Visual and Performing Arts Education
Visual and Performing Arts Education
Kevin Kane, Director of VAPAE Program
Kevin Kane, Director of VAPAE Program
The mission of the Visual and Performing Arts Education (VAPAE) Program is to expose UCLA undergraduates to the theories and practices of arts education, and provide UCLA students experiential opportunities to bring culturally sustaining arts education into schools and communities throughout Los Angeles. VAPAE’s research and practice is built upon the belief that the arts should be a part of every child’s whole and complete education, regardless of circumstance or zip code. VAPAE builds and shares knowledge to highlight the importance of arts education in a diverse society, and investigates the impact of innovative coursework and arts curricula on local communities, schools, youth and families. Since its inception in 2010, VAPAE has impacted over 30,000 youth and adults, working with over 50 K-12 schools, and partnering with 25 campus and community organizations in the Los Angeles area. As an undergraduate academic program, VAPAE has graduated over 130 students with a minor in Arts Education.
Visual and Performing Arts Education Minor
Dustine Ansiboy is an Education and Social Transformation Major and VAPAE minor. She is a multimedia artist that works with art forms such as ceramics, 3D arts, and dance.
Latin Honors Candidate
My Art practice includes installations, performances, music production, kinetic and robotics, large sculptures, and costume design. Investigates themes about disability.
I am a teaching artist and an advocate for arts education. I am pursuing a masters in education with a bilingual teaching credential at UCLA in the Fall 2023.
Latin Honors Candidate
I'm an interdisciplinary artist from Berkeley, California. My work explores mystery, multicultural identity, and the healing and educational potential of creativity.
Latin Honors Candidate
She is a multi-media artist from Taiwan. Her practice meditates on the idea of relationality, healing, and our connection with the universe.
I am an educator who uses art to inspire introspection and foster equitable education, and hope to bring humanity to the correctional system through creativity.
Latin Honors Candidate
I am a California Girl est. 2001. I have Urges to capture miracles among the filth. Goldilocks Zones, a mix of foul and fabulous, something Just Right.
Laurel Reidel is graduating with a B.S. in Materials Engineering with a VAPAE minor. She is passionate about visual art and music, and plays the piano, the clarinet, and sings.
Antonia is a multimedia artist who creates work centered around her family, memories, and personal experiences. She also incorporates thread, beads, soda can tabs, and other items.
Latin Honors Candidate
brianna spiker ruiz is
trying to do all she can with words
trying to work with tools
and then with the body*
*eat rice have faith in women by Fran Winant
Latin Honors Candidate
Latin Honors Candidate
Jessica Warshal is a dancer/choreographer/creative director who debuted six dance works at UCLA. She will pursue a Master's degree in Dance Performance at The Place London '24.
Cristina Williams is a multi-media artist. She hopes to continue exploring art through tattooing, therapy, and education.
Chang Zhou (she/her) is a multimedia visual artist from Huntington Beach, California. Her practice is rooted in painting influenced by her parents’ garden and her cat, Jupiter.