WL ARTS 103Arts in Communities
World Arts and Cultures · 5 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Introduction to theoretical and practical understanding of field of community arts by and for multiple publics. Review of relevant issues in field and exploration of roles of artists and arts organizations in struggles for social change, representation, and community building. Through national and international examples, exploration of art works that emphasize participation of citizens in community-based and culturally relevant performance, art, and exhibition. Examination of processes of creative thinking, community involvement, collaborative enterprise, research, and education in community arts.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Fall 2026
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
WL ARTS 103
- WL ARTS 177XPTaking Action: Arts Practice and Community Service
1 course lists this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 1 course over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.