February 2024

CalArtians Named in 100th Class of Guggenheim Fellows

April 15, 2025

On Tuesday, April 15, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation celebrated its centennial with the announcement of the 2025 class

New Documentary Spotlights Groundbreaking Art Collective ASCO

April 11, 2025

Director Travis Gutiérrez Senger documents 15 years of ASCO, the groundbreaking East Los Angeles-based Chicano art collective, in his latest

CalArtians Named in ARTnews’ Ranking of the Century’s 100 Best Artworks

April 9, 2025

ARTnews captures the past 25 years of the art world at a glance in its recent listing of the 100

CalArts Jazz Featured on WGBO 88.3

March 31, 2025

April is Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), and the Newark/New York-based public radio station WGBO 88.3 kicked off its celebration early

LAFM Presents World Premiere of CalArtian-Studded Dark Comedy ‘Room Temperature’

March 28, 2025

Frights and frustrations slink out of a home haunt’s shadows in Room Temperature, a new feature film from author Dennis

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

Three-by-two collage of Lionel Popkin striking different poses on a carpet

REDCAT Presents World Premiere of Lionel Popkin’s Retrospective

February 29, 2024

Discover the intersection of history, dance, and contemporary art at the world premiere of Reorient the Orient, a career retrospective by the renowned Los Angeles

Director Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias holds up his Silver Bear at the Berlinale in front of the festival's venue.

Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias Wins Silver Bear at 2024 Berlinale

February 28, 2024

CalArts alum and School of Film/Video special faculty Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias (Film/Video MFA 14) won the Silver Bear for Best Director at

Through the Eyes of an Alum: Steve Weir’s Photographic Exploration of CalArts

February 27, 2024

Photographer Steve Weir (Design BFA 73, Art MFA 79) recently published New Views of CalArts – A Fiftieth Anniversary Field Guide, a book featuring recent

Gallery view of assembly of canvas paintings of different sizes on wall and floor

RETROaction: Reviving Artistic Legacies from 1993 at Hauser & Wirth

February 26, 2024

CalArts School of Art Faculty Emeritus Charles Gaines’ groundbreaking 1993 exhibition Theater of Refusal: Black Art and Mainstream Criticism is revisited in Hauser & Wirth’s

Geoff McFetridge sits smiling on a stool surrounded by his art

Metro Art Screens Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life at Union Station

February 22, 2024

On Friday, Feb. 23, Metro Art presents a special screening of Dan Covert’s documentary, Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life, hosted in the historic ticketing hall

Illustration of ballerina holding golden Caldecott Medal

Vashti Harrison Wins 2024 Caldecott Medal

February 21, 2024

Author and illustrator Vashti Harrison (Film/Video MFA 14) has been named the recipient of the 2024 Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture

Black and gold graphic with text "51 Annie Awards - Congrats to all the winners!" with gold confetti

CalArtians Win 2023 Annie Awards

February 20, 2024

This past weekend, artists from all corners of the animation industry convened at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles to celebrate achievements in the industry

Walls, Windows and Blood: Lehmann Maupin Presents New Work by Catherine Opie

February 16, 2024

Acclaimed photographer and CalArts alum Catherine Opie (Art MFA 88) directs her focus toward the history and architecture of Vatican City in Walls, Windows and

Students and Studios Meet at 2024 Animation Portfolio Day

February 15, 2024

Rows of tables took over the Main Gallery on Tuesday, Feb. 13, with students from the programs in Experimental Animation and Character Animation weaving around

CalArtians Win 2024 Creative Capital Awards

February 15, 2024

In January, Creative Capital announced the 2024 “Wild Futures: Art, Culture, Impact” Awards in Visual Arts and Film/Moving Image, with CalArts alums Carmen Amengual (Art

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