Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

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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.

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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 21 12:00 AM

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Special Programs

Graphite XII Launch Party

An online launch for the Hammer’s student-run interdisciplinary arts journal.

Fri May 21 6:00 PM

A screening room with a large image of film strips of butterflies and a magnifying lens

Lunchtime Art Talk on Jeffrey Stuker

Made in L.A. 2020 cocurator Lauren Mackler leads a live online discussion of Made in L.A. artist Jeffrey Stuker's work.

Wed May 26 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 28 12:00 AM

Black and white aerial photo of huge billows of smoke rising from Tulsa, Oklahoma, as it burned from the result of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: A Historical Context

Brenda E. Stevenson joins Tulsa scholars Karlos K. Hill and Hannibal Johnson to discuss the history and significance of the massacre.

Tue Jun 1 5:00 PM

Part of the series Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial

A sculpture of several white plastic chairs covered in a sheet, surrounding a tire

Lunchtime Art Talk on Ann Greene Kelly

Curatorial assistant Nika Chilewich leads a live online discussion of Made in L.A. artist Ann Greene Kelly's work.

Wed Jun 2 12:30 PM

Still from the 1982 documentary film "Fear of Poetry," showing close-up for a circular clock with the work "poetry" in the center.

Screenings Conversations

Fear of Poetry screening with Jack Skelley & Sabrina Tarasoff

With footage from Dennis Cooper’s famed poetry gatherings, this documentary looks at 1980s Venice: a chorus of punks, poets, artists, and performers.

Wed Jun 2 7:00 PM

A gallery with a black streetlamp to the left of a triptych of paintings displaying MacArthur Park in Los Angeles

Coffee with a Curator: Made in L.A. 2020: a version

Hammer members! Experience Made in L.A. 2020 with cocurator Lauren Mackler.

Thu Jun 3 11:00 AM

Still from the HBO television series "Watchmen," showing a young black boy holding a baby wrapped in a blanket, superimposed over large yellow type that reads "IT'S SUMMER AND WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF ICE"

Tulsa on Screen: Watchmen with Damon Lindelof & Cord Jefferson

Brenda E. Stevenson joins the creator and writer of HBO's Watchmen to discuss how they crafted the series' representation of the Tulsa Race Massacre and how pop culture can confront history and racism.

Thu Jun 3 5:00 PM

Part of the series Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial

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 Jun 4 12:00 AM