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Los Angeles: Hammer Museum Gala Honored Lauren Halsey, 'One of the Most Dynamic Artists Working Today'

Los Angeles: Hammer Museum Gala Honored Lauren Halsey, ‘One of the Most Dynamic Artists Working Today’

Los Angeles, Calif., May 17, 2025: From left, Hammer Museum Director Zoë Ryan, Honoree Lauren Halsey, and Thelma Golden at the 20th annual Hammer Museum Gala In The Garden at the Hammer Museum. | Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for The Hammer Museum   IN LOS ANGELES, artist Lauren Halsey (b. 1987) was honored recently...
Anya Dani Appointed to New Getty-Funded Role at UCLA Where She Will Teach, Research, and Focus on Bringing More African Americans Into Conservation Field

Anya Dani Appointed to New Getty-Funded Role at UCLA Where She Will Teach, Research, and Focus on Bringing More African Americans Into Conservation Field

  IN LOS ANGELES, Anya Dani is joining the UCLA/Getty Interdepartmental Program in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage in a newly created position: director of community engagement and inclusive practice. She will also serve as a lecturer in cultural heritage conservation. The appointment was announced June 16. The UCLA/Getty program is one of a handful...