CalArts Ranks #2 in Art & Object’s 2026 List of Best Art Schools
November 11, 2025
CalArts was recently ranked second in the nation by Art & Object in its 2026 list of the Top 15
Year: 2023
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
‘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
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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