All Events
DIVERSITY LECTURE
Arte Intimo, Arte Público: Spirit, Vision and Form | The Art of Judy Baca
MCC THEATER
Distinguished UCLA professor Judy Baca offers an intimate look into a universe of visual discourse through artworks that have maintained a historic and contextual dialogue with her monumental mural projects for over thirty-five years. Judy Baca is professor of Chicano/a Studies and World Arts and Cultures at UCLA. She is the co-founder and artistic director of the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC), a community arts center in Venice, CA.
“I want to produce artwork that has meaning beyond simple decorative values. I hope to use public space to create public voice, and consciousness about the presence of people who are often the majority of the population but who may not be represented in any visual way. By telling their stories we are giving voice to the voiceless and visualizing the whole of the American story while creating sites of public memory.” Judy Baca Co-sponsored by Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies; Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Academic Policy; Office of Equal Opportunity & Sexual Harassment/Title IX Compliance; Chicano Studies Institute
SALAR SYSTEM featuring 'The Sounds and Rhythms of Afghanistan”
MCC THEATER
Salar System will take you on a sonic voyage through the ancient traditions of Afghanistan. You are invited to join the celebration of the Mystical, Mahali, Sufi, Kabuli Classical, and Folk traditions that have been forgotten in modern times. SALAR NADER- Tabla, dhol, percussion; AJMAL SUBAT- Vocals and harmonium; QAIS ESSAR- Rubab and dilruba. Tickets $5 UCSB Students and Children under 12/$15 general. Contact the A.S. Ticket Office at 805-893-2064 or buy online at www.mcc.ucsb.edu (extra fees apply). Limited Seating. Co-sponsored by UCSB Ethnomusicology Program; India Association of Santa Barbara
Cup of Culture
Band Baaja Baaraat (Bands Horns and Revelry)
MCC THEATER
Starring Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma, this film is a love story of two wedding planners in Delhi, Shruti and Bittoo. While Shruti is a savvy business oriented girl who aspires to become the best wedding planner in India, Bitoo is the happy-go-lucky character who takes life as it comes. Despite their contrasting personalities, when both of them set up their own wedding planning company, the plot moves through entertaining twists and turns. The film is replete with colorful dances that showcase the lavishness, celebration, and enjoyment in Indian weddings. Maneesh Sharma, 140 min., Hindi with English subtitles, 2010, USA. Co-sponsored by India Association; UCSB Art, Design & Architecture Museum; Film and Media Studies Department
The UCSB MultiCultural Center
Liberation Shows Up!: Ableism & Disability Justice
MCC LOUNGE
This workshop dares us to understand and adore our whole selves. Being Disabled, Sick, Chronically Ill, Deaf, and/or being Brilliant/Crazy are often understood as flaws. Participants will discuss avenues of critical intersections as brown, poor, trans, immigrant, disabled, other. Everyone is encouraged to participate, but priority will be offered to those who live with SDQ (Sick & Disabled Queer/Transgender Indigenous or People of Color) experiences. Participants are asked to please bring their journals and/or writing materials.
