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
Month: February 2024
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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