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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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ONLINE: Literary Death Match

“The most entertaining reading series ever” (Los Angeles Times) makes its online debut with authors Roxane Gay, Rebecca Traister, Kimberly Jones, and Andre Perry reading before a panel of all-star judges!

Tue Jul 14 7:00 PM

Laylah Ali’s Untitled (2001)

ONLINE: Lunchtime Art Talk on Laylah Ali

Curatorial assistant Matthieu Vahanian leads a live, online discussion of a work by Laylah Ali.

Wed Jul 15 12:30 PM

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A Marriage of Church and State?

Did the Supreme Court just blur the line between church and state? An expert panel discusses the court’s recent ruling on publicly funded scholarships and religious schools, and what this means for religious freedom in the United States.

Thu Jul 16 5:00 PM

Part of the series Major Supreme Court Decisions 2020

Still from the short film "Last Light" (2020) by Carmen Argote, showing a woman in a protective face mask walking down a Los Angeles road

ONLINE: Carmen Argote's Last Light Screening and Q&A

World premiere of a new short film, shot during the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, by the artist Carmen Argote. Followed by a conversation between Hammer curator Erin Christovale and the filmmaker.

Tue Jul 21 6:00 PM

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ONLINE: Lunchtime Art Talk on Maren Hassinger

Chief curator Connie Butler leads a live, online discussion of a work by Maren Hassinger.

Wed Jul 22 12:30 PM

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Trump's Finances: Presidential Oversight or Presidential Immunity?

A panel unpacks the Supreme Court's decisions around the president's financial records and discusses what they mean for the Congressional power and Presidential immunity.

Wed Jul 22 5:00 PM

Part of the series Major Supreme Court Decisions 2020

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Special Programs

ONLINE: Teaching for Social Change through Art: Strategies for Enhancing Media Literacy in 2020

An online program for teachers on strategies for using art to strengthen media literacy, social awareness, and social-emotional learning.

Mon Jul 27 3:00 PM

Group photo of PEN Emerging Voices Fellowship class of 2020

PEN Emerging Voices 2020

PEN America’s Emerging Voices fellows read their works together with introductions by their mentors.

Tue Jul 28 5:00 PM

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ONLINE: Lunchtime Art Talk on Barbara T. Smith

Aram Moshayedi, Robert Soros Curator, leads a live, online discussion of a work by Barbara T. Smith.

Wed Jul 29 12:30 PM

Several teachers sit on folding chairs in the Hammer lobby.

Special Programs

ONLINE: Teaching for Social Change through Art: Strategies for Enhancing Media Literacy in 2020

An online program for teachers on strategies for using art to strengthen media literacy, social awareness, and social-emotional learning.

Wed Jul 29 3:00 PM