The Resnicks have donated additional funds to help upgrade UCLA's photo lab.
, as well as identifiable aspects of the Southern California landscape, and who has been a member of the art faculty at UCLA since 2001.
The endowment comes courtesy of a $2-million donation from Lynda and Stewart Resnick, owners of the Wonderful Co. and prominent arts patrons. “This allows my area to grow,” Opie said. “The Resnicks have been really generous, not only to the university as a whole — but I’ve really appreciated what they’ve done for the department.”In addition to the $2 million that will endow Opie’s position, the Resnicks have committed $500,000 to upgrade the undergraduate photography lab.
“Things have really shifted in photography,” Opie said. “We don’t need a color processor. Everyone is printing on Epson. So I’m redesigning the darkroom to bring it back to silver gelatin, black-and-white printing.” The gift also will fund visiting guest lecturers and health insurance for adjunct professors who are carrying full teaching loads.“I’m very aware of the younger generation of teachers who need to be supported in a more meaningful way,” Opie said.
It’s been a period of growth for the art department at UCLA, which is chaired by artist and teacher Andrea Fraser and features among its faculty important Los Angeles artists such as painter
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