Catch ‘Playing the Protagonist’ at Los Angeles International Film Festival
This Friday, Playing the Protagonist, a new short film written, produced, and led by alum Justin Henriksen (Acting MFA 25)
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This Friday, Playing the Protagonist, a new short film written, produced, and led by alum Justin Henriksen (Acting MFA 25)
CalArts was recently ranked second in the nation by Art & Object in its 2026 list of the Top 15
CalArts has once again been named one of the nation’s best film schools, ranking 12th on TheWrap‘s annual list of
CalArts alum Eva Aguila (Theater BFA 05) is one of four artists reimagining the layered histories of the historic Rowland
CalArts mourns the passing of one of our original faculty members and pioneering artist Alison Knowles, who died on Oct.
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

Award-winning poet, writer, and School of Critical Studies faculty Muriel Leung is set to release her highly anticipated novel-in-stories How to Fall in Love in
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