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Mindful Awareness Meditation

Thursdays, 12:30–1 PM PDT

Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

Explore our series

Against Criticism: Notes on Decipherment and the Force of Art

Professor Zakiyyah Iman Jackson discusses the pernicious relationship of blackness and animality in Western science and philosophy.

Thu May 6 5:00 PM

A computer screen shot of a zoom meeting. On the right is a grid of 16 faces , and on the left is an image of a brightly covered artwork with graffitti-like imagery.

Art in Conversation: Made in L.A. 2020

Hammer educators lead online discussions about the work of artists from the Hammer’s biennial.

Fri May 7 12:00 AM

A green head pokes out from behind a red curtain in a flyer- and graffiti-covered haunted house

Special Programs

Home Is Where the Haunts Are: An Epistolary Workshop with Sabrina Tarasoff

An online letter-writing workshop for university students.

Sat May 8 11:00 AM

The book "Invisible Man" sits on a solid yellow background. The book cover depicts a graphic image of a face in 3/4 view using white and maroon, with two white perpendiular crossed lines superimposed. The words "a novel" and "BY RALPH ELLISON" also appear o the book cover.

Politics of the Invisible Man Group Discussion

This intimate seminar focuses on the "Invisible Man" protagonist’s rise within and disillusionment from a leftist organization.

Tue May 11 5:00 PM

Part of the series Revisiting Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man”

A brightly-colored landscape beside a body of water filled with different figures engaged in various forms of combat

Lunchtime Art Talk on Umar Rashid

Curatorial assistant Nicholas Barlow leads a live online discussion of Made in L.A. artist Umar Rashid's work.

Wed May 12 12:30 PM

A computer screen shot of a zoom meeting. On the right is a grid of 16 faces , and on the left is an image of a brightly covered artwork with graffitti-like imagery.

Art in Conversation: Made in L.A. 2020

Hammer educators lead online discussions about the work of artists from the Hammer’s biennial.

Fri May 14 12:00 AM

A busy black-and-white painting of lots of figures scrambled across the canvas

Special Programs

A Malleable History: An Art Making Workshop with Umar Rashid

Imagine utopian outcomes to historic events in this online workshop.

Mon May 17 7:00 PM

The book "Invisible Man" sits on a solid maroon background. The book cover depicts a graphic image of a face in 3/4 view using white and maroon, with two white perpendiular crossed lines superimposed. The words "a novel" and "BY RALPH ELLISON" also appear o the book cover.

Race, Identity & Alienation in the American Novel

A panel of authors and scholars discuss the continuing relevance and contemporary resonances of Ellison’s novel and other writing.

Tue May 18 5:00 PM

Part of the series Revisiting Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man”

Dark photograph outside, at nighttime, of a man holding a small child, while standing in front of a fire in the foreground. The man is looking at the viewer, and the fire reflects against a fence in the background. Words are on the image: "SON." in the top left corner,

Lunchtime Art Talk on SON. (Justen LeRoy)

Made in L.A. 2020 assistant curator of performance Ikechukwu Onyewuenyi leads a live online discussion of Made in L.A. artist SON. (Justin LeRoy)'s work.

Wed May 19 12:30 PM

A woman in sparkly jewelry sings into a microphone

Screenings Conversations

Oblivion Seekers screening with Reynaldo Rivera & Carolina Miranda

L.A. Times columnist Carolina Miranda joins artist Reynaldo Rivera to screen and discuss his film, which intimately captures queer, punk culture in 1990s Los Angeles.

Wed May 19 5:00 PM