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
Year: 2022
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
Q&A with Alum Ishika Muchhal on her Stand-Up Comedy/Thesis Defense Presentation in NYC on Saturday
October 29, 2025
This Saturday, Nov. 1, CalArts alum Ishika Muchhal (Acting BFA 23) brings her comedy special, Please Don’t F*ck the Funny Out
Ritual: Cristian Amigo Scores Performance Video for Environmental Justice Platform
October 24, 2022
School of Theater faculty Cristian Amigo recently created a sound score for a video titled Ritual for Renewable Rikers, an environmental justice project for Rikers
Wilmington Concert Opera Premieres Sarah Melnick’s Girondines
October 20, 2022
This weekend (Oct. 21-23), the Wilmington Concert Opera (WCO) in Wilmington, Delaware, premieres Girondines, a chamber opera about six women from the French Revolution. Sarah Melnick née Van Sciver (Music BFA
Unseen California: CalArtian-Founded Initiative Connects Art with Natural History
October 19, 2022
Professional artists and UC Santa Cruz students use public lands throughout the UC Natural Reserve Systems (NRS) as their canvas through Unseen California, an arts
School of Art Visiting Faculty MPA in Group Exhibition, Solo Performance
October 18, 2022
Sculptures by CalArts School of Art visiting faculty MPA appear to transform in the sunlight in The Heavy Light Show, a group show at Night
SNL’s Cecily Strong Stars in The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe at Mark Taper Forum
October 17, 2022
Taking on the iconic role written for Lily Tomlin, Cecily Strong (Theater BFA 06) performs in The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the
CalArtians Among Filmmaker Magazine’s ’25 New Faces of Independent Film’
October 13, 2022
Filmmaker Magazine’s annual spotlight on the 25 New Faces of Independent Film was recently released, with CalArtians Lucy Kerr (Film/Video-Art MFA 20) and Chenliang Zhu
David Rosenboom Selected for UIUC Residency, Releases New Album
October 10, 2022
Roy E. Disney Family Chair in Musical Composition David Rosenboom has a packed schedule this October. Throughout the month, the former dean of The Herb
Japanese American National Museum Launches Social Justice Art Project
October 7, 2022
In response to the increase in anti-Asian violence around the country, the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles (JANM) hosts a free community event
Three Ways to Honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2022
October 6, 2022
Monday, Oct. 10 marks Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the US, a celebration of the rich and varied histories and cultures of Native Americans. This weekend,
Julie Tolentino Performs, Talks at 2022 Whitney Biennial
October 6, 2022
As the 2022 Whitney Biennial nears its closing date, visitors can still view School of Art faculty Julie Tolentino’s collaborative daylong performance and artist talk
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