Los Angeles Arts Immersion 2026-27

During spring break, students will explore the dynamic histories of Black and Latino artists across the Greater Los Angeles area with Professor Rose Salseda. Students will visit museums, galleries, and community centers dedicated to nurturing, showcasing, and archiving the work of artists of color; meet artists, directors, curators, and collectors; participate in private tours to view historical sites and contemporary art; and engage in art-making workshops. The trip is experiential in format. Students are expected to participate fully in daily activities, which are likely to require a lot of walking and/or standing. Past cohorts have visited LACMA, The Broad, The Getty Center, Watts Towers Arts Center, Charlie James Gallery, Crenshaw Dairy Mart, and the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture among other venues. Guest speakers and workshop hosts have also included award-winning and inspiring art professionals, including Autumn Breon (multidisciplinary artist), Def Sound (musician and writer), Jimena Sarno (visual, sound, and installation artist), Rita Gonzalez (curator), and Dr. Joy Simmons (art collector). 

Rose Salseda, Assistant Professor for Art History 

Rose Salseda is an assistant professor in the Department of Art & Art History. Specializing in the fields of Black and Latinx art, Professor Salseda’s scholarship examines the politics of race, class, and representation. She is a first-generation college student and the fourth generation of her family to have been raised in South Los Angeles—lived experiences that have inspired her work as an art historian.