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
Month: June 2025
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 MFA Student Ilse Castro Corona Directs ‘Life Is a Dream’ at Highways Performance Space
October 23, 2025
CalArts School of Theater MFA student Ilse Castro Corona directs Life Is a Dream (Sueños de Libertad), a contemporary ensemble-based
‘Unfolding Visions’ at REDCAT Showcases Film and Moving-Image Works by CalArts Faculty
October 23, 2025
Unfolding Visions, a curated screening at Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater (REDCAT) on Oct. 27, showcases recent film, video, and
CalArtians Awarded 2025 Creative Research Grants from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts
October 22, 2025
On Tuesday, Oct. 21, the Foundation for Contemporary Arts (FCA) announced the recipients of its 2025 Creative Research Grants, awarding
Susan Kinsolving’s Debut Novel ‘The Head’s Tale’ Available Now
June 30, 2025
Susan Kinsolving (née Baumann), a member of CalArts’ first MFA class in 1972, released her debut novel The Head’s Tale in April. Set in a
Dog Star Festival Closes with Final Weekend of Experimental Performances
June 24, 2025
The 21st annual Dog Star Festival comes to a close this weekend with four days of free performances at Automata, the downtown Los Angeles venue
CalArts Named One of ‘The Hollywood Reporter’s’ Top Animation Schools for 2025
June 17, 2025
CalArts was recently named in The Hollywood Reporter’s inaugural Top Animation Schools list for 2025. With programs in Character Animation (BFA) and Experimental Animation (BFA, MFA), both housed
CalArts Reef Residents to Host Open Studios June 7
June 6, 2025
On Saturday, June 7, the CalArts Reef Residency will host Open Studios, featuring work by the CalArts alumni from the schools of Art, Film/Video, and
Producing the Producers’ Show Opening Sequence: Behind the Scenes with Tabs Wekerle
June 4, 2025
As the theater lights dimmed in the Academy Museum’s plush red David Geffen Theater on May 6, CalArtian attendees and industry partners settled into their
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