a comprehensive catalog in both Greek and English. Joining Professor Gerstel will be Mrs. Chrysoula Stamatopoulou, lead weaving instructor in Geraki, who will also discuss the village’s weaving tradition, which began in the ancient period and is still active today. Mrs. Stamatopoulou will demonstrate weaving on the vertical loom for those attending. 

Accompanying this event will be an exhibition of family heirlooms by the Greek Heritage Society. A reception will follow this free event.

Event webpage: https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/gerstellecture2024/

RSVP: https://forms.gle/PsiHpv5GuifMHko16

Students and faculty can register for FREE with the discount code climate10

Making Space: A Workshop on Space, Sci-Art, & Society

Nov 1-3, 2024 in Pasadena, CA

Making Space is an interdisciplinary workshop for artists, scientists, and educators about space and society, where we use art to explore scientific concepts and humanity’s relationship to the solar system. This event is about connecting with the cosmos, blending knowledge and art, and the role artists can play in space exploration, and features a combination of talks, discussion, and art-making. The theme of this event is Chronology: how time shapes planets, perceptions, and people, featuring lead of NASA’s VERITAS mission to Venus Dr. Suzanne Smrekar, Los Angeles based conceptual artist Jane Szabo, and other guests! This workshop is also a special collaboration with NASA’s Solar System Treks, a public portal where anyone can explore data from space missions. Come make art and explore space with us!  https://makingspace.psi.edu/

This event is supported by a NASA grant and offered to participants for only a materials fee. Limited financial aid is available.