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.
Month: January 2024
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
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
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
Jorge R. Gutiérrez Inspires Next Generation of CalArts Animators
January 31, 2024
A steady stream of students poured into the Bijou the afternoon of Thursday, Jan. 18 to attend one of the season’s last Character Animation Winter
In Memoriam: N. Scott Momaday (1934-2024)
January 29, 2024
CalArts is saddened to hear of the passing of the American poet, novelist, editor, and educator N. Scott Momaday. Momaday received an honorary doctorate from
CalArtians Selected for Whitney Biennial 2024
January 26, 2024
The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City announced on Thursday, Jan. 25 the 71 artists and collectives selected for the upcoming Whitney
‘Moth’ by Choreographer Kate Weare Premiering at Dance Camera West
January 25, 2024
On Thursday, Jan. 25, the short film “Moth” by choreographer Kate Weare (Dance BFA 94) and Jack Flame Sorokin premieres at the 22nd edition of
The Industry’s Star Choir by Malik Gaines and Alexandro Segade Screens at Hammer Museum
January 24, 2024
On Wednesday, Jan. 24, the Hammer Museum presents Star Choir, a film chronicling the live premiere of the eponymous opera by artists Malik Gaines (Critical
Peter Sohn’s Elemental Earns Best Animated Feature Oscar Nomination
January 23, 2024
On Tuesday, Jan. 23, actors Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid announced the nominees for the 96th annual Academy Awards, recognizing excellence in the film industry
CalArts Animation Earns No. 1 Spot in Animation Career Review Rankings
January 22, 2024
CalArts’ animation programs (Character Animation and Experimental Animation) continue to set the standard for excellence, ranking no. 1 in all categories eligible in the Animation
Infrastructures: 2023 Postgraduate Exhibition by School of Art MFAs
January 19, 2024
A longstanding CalArts School of Art tradition continues with tomorrow’s opening of Infrastructures, the 2023 MFA postgraduate exhibition at UTA Artist Space in Beverly Hills.
Works by CalArtians in New Show at Cirrus Gallery
January 19, 2024
From Saturday, Jan. 20 through Tuesday, April 2, Cirrus Gallery in Los Angeles presents The Love of the Marvelous and the Disbelief of the True,
2024 Katie Jacobson Writer in Residence Spotlight: Don Mee Choi
January 17, 2024
This week, CalArts welcomes MacArthur Fellow and National Book Award winner Don Mee Choi (Art BFA 84, MFA 86) as its 2024 Katie Jacobson Writer
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