Animator James Baxter Gives Live Demo During Friday Night Talk
October 27, 2025
On Friday, Sept. 25, the Character Animation Program’s Friday Night Talks series welcomed legendary animator James Baxter to the Bijou
Month: November 2023
Amy Tofte’s ‘Contact Tracing’ Premieres at Awareness Film Festival
October 24, 2025
Writer and director Amy Tofte (Theater MFA 11) premieres her film Contact Tracing at the 16th Annual Awareness Film Festival
CalArts MFA Student Ilse Castro Corona Directs ‘Life Is a Dream’ at Highways Performance Space
October 23, 2025
CalArts School of Theater MFA student Ilse Castro Corona directs Life Is a Dream (Sueños de Libertad), a contemporary ensemble-based
‘Unfolding Visions’ at REDCAT Showcases Film and Moving-Image Works by CalArts Faculty
October 23, 2025
Unfolding Visions, a curated screening at Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater (REDCAT) on Oct. 27, showcases recent film, video, and
CalArtians Awarded 2025 Creative Research Grants from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts
October 22, 2025
On Tuesday, Oct. 21, the Foundation for Contemporary Arts (FCA) announced the recipients of its 2025 Creative Research Grants, awarding
Electronic Music Pioneer, CalArts Professor Emeritus Barry Schrader Releases First New Album in More Than a Decade
October 21, 2025
Barry Schrader (Music MFA 71), electronic music pioneer and professor emeritus of The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts,
Class is in Session: CalArts’ Jazz Forum Welcomes Flying Lotus
November 30, 2023
The ROD (Roy O. Disney Music Hall) at CalArts was packed for David Roitstein’s Jazz Forum at noon on Monday. Open to the community, the
One Man’s Trash: Mark Chamness Presents Needlepoint Works in New Exhibition
November 29, 2023
While yarn and thread have long been traditional materials for needlepoint, or canvas hand embroidery, CalArts alum Mark Chamness (Art BFA 96) has made do
Sanjay Patel Reimagines Hindu Deities with New Series Ghee Happy
November 27, 2023
Preschool can be a rollercoaster ride of learning and growth—even more so when you’re a young Hindu deity discovering your supernatural powers. Such is the
Norman Klein on Cultural Legacy of Disney at Paris+ par Art Basel
November 21, 2023
Last month, Paris+ par Art Basel presented a panel discussion that examined the cultural legacy of The Walt Disney Studios—one of the most influential myth
Anthology for Unseen Book Launch at Goes to Ocean
November 17, 2023
Anthology for Unseen, a photobook by alums Amanda Bauer (Art MFA 21) and Ruoyi Shi (Art MFA 21) has its launch event and reception on
The Making of CalArts’ Halloween Party 2023
November 16, 2023
A tradition since 1972, CalArts’ Halloween celebrations have become legendary. What many might not realize is that there’s a dedicated class and a team of
CalArtian-Founded Studio’s Installation on View at Venice 2023 Architecture Biennial
November 15, 2023
Metropolitan Architectural Practice (MAP), a San Francisco-based transdisciplinary architecture and design practice helmed by CalArts alum Christiane Robbins (Film/Video MFA 88) and Katherine Lambert, is
Conversation and Celebration of An Indigenous Present at REDCAT
November 14, 2023
On Friday, Nov. 17, REDCAT, in collaboration with the CalArts School of Art and Indigenous Arts at CalArts, presents a special evening of conversation and
Academy Museum Screens Films by Maureen Selwood
November 13, 2023
This Friday, Nov. 17, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles presents Maureen Selwood: Animating the Interior, a screening of films by School
CalArtians Nominated for 2024 Grammys
November 10, 2023
On Friday, Nov. 10, the Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 66th Grammy Awards, with several CalArtians among 98 genre-spanning categories. Up for Best
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