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Art History, Studio Arts & Photography

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Just for fun, or for career advancement.

Add a splash of color to your life, or get the "black and white" skills needed to enhance your career.

Whether you're picking up a paintbrush or pencil for the first time, rediscovering a lost passion, or diving deeper into your craft, UCLA Extension offers courses in photography, studio arts, art history, and more.

Get ready to create your masterpiece.

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Art History, Studio Arts & Photography

Courses

ART HIS 825.48

Feminist Legacies/Feminist Futures

Using Mothers of Invention: The Feminist Roots of Contemporary Art (2025) as a primary text, this class will explore work being created by artists in Los Angeles today, taking into account historical precedents found in Feminist art of the ‘60s, ‘70s, and before.
ART X 413.20

Tattoo Workshop: Visual Language, Identity & Cultural Symbolism

This course introduces tattoo as a visual language, exploring its cultural history, symbolism, and connection to the human body. Weekly workshops and guided exercises help students develop technical and conceptual skills through drawing, composition, iconography, and body-aware design.
ART X 458.14

Creating Comics by Hand

Learn about the history of comics, study standout artists in the genre, and create your own personal piece in this hands-on class. 
ART 750.19

Finding Your Light

In this one-hour workshop focused on portraits, award-winning photographer Amanda Rowan shares how the right lighting can enhance and elevate your images, even if you’re shooting with your iPhone. 

Create a picture of success.

Add a splash of color to your life, or get the "black and white" skills needed to enhance your career.

Whether you're picking up a paintbrush or pencil for the first time, rediscovering a lost passion, or diving deeper into your craft, UCLA Extension offers courses in photography, studio arts, art history, and more.

Get ready to create your masterpiece.

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