September 2023

CalArts Retains No. 1 Spot in Animation Career Review’s 2025 Rankings

March 26, 2025

For the fifth year in a row, CalArts animation programs (Character Animation and Experimental Animation) have collectively earned the top

Gail Rebhan Retrospective Travels to California Museum of Photography

March 20, 2025

CalArts alum Gail Rebhan (Art MFA 81) turns the time-slicing quality of the photographic medium on its head in Gail

Healthcare by Design Class Creates Award-Winning Podcast for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients

March 19, 2025

Healthcare by Design is an Experience Design School of Theater class where theme park attractions are supplanted by experiences—of patients—with

Mike Ott Unmasks Terror in New Psych Thriller ‘McVeigh’

March 17, 2025

Director and CalArts alum Mike Ott (Film/Video BFA 03, MFA 05) reckons with the legacy of a national tragedy in

Anaís Azul Wraps Up Reef Residency, Kicks off Tour with Album Launch at The Reef

March 11, 2025

Composer, vocalist, and CalArts alum Anaís Azul (Music MFA 22) presents an immersive evening of experimental Andean music and storytelling

‘KAOS Theory’: Community Drives Design in Ben Caldwell Retrospective at Art + Practice

March 5, 2025

A decades-long commitment to experimentation and community-based design comes into focus in KAOS Theory: The Afrokosmic Media Arts of Ben

Cartographic illustration of large sea serpent approaching small land masses marked 'Hola de Brazil' and 'Las maydas'

CalArts Filmmakers Screen at Festivals Across North America and Europe

September 29, 2023

Alums and faculty from the School of Film/Video are screening their films at film festivals around the globe throughout the fall. More than 18 CalArtians’

Juan Pablo Contreras in suit and bowtie holding conducting baton, with text 'Juan Pablo Contreras - Lucha Libre' at the bottom

Juan Pablo Contreras Nominated for 2023 Latin Grammy Award

September 28, 2023

Composer and CalArts alum Juan Pablo Contreras’ (Music BFA 10) orchestral album Lucha Libre! has been nominated for a Latin Grammy in the Best Classical

Joy Gregory Brings Joy to America’s Living Rooms Through Her Writing

September 27, 2023

One thread connects the vast variety of work Joy Gregory (Critical Studies MFA 99) writes—women fighting for their place in a hostile environment. Describing herself

New York Film Festival - Currents poster with dates Sept. 29-Oct. 15 and stills from three films on the left

CalArtian Films Selected for NYFF61 Currents

September 26, 2023

From Friday, Sept. 29 to Sunday, Oct. 15, films by CalArts alums and faculty screen at the 2023 New York Film Festival (NYFF) as part

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Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life to Screen at CIFF 2023

September 21, 2023

Filmmaker Dan Covert offers a rare glimpse into the life and work of enigmatic artist and CalArts alum Geoff McFetridge (Art MFA 95) with his

Two women crouch in front of a projected movie screen in a dark room.

In Memory: Bérénice Reynaud

September 18, 2023

This message from Film/Video Dean Abigail Severance and former Dean Steve Anker was sent to the CalArts community about the passing of Bérénice Reynaud, longtime

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Ambar Navarro Conjures Fantasy and Flair with New Weyes Blood Music Video

September 18, 2023

With the autumnal equinox right around the corner and Halloween on the horizon, CalArts alum Ambar Navarro (Film/Video BFA 15) directs a seasonal spooky spectacle

Dark collage landscape of man leaning on telephone pole and a building surrounded by trees.

Museum of the Moving Image Presents Janie Geiser Retrospective

September 15, 2023

The Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) in Queens, New York, presents Unraveling Realities: The Films of Janie Geiser, a career retrospective of multimedia artist

Stone walls flank entrance of domed cobble sentry box, with ocean and blue sky in the background

Work by Ashley Hunt Presented at Burren Annual Exhibition 2023

September 14, 2023

School of Art faculty Ashley Hunt offers a historical, literal, and figurative view of windows in Hostile Territory (Between inside and out), the subject of

A pink-red dilapidated car from Suzanne Lacy's Car Renovation art project in 1972, set along the then desolate 126 freeway.

REDCAT Opens New Exhibition Exploring Influential Feminist Art Program at CalArts

September 12, 2023

This week, REDCAT celebrates the opening of The Feminist Art Program (1970-1975): Cycles of Collectivity, a new exhibition that reflects on the pioneering and influential

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