Culture and leisure

The work of Casey Reas, UCLA design and media arts professor, is on display at the Beall Center for Art and Technology at UC Irvine.

Fahrelnissa Zeid was a pioneering artist best known for her large-scale colorful canvases—some over five meters wide—which reveal her unique vision and distinctive abstract style. 

In the Budget Bill for 2018, the Government is increasing the budget for culture by SEK 745 million. This includes SEK 275 million to be invested in libraries and SEK 115 million in freedom of the arts.

The Prague art Gallery Rudolfinum is celebrating its 100th exhibition with a number of spectacular side-events; none more so than the burial of a Soviet-made MiG-21 fighter plane.

The concert, which starts at 5 p.m., is free and open to the public but tickets should be reserved prior to the event.

“He has been a powerful champion for the arts in Los Angeles for five decades, and his exceptional commitment to arts education embodies UCLA’s highest ideals,” said Chancellor Gene Block.

Gina Kim, a professor of film, television and digital media, won for her 12-minute film “Bloodless.”

"Invisible Boundaries," exploring the migrations of animals in and around Yellowstone Park will be on view Sept. 16–March 25 at the Yale Peabody Museum.

comScore Announces Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of September 3, 2017

Actor Channing Tatum visited Mack Trucks’ World Headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina as part of Jimmy Logan’s Run, a promotional tour for his new film, Logan Lucky.

Sberbank will finance the restoration and modern-use conversion of the legendary Narkomfin Building, which is one of the most famous examples of Constructivist architecture in Moscow and the world.

The secret is out. On the day of the Great American Eclipse, Monday, Aug. 21, Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas will be the only place on Earth where you can see songstress Bonnie Tyler and DNCE perform a never-before-heard duet of the iconic 80s power ballad. 

Cal Performances has opened single-ticket sales for its 2017-18 season, and the choices are abundant. In a roundup of Berkeleyside staff favorites, orchestral highlights include the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra.

Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce that the Nikon Photo Contest 2016-2017 Photo Exhibition will be a traveling exhibition of winners' works of the Nikon Photo Contest 2016-2017.