Catch ‘Playing the Protagonist’ at Los Angeles International Film Festival
This Friday, Playing the Protagonist, a new short film written, produced, and led by alum Justin Henriksen (Acting MFA 25)
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This Friday, Playing the Protagonist, a new short film written, produced, and led by alum Justin Henriksen (Acting MFA 25)
CalArts was recently ranked second in the nation by Art & Object in its 2026 list of the Top 15
CalArts has once again been named one of the nation’s best film schools, ranking 12th on TheWrap‘s annual list of
CalArts alum Eva Aguila (Theater BFA 05) is one of four artists reimagining the layered histories of the historic Rowland
CalArts mourns the passing of one of our original faculty members and pioneering artist Alison Knowles, who died on Oct.
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

This Thursday, July 13, LGBTQ-oriented nonprofit Outfest begins the 41st edition of its summer film festival at the Orpheum Theater in LA. At the opening

After touring with several film festivals around the globe, Pedro Lavin’s (Art BFA 13) short film “La Pequeña Muerte” screens at REDCAT this weekend as

David Kordansky Gallery in Los Angeles celebrates its 20th anniversary with 20, a group exhibition opening Saturday, July 8 and running through Saturday, Aug. 19.

CalArts alum Gala Porras-Kim (Art MFA 09) considers the uncertain histories of ancient artifacts while charting new futures in Gala Porras-Kim: The weight of a

Trumpeter, composer, and CalArts alum Dan Rosenboom (Music MFA 07) presents his “most personal and authentic music” yet with his latest album POLARITY. Described by

Visitors to the Getty Center in Los Angeles are now greeted in the museum’s rotunda entrance by a new series of massive suspended abalone forms.
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