UCLA Arts Commencement Kristy Edmunds Keynote Address

On Saturday, Jun. 17, 2017 Kristy Edmunds, Executive and Artistic Director of UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance at (CAP UCLA) delivered the keynote address for the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture’s 2017 commencement ceremony. As an artist, curator, artistic director and frequent speaker internationally, Edmunds is known for innovation and depth in the presentation of contemporary performing arts. “The arts require an extraordinary commitment,” said David Roussève, Interim Dean for the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture. “Kristy Edmunds is one of those rare visionary leaders whose deep commitment to artists and the work they produce knows no bounds. As we unleash another extraordinary community of architects, artists, educators, activists and scholars into a world so in need of creative solutions, who better to ignite and inspire our future cultural leaders than one of our community’s fiercest and most passionate advocates.”