CalArts Faculty Muriel Leung Wins Lammy Award for Bisexual Fiction
October 14, 2025
Muriel Leung, faculty in the School of Critical Studies’ MFA Creative Writing program, was recognized by Lambda Literary earlier this
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CalArtians Named Film Independent 2025 Producing Lab Fellows
October 13, 2025
Film Independent recently announced the participants in its 2025 Producing Labs, recognizing a new generation of producers working across fiction
Two CalArts Students Receive 2025–26 ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Educators Forum Scholarships
October 10, 2025
Association Internationale du Film d’Animation (ASIFA) Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum (AEF) recently announced the recipients of its 2025–26 student scholarships,
School of Art’s MFA Class of 2025 Presents ‘Proxy, Chimera, Oracle’ in Downtown Los Angeles
October 10, 2025
On Oct. 11, 2025, the CalArts MFA Class of 2025 opens Proxy, Chimera, Oracle at CalArts at The Reef, the
CalArts Alums Tuan Andrew Nguyen and Gala Porras-Kim Earn MacArthur Fellowships
October 8, 2025
On Wednesday, Oct. 8, two California Institute of the Arts alumni, artists Tuan Andrew Nguyen (Art MFA 04) and Gala
Made in L.A. 2025 Showcases Archival Works from Pat O’Neill, New Pieces by Mike Stoltz, Kelly Wall, and Nicole-Antonia Spagnola
October 6, 2025
The Hammer Museum kicked off its biennial exhibition Made in L.A. 2025, now in its seventh edition, showcasing new and
CalArts Alum Raven Chacon Named 2023 MacArthur Fellow
October 4, 2023
Diné artist and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Raven Chacon (Music MFA 04) was named one of the 20 2023 MacArthur Fellows on Wednesday, Oct. 3. Colloquially known as
REDCAT Presents Three Nights of Edgar Arceneaux’s Boney Manilli
October 3, 2023
Boney Manilli, a dark musical comedy written and directed by CalArts alum Edgar Arceneaux (Art MFA 01), runs Thursday, Oct. 5 through Saturday, Oct. 7
The Whitney Presents Henry Taylor Career Retrospective
October 3, 2023
Following its original presentation at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City presents
CalArts Mourns the Passing of Paul Vorwerk
October 2, 2023
The CalArts community remembers choral conductor and former Music faculty Paul Vorwerk (Music MFA 75), who recently passed away. Volker Straebel, current dean of The
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 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
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
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
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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