Stephen Prina’s ‘A Lick and a Promise’ Opens at the Museum of Modern Art in New York
September 12, 2025
Post-conceptual artist and composer Stephen Prina’s (Art MFA 80) survey A Lick and a Promise debuts on Friday, Sept. 12 at
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Taylor Swift Dazzles in Bob Mackie’s Timeless Showgirl Costume
September 12, 2025
Chouinardian Bob Mackie, the legendary costume designer known for his era-defining creations for Cher, Tina Turner, Diana Ross and even
Four CalArtian Films Showcased at San Francisco’s Crossroads Film Festival
September 10, 2025
The short films of four CalArtian alums and faculty, many of which play with memory and archival photos, were showcased
CalArtians Debut New Films at TIFF and NYFF
September 9, 2025
Several CalArts alums have new work premiering at major fall film festivals, including two world premieres at the Toronto International
Alum Annalee Traylor Premieres ‘this thing is real’ at Atlanta’s Goat Farm
September 5, 2025
Choreographer and performer Annalee Traylor (Dance MFA 23) premieres her evening-length contemporary dance theater work, this thing is real, this
CalArtians Selected for 26th ‘Fine Cut Festival of Films’
September 5, 2025
PBS SoCal’s Fine Cut Festival of Films returns this fall for its 26th season, airing student-made short films from across
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
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 Jazz Featured on WGBO 88.3
March 31, 2025
April is Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), and the Newark/New York-based public radio station WGBO 88.3 kicked off its celebration early on March 31 by featuring
Healthcare by Design Class Creates Award-Winning Podcast for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients
March 19, 2025
Healthcare by Design is an Experience Design School of Theater class where theme park attractions are supplanted by experiences—of patients—with design and technology addressing current
CalArtians Among 2025 USA Fellows
February 3, 2025
The Chicago-based national arts funding organization United States Artists (USA) announced its 2025 Fellows on Thursday, Jan. 30, selecting 50 artists/collectives from 10 creative disciplines (Architecture
Music Faculty Paul Berkolds Receives the Highest Civilian Honor from Latvia
December 19, 2024
In November, Paul Berkolds, co-director of the VoiceArts Program, was awarded the Trīszvaigžņu ordenis (Order of the Three Stars) by Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs for
Shirley Tse, Jen Liu Receive $50,000 Anonymous Was A Woman Grants
November 21, 2024
Fifteen women of a certain age—including CalArts Art faculty Shirley Tse and alum Jen Liu (Art-IM MFA 01)—were recently named recipients of this year’s Anonymous
View Works by CalArtians Mercedes Dorame and Karolina Karlic in ‘Language Has No Weather’
November 14, 2024
Probably Gallery in Los Angeles presents Language Has No Weather, an exhibition of work from the first cohort of residents from Unseen California, an interdisciplinary
‘Democracy Sessions’ at MOCA Feature a Number of CalArts Music Faculty and Alums This Weekend
November 8, 2024
On the heels of the contentious 2024 presidential election, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) and the orchestral collective Wild Up, present a
Kaucylia Brooke and The Boy Mechanic
October 28, 2024
San Francisco is a city synonymous with diversity, counterculture, and the gay rights movement. But as artist and Photo and Media faculty Kaucylia Brooke learned,
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