Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

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Mindful Awareness Meditation

Thursdays, 12:30–1 PM PDT

Mindful Awareness Meditation will be ONLINE ONLY on May 1, May 8, & May 15. Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

Explore our series

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

A still from a digital animation titled "Rainbow Body" by artist Chitra Ganesh, showing the neon pink outline of a female figure on a gold platform looking up at an abstract plant-like object.

Chitra Ganesh: UCLA Department of Art Lecture

The artist discusses shedding light on narrative representations of femininity, sexuality, and power through her drawing-based practice.

Thu May 20 6:30 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 21 12:00 AM

Photo of a dark room with the farr wall spotlit and the word "GRAPHITE:" projected on the wal in white letters. On the left and right we see the backs of people sitting in chairs. Two women stand against the far wall and speak into a microphone.

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