Fowler Talks: Destination Crenshaw X UCLA

To celebrate Black history and creativity in LA, Destination Crenshaw—a $100-million, transformative, revitalization project—will develop a walkable commercial corridor defined by public artworks, tranquil green spaces, and beautiful storefronts along the 1.3 miles of Crenshaw Boulevard. Once finished, Destination Crenshaw will serve as an epicenter of Black American culture, as well as the most significant public/private Black art program in the United States.

Join a discussion of the ways that UCLA faculty and alumni have contributed ideas, expertise, and artworks to this pioneering “Afrocentric streetscape,” including its monuments, murals, and augmented reality storytellings. Darnell Hunt, advisor to the project and UCLA’s executive vice chancellor and provost, will be joined by president and COO of Destination Crenshaw Jason Foster, influential art collector and advisor Dr. V. Joy Simmons, prominent artist Maren Hassinger, and arts educator and independent filmmaker Ben Caldwell. Panelists will explore further ways to connect Destination Crenshaw with UCLA campus in the years ahead.

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This program is part of the Fowler initiative “Art of Liberation: Africa and the African Diaspora,” which is generously funded by the Nissan Foundation and The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation.