CalArts alums Trisha Bhattachayra and Erik Antonio Benitez are among this year’s new cohort of fellows. Yusef Ferguson will continue his fellowship for a second year.
Kinsolving, formerly known as Susan Baumann, was a member of CalArts’ first MFA class in 1972,
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CalArts animation programs are Character Animation (BFA) and Experimental Animation (BFA, MFA), both housed in the School of Film/Video.
The show features work by the CalArts alumni from the schools of Art, Film/Video, and Critical Studies who served as the space’s Spring 2025 residents.
Tabs Wekerle (Film/Video BFA 25) discusses a humorous spin on unskippable ads for the 2025 opening of CalArts Character Animation Producers’ Show.
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