February 2024

CalArtians Debut New Films at TIFF and NYFF

September 9, 2025

Several CalArts alums have new work premiering at major fall film festivals, including two world premieres at the Toronto International

Alum Annalee Traylor Premieres ‘this thing is real’ at Atlanta’s Goat Farm

September 5, 2025

Choreographer and performer Annalee Traylor (Dance MFA 23) premieres her evening-length contemporary dance theater work, this thing is real, this

CalArtians Selected for 26th ‘Fine Cut Festival of Films’

September 5, 2025

PBS SoCal’s Fine Cut Festival of Films returns this fall for its 26th season, airing student-made short films from across

CalArtians Featured in CSUN Exhibition ‘The Journey is the Destination: Recording Los Angeles’

September 3, 2025

A new exhibition at California State University, Northridge (CSUN Art Galleries) invites audiences to see Los Angeles through the lens

World Premiere of ‘Blue Waves’ at Automata

August 27, 2025

On Thursday, Aug. 28, Automata presents the world premiere of Blue Waves, a new work by multidisciplinary theater artist and

LACE Presents Carlo Maghirang’s Art Installation ‘ANITO’

August 20, 2025

LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) presents ANITO by CalArts alum Carlo Maghirang (Theater MFA 17). The public art installation will

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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