How art and culture can be a framework for diplomacy
A USC alumna explores culture and identity through a fusion of skateboards and traditional Iranian art.
‘Wash Your Hands’ and ‘Resist Hate’: USC Roski lecturer sees timely revival of his artwork
Several years ago, L.A. artist Eric Junker created two pieces of art with simple, straightforward messages. In 2020, those messages ring truer than ever.
Othello presents special challenges for costume designer
As Howard Schmitt will tell you, the amount of serious historic research, fabric knowledge, understanding of body movement and sheer ingenuity that goes into costume design is one of the hidden secrets of the theater profession.
Architect Paul Revere Williams’ archive acquired by USC and the Getty
The USC School of Architecture and the Getty Research Institute will work together to preserve and promote Williams’ legacy as a USC alum and legendary Black architect in Los Angeles.
USC Arts in Action and Skid Row Arts Alliance ready next round of art packages
After the success of their first round of distribution, the two organizations have a second wave ready to go.
Rethinking the K-pop industry’s silence during the Black Lives Matter movement
From crashing police department apps to co-opting hashtags, subversive tools have become part of Korean popular music fans’ resistance, notes USC Annenberg’s Hye Jin Lee.
New endowed scholarship honors late jazz student Victor McElhaney
The Victor McElhaney Memorial Jazz Drumming Endowed Scholarship will provide scholarship support each year for an undergraduate drummer who reflects the spirit and ideals McElhaney represented.
Messages of hope and determination in alum’s film Miss Juneteenth
Channing Godfrey Peoples talks about the responsibility borne by Black artists, storytellers and creators today and the power of speaking your truth.
Messages of Hope and Determination in Alum’s Film Miss Juneteenth
Channing Godfrey Peoples MFA ’11 talks about the responsibility borne by Black artists, storytellers and creators today and the power of speaking your truth.
How a USC student film reunited siblings on opposite sides of the world
While serving his country, an Army specialist missed most of his sister’s milestones — but not this time, thanks to a group of fellow students and their professor.
Trojan Architect Honors Korean American Culture
As project architect for the Korean American National Museum, Paul Choi brings an evolving cultural legacy home.
To be more sustainable, this USC student starts with the shirt on her back
Jasmine Sears plans to use her degree in environmental studies to help the fashion industry do more to protect the planet.
Reflecting on the case of Cyntoia Brown: Talking with the director of Murder to Mercy
USC Annenberg’s Dan Birman directed the documentary that led to Cyntoia Brown walking out of prison after serving 15 years of a life sentence for murder.
Can you teach ceramics and theater on Zoom? Yes, and here’s how
Architecture, drama and other hands-on courses may be tough to teach remotely, but these USC professors are making it work.
Hamilton choreographer pays a virtual visit to USC musical theater class
USC students were floored when three-time Tony winner Andy Blankenbuehler stopped by an online class to teach them a few subtle moves.
USC senior dance students show off their choreography on Instagram
When COVID-19 caused the cancellation of USC Kaufman’s spring performance, the school’s seniors turned to social media for one last dance.
USC design students provide artistic outlets for Skid Row community during the pandemic
Students from the USC Roski School of Art and Design are helping to produce care packages for Skid Row residents who’ve lost their arts programming.
When USC’s TV station halted production, students and faculty moved their shows to Zoom
Some students literally wept when they found out Trojan Vision was shutting down. Then they started flexing their creative muscles and figuring out how they could get back on the air.
Now in isolation, USC acting students practice stage combat by fighting themselves — and we have video
Watch these Trojans wage solo battles in a fight choreography and acting course taught remotely on Zoom.
Drama students come together when a routine rehearsal becomes a final performance
The cast and crew of the USC School of Dramatic Arts’ The Secret Garden reflect on the last in-person gathering of their company amid increasing COVID-19 restrictions — and how they pulled off one last performance.
Through a Bill Withers tribute video, USC music professors spotlight how to perform remotely
Faculty in the Popular Music Program collaborated virtually on a musical eulogy aimed at lifting up their students — and themselves.
After production is canceled, cast turns to online workshop with playwright
Director Rena Heinrich — an assistant professor in the USC School of Dramatic Arts — finds that life imitates art (in this case, the play Fuente Ovejuna: A Disloyal Adaptation).
Huge USC Games Expo to grow even further — by going completely online
The largest university-sponsored gaming and esports event in the world is set for mid-May.
USC School of Cinematic Arts faculty teach students — and themselves — how to edit from home
Nancy Forner and her team at the film school have fought through initial complications to bring her editing classes to life online.