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.
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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
CalArts Alum Gala Porras-Kim Receives Heinz Award for the Arts
September 17, 2024
Earlier today (Sept. 17), Teresa Heinz and the Heinz Family Foundation announced the nine recipients of the 29th Heinz Awards, which annually recognize a select
REDCAT Presents ‘All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace’ with PST ART
September 13, 2024
Exploring one of the most pressing issues of our time—the impact of artificial intelligence—REDCAT’s latest exhibition and performance series, All Watched Over by Machines of
Big Tent: CalArts Reef Residents Present Group Show
September 12, 2024
On Saturday, Sept. 14, CalArts celebrates the opening of Big Tent, a group exhibition of CalArts Reef Residents and their collaborators. Organized by residency program
Alyssa Dressman Lehner Wins 2024 Creative Arts Emmy Award
September 11, 2024
At the 76th Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Saturday, Sept. 7, CalArts alum Alyssa Dressman Lehner (Film/Video MFA 01) took home the Emmy Award for
Clara Plestis Wins 2024 Creative Arts Emmy Award
September 9, 2024
This past Saturday and Sunday, industry talents gathered at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles to honor excellence in artistic and technical achievement in primetime
Thomas Lawson Among the 2024 Rabkin Prize Winners
September 6, 2024
Thomas Lawson, artist, writer, magazine editor, and long-term faculty in the School of Art at CalArts has won a 2024 Rabkin Prize with its unrestricted
Tim Burton Receives Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
September 6, 2024
CalArts alum and visionary filmmaker Tim Burton (Film/Video 79) was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Burton,
CalArts Participates in Armory Show This Week
September 4, 2024
For the first time ever, CalArts will take part in The Armory Show, New York’s leading art fair this week (Sept. 6-8). Heading east to
CalArtian Filmmakers Selected for 2024 ‘Fine Cut Festival of Films’
September 3, 2024
In August, PBS SoCal announced the 33 student finalists for the 25th season of the Fine Cut Festival of Films, showcasing the talents of emerging
CalArts Graphic Design Students Awarded PGSF Scholarships
August 28, 2024
On Monday, Aug. 19, the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) announced the scholarship recipients for the 2024-25 academic year. Among the winners are three
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