Catch ‘Playing the Protagonist’ at Los Angeles International Film Festival
November 12, 2025
This Friday, Playing the Protagonist, a new short film written, produced, and led by alum Justin Henriksen (Acting MFA 25)
Month: November 2022
CalArts Ranks #2 in Art & Object’s 2026 List of Best Art Schools
November 11, 2025
CalArts was recently ranked second in the nation by Art & Object in its 2026 list of the Top 15
CalArts Ranks #12 in TheWrap’s 2025 Top Film Schools
November 6, 2025
CalArts has once again been named one of the nation’s best film schools, ranking 12th on TheWrap‘s annual list of
‘Redrawing the Rancho:’ Artists Reclaim the Histories of the Rowland Mansion
November 4, 2025
CalArts alum Eva Aguila (Theater BFA 05) is one of four artists reimagining the layered histories of the historic Rowland
In Memoriam: CalArts Mourns the Passing of Alison Knowles
November 3, 2025
CalArts mourns the passing of one of our original faculty members and pioneering artist Alison Knowles, who died on Oct.
CalArts Alum James Waterman Sets ‘In Spring’ Album Release Show in LA
October 30, 2025
Alum and CAP Program Manager James Waterman (Music MFA 15) joins multi-instrumentalist Joel Reed Mankey to release In Spring—a Celtic-inspired album and live concert
Odeya Nini Releases New Solo Vocal Album Ode
November 30, 2022
Vocalist and composer Odeya Nini (Music MFA 11) released her new solo vocal album ODE on Populist Records earlier this fall, celebrating the release with
Drummer Jonathan Pinson on Learning, Teaching, and Touring
November 23, 2022
As a kid, Jonathan Pinson often found himself next to the drummer for the church. View this post on Instagram
CalArtians Nominated for 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards
November 22, 2022
On Tuesday, Nov. 22, the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards nominees were announced, among which are films by several CalArts alums and faculty. Two CalArtian-directed
LACMA Presents Anniversary Performance of Raven Chacon’s Voiceless Mass
November 22, 2022
On Wednesday, Nov. 23, LACMA presents a one-year anniversary performance of Diné artist and composer Raven Chacon’s (Music MFA 04) Pulitzer Prize-winning work Voiceless Mass
Lewis Klahr Screens New Film Circumstantial Pleasures at Los Angeles Filmforum
November 19, 2022
On Sunday, Nov. 20, CalArts School of Theater faculty Lewis Klahr presents his feature film Circumstantial Pleasures for the first time in Los Angeles at
Icons and Instincts: Amy Tofte’s New Book with Choreographer and Director Vincent Paterson
November 17, 2022
Playwright, screenwriter, and CalArts alum Amy Tofte‘s (Theater MFA 11) new book Icons and Instincts: Choreographing And Directing Entertainment’s Biggest Stars is a memoir of
Works by Ashley Hunt in Exhibitions Exploring Mass Incarceration Crisis
November 15, 2022
Works by CalArts School of Art faculty Ashley Hunt appear in the exhibitions Undoing Time and Marking Time, running concurrently at the Berkeley Art Museum
Two World Premieres by Anne LeBaron
November 14, 2022
Last month, acclaimed harpist and faculty of The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts Anne LeBaron presented world premieres of two new works. View
CalArts Mourns the Passing of Alice Davis
November 10, 2022
Legendary Walt Disney Imagineering costume designer and Chouinard alum Alice Estes Davis, known for her design work for Disney theme park attractions It’s a Small
CalArtians Nominated for First-Ever Children’s & Family Emmy Awards
November 9, 2022
Nominations for the inaugural Children’s & Family Emmy Awards were recently announced, featuring CalArts alums and faculty among the contenders. These new awards are an
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