CalArts Faculty Muriel Leung Wins Lammy Award for Bisexual Fiction
October 14, 2025
Muriel Leung, faculty in the School of Critical Studies’ MFA Creative Writing program, was recognized by Lambda Literary earlier this
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CalArtians Named Film Independent 2025 Producing Lab Fellows
October 13, 2025
Film Independent recently announced the participants in its 2025 Producing Labs, recognizing a new generation of producers working across fiction
Two CalArts Students Receive 2025–26 ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Educators Forum Scholarships
October 10, 2025
Association Internationale du Film d’Animation (ASIFA) Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum (AEF) recently announced the recipients of its 2025–26 student scholarships,
School of Art’s MFA Class of 2025 Presents ‘Proxy, Chimera, Oracle’ in Downtown Los Angeles
October 10, 2025
On Oct. 11, 2025, the CalArts MFA Class of 2025 opens Proxy, Chimera, Oracle at CalArts at The Reef, the
CalArts Alums Tuan Andrew Nguyen and Gala Porras-Kim Earn MacArthur Fellowships
October 8, 2025
On Wednesday, Oct. 8, two California Institute of the Arts alumni, artists Tuan Andrew Nguyen (Art MFA 04) and Gala
Made in L.A. 2025 Showcases Archival Works from Pat O’Neill, New Pieces by Mike Stoltz, Kelly Wall, and Nicole-Antonia Spagnola
October 6, 2025
The Hammer Museum kicked off its biennial exhibition Made in L.A. 2025, now in its seventh edition, showcasing new and
Lewis Klahr Screens New Film Circumstantial Pleasures at Los Angeles Filmforum
November 19, 2022
On Sunday, Nov. 20, CalArts School of Theater faculty Lewis Klahr presents his feature film Circumstantial Pleasures for the first time in Los Angeles at
Icons and Instincts: Amy Tofte’s New Book with Choreographer and Director Vincent Paterson
November 17, 2022
Playwright, screenwriter, and CalArts alum Amy Tofte‘s (Theater MFA 11) new book Icons and Instincts: Choreographing And Directing Entertainment’s Biggest Stars is a memoir of
CalArtians Nominated for First-Ever Children’s & Family Emmy Awards
November 9, 2022
Nominations for the inaugural Children’s & Family Emmy Awards were recently announced, featuring CalArts alums and faculty among the contenders. These new awards are an
Nina Menkes’ Documentary Brainwashed Screens Internationally
November 8, 2022
School of Film/Video faculty Nina Menkes’ acclaimed documentary Brainwashed: Sex – Camera – Power has been selected to screen at multiple film festivals including Viennale,
Geffen Playhouse Presents The Inheritance, Part 1 and Part 2, Featuring School of Theater Alums
October 25, 2022
Running now through Sunday, Nov. 27 at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, The Inheritance features School of Theater alums Eddie Lopez (BFA 07) and
SNL’s Cecily Strong Stars in The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe at Mark Taper Forum
October 17, 2022
Taking on the iconic role written for Lily Tomlin, Cecily Strong (Theater BFA 06) performs in The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the
X-aMEN-ing Masculinities: LA Freewaves’ Artistic Extravaganza Features CalArts Alums
October 5, 2022
On Thursday, Oct. 6, LA Freewaves will present its carnivalesque multimedia experience X-aMEN-ing Masculinities at the Los Angeles State Historic Park. The free event features
Groundworks: Justine and Ian Garrett’s Documentary About California Indigenous Artists Airs on Public Television
October 3, 2022
Groundworks, a new documentary by Justine Garrett (Critical Studies MFA 06) and Ian Garrett (Theater MFA 08), airs on multiple US public television stations this
CalArts Welcomes 27 New Regular Faculty Members
September 15, 2022
As the Institute’s 2022-23 academic year this week, 27 artists have joined CalArts as new regular faculty members. The roster of new faculty—several of whom
UCR ARTS Presents Christina Fernandez’s First Monographic Museum Exhibition
September 13, 2022
Christina Fernandez‘s (Art MFA 96) exhibition Multiple Exposures is currently on view at UCR ARTS’s California Museum of Photography through Feb. 5, 2023. The exhibition
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