Renowned Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ellen Reid (Music MFA 11) recently unveiled her latest opera, The Shell Trial, written with librettist…
CalArtians Win Women in Animation Scholarships
At the 2024 BRIC Talent and Innovation Summit held in Los Angeles, the Women in Animation (WIA) Scholarship winners were…
Rodney McMillian’s First Large-Scale European Show at Marta Herford Museum
The Marta Herford Museum of Art and Design in Herford, Germany, presents Rodney McMillian: The Land—Not Without a Politic, the…
The James Benning Experience at Cinéma Du Réel
The renowned international documentary film festival Cinéma du Réel is set to kick off its 46th edition from March 22…
Steve Lehman Trio and David Virelles Perform at Sam First
Internationally renowned Cuban pianist David Virelles teams with critically acclaimed jazz group Steve Lehman Trio as a special guest for…
Writing Now Reading Series Presents Deborah Taffa, Raquel Gutiérrez, and Layli Long Soldier
CalArts hosts esteemed writers Deborah Taffa, Raquel Gutiérrez, and Layli Long Soldier this week as special guests of the Writing…
NOW THEN: LACMA Presents Ed Ruscha Retrospective
From Sunday, April 7 to Sunday, Oct. 6 the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents ED RUSCHA /…
REDCAT Presents West Coast Premiere of NOTHING#31 by Autumn Knight
This weekend (March 15-17), REDCAT in downtown Los Angeles presents the West Coast premiere of NOTHING#31: a bar, a bluff…
CalArtian Films Screening at Ann Arbor Film Festival
The Ann Arbor Film Festival, the oldest avant-garde and experimental film festival in North America, returns with its 62nd edition…
CalArtians Screen Animated Shorts at SXSW Film Festival
On Friday, March 8, the SXSW Film Festival kicked off in Austin, Texas, with CalArtian-directed films among the lineup. The…
Edgar Arceneaux Featured in Taipei Biennial: Small World
On view through March 24, the 2023 Taipei Biennial: Small World brings together more than 50 international and local artists…
Raising Standards: Marcos Mena Talks Time at CalArts, Making it as a Musician, and New Album
Marcos Mena (Music BFA 20) takes a moment to check his tuning before unleashing an amplified flurry of rapid-fire notes….
The Documentary Climate Refugees Immortalized in Lunar Time Capsule
On Feb. 22, 2024, history was recorded when the Odysseus spacecraft landed on Earth’s moon. It marked the first time…
Shirley Tse and Jinseok Choi in Conversation with Steven Lam for Sculpture Magazine
Last month, Sculpture magazine published an article featuring artist and School of Art faculty Shirley Tse and collaborator Jinseok Choi…
CalArtian-Edited Art Book Positions Artists as First Responders to Injustice
Artists, activists, and academics challenge monoculture by cataloging myriad voices in a demographically shifting America in FUTURE/PRESENT: Arts in a…
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Team at CalArts for Panel and Q&A
In the middle of Hollywood’s busy awards season, a team from the critically acclaimed and box office hit Spider-Man: Across…
Karla Diaz Celebrates Mexican American Identity in New Solo Show
18th Street Arts Center (18SAC) in Santa Monica, California, presents Wait ’til Your Mother Gets Home, the first solo show…
REDCAT Presents World Premiere of Lionel Popkin’s Retrospective
Discover the intersection of history, dance, and contemporary art at the world premiere of Reorient the Orient, a career retrospective…
Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias Wins Silver Bear at 2024 Berlinale
CalArts alum and School of Film/Video special faculty Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias (Film/Video MFA 14) won the Silver…
Through the Eyes of an Alum: Steve Weir’s Photographic Exploration of CalArts
Photographer Steve Weir (Design BFA 73, Art MFA 79) recently published New Views of CalArts – A Fiftieth Anniversary Field…