
CalArts Ranks #2 in Art & Object’s 2026 List of Best Art Schools
CalArts was recently ranked second in the nation by Art & Object in its 2026
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CalArts was recently ranked second in the nation by Art & Object in its 2026

CalArts has once again been named one of the nation’s best film schools, ranking 12th

CalArts alum Eva Aguila (Theater BFA 05) is one of four artists reimagining the layered

CalArts mourns the passing of one of our original faculty members and pioneering artist Alison

Alum and CAP Program Manager James Waterman (Music MFA 15) joins multi-instrumentalist Joel Reed Mankey to release In Spring—a

This Saturday, Nov. 1, CalArts alum Ishika Muchhal (Acting BFA 23) brings her comedy special, Please

Ashley Hunt, faculty in CalArts’ Photography and Media program, has spent more than two decades

On Friday, Sept. 25, the Character Animation Program’s Friday Night Talks series welcomed legendary animator

Writer and director Amy Tofte (Theater MFA 11) premieres her film Contact Tracing at the

CalArts School of Theater MFA student Ilse Castro Corona directs Life Is a Dream (Sueños