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
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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
Creative Writing MFAs Host 2023 Next Words Reading Series and Showcase
April 21, 2023
The 2023 cohort of the School of Critical Studies’ MFA Creative Writing Program will showcase its diverse range of writing in the 2023 edition of
Automated: Automata Presents Ray Chang’s Kinetic Sculpture Installation
April 19, 2023
Downtown Los Angeles-based experimental performance venue Automata presents Ray Chang’s (Film/Video MFA 20) kinetic sculpture installation Automated. The three-day exhibition opens with a reception on Friday,
CalArts’ Graphic Design Scores High in Animation Career Review’s 2023 Rankings
April 18, 2023
Animation Career Review, an online resource site for those researching careers in animation, game design, graphic design, digital art, and related fields, has recognized the
Scenes from CalArts Accepted Student Day 2023
April 17, 2023
On Saturday, April 15, CalArts welcomed newly accepted students, friends, and families to campus for a day of information sessions and informal meet-and-greets. Gone were
Tom Lawson Discusses SoCal Art of the ’80s and ’90s at Laguna Art Museum
April 14, 2023
On Saturday, April 15, School of Art faculty and former dean Tom Lawson joins an artist panel (and pizza party) at the Laguna Art Museum
CalArtians Perform at 2023 HEAR NOW Music Festival
April 13, 2023
CalArts alums, current students, and faculty perform at the 2023 HEAR NOW Music Festival, running Thursday, April 13 through Sunday, April 16 in the Main
CalArtians Named 2023 Guggenheim Fellows
April 11, 2023
Last week, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced the 2023 Guggenheim Fellows, with CalArts alums and faculty recognized in various Creative Arts categories. This
Sharon Lockhart and Ariel Osterweis to Host a Talent Show at REDCAT
April 10, 2023
If you can’t find talent at CalArts, you can’t find it anywhere! On April 14, REDCAT hosts Talent Show, a series of wacky acts by
Jacqueline Wright Stars in Paul Sands’ The Pilot Who Crashed the Party
April 8, 2023
CalArts alum Jacqueline Wright (Theater BFA 91) stars in Tony Award-winning actor and Second City alum Paul Sand’s new play The Pilot Who Crashed the
Ring: The Complete Percussion Solos of John Bergamo Released on Rattle Records
April 7, 2023
In March, CalArts alum, musician, and University of Canterbury (New Zealand) Associate Professor Justin DeHart (Music MFA 04) released Ring: The Complete Percussion Solos of John Bergamo on
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