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
Month: August 2023
‘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
Reimagining Carceral Spaces: An Interview with Ashley Hunt
October 28, 2025
Ashley Hunt, faculty in CalArts’ Photography and Media program, has spent more than two decades using film, writing, and collaborative
Lingo You Should Know: The CalArts Dictionary 2023-24
August 31, 2023
The 2023-2024 academic year is almost upon us, and we’re thrilled to have students return to campus! New Student Orientation takes place from Sept. 2-10,
Academy Museum Screens James Benning’s ALLENSWORTH
August 30, 2023
On Thursday, Aug. 31, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles presents a screening of School of Film/Video faculty James Benning’s collagic film
Diplomas in One Hand, Picket Signs in the Other: CalArts Theater Graduates Respond to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strike
August 29, 2023
Over the last four years, graduates from CalArts’ School of Theater have faced many uncertainties. Some graduated into a global pandemic that’s made lasting impacts
CalArtian Duo Optometry Take Electro-Indie Beats to the Lodge Room
August 28, 2023
The Herb Alpert School of Music faculty John Tejada and alum March Adstrum (Music BFA 22) bring their collaborative act Optometry to the Lodge Room
CalArtians Selected as 2023 Fine Cut Festival Finalists
August 24, 2023
Innovative work by student filmmakers will be showcased during the upcoming 24th season of KCET’s Fine Cut Festival of Films, which presents an annual slate
Evelyn Serrano and Kim Ye Selected for California Creative Corps Artist Fellowship
August 23, 2023
School of Theater faculty Evelyn Serrano (Art MFA 04) and School of Art faculty Kim Ye recently received the California Creative Corps Artist and Culture
CalArts Ranked in The Hollywood Reporter’s ‘Top 25 American Film Schools’ of 2023
August 22, 2023
The Hollywood Reporter (THR) recently released its 2023 list of Top 25 American Film Schools, with CalArts’ School of Film/Video retaining its number five spot
In Memoriam: Ron Cephas Jones
August 21, 2023
CalArts mourns the loss of Emmy Award-winning actor and School of Theater faculty Ron Cephas Jones, who passed away this weekend at age 66 from
REDCAT Presents the 20th Annual New Original Works (NOW) Festival
August 17, 2023
This week, REDCAT presents the 20th annual New Original Works (NOW) Festival, a celebration of Los Angeles’ vibrant community of artists creating new performance work.
Ryan Bancroft Conducts Elgar and Mozart at the Hollywood Bowl
August 7, 2023
On Tuesday, Aug. 8, Ryan Bancroft (Music BFA 11, MFA 13) conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, with Hélène Grimaud on the
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