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
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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
Monster Mash: CalArts Halloween Party 2022
October 31, 2022
On Saturday night, Oct. 29, CalArts students gathered in costume for the annual Halloween party. The 2022 Monster Mash party included live musical performances, dancing,
Henry Selick’s Stop-motion Film Wendell & Wild Now Available on Netflix
October 30, 2022
CalArts alum Henry Selick (Film/Video MFA 77) stages a triumphant return to stop-motion animation with Wendell & Wild, a horror-comedy premiering on Netflix this Halloween
Ritual: Cristian Amigo Scores Performance Video for Environmental Justice Platform
October 24, 2022
School of Theater faculty Cristian Amigo recently created a sound score for a video titled Ritual for Renewable Rikers, an environmental justice project for Rikers
CalArts Film/Video Alums Selected for AICAD Post Grad Teaching Fellowships
September 27, 2022
Two recent graduates of CalArts’ MFA Experimental Animation Program, Moon (Yuezhu) Wang and Dairys Escoto De León, have been selected for the 2022-23 AICAD (Association
Louise Sandhaus Named Recipient of 2022 AIGA Medal
September 2, 2022
School of Art faculty Louise Sandhaus (Art BFA 93, MFA 94) has been named one of three 2022 AIGA Medalists, honored for contributions to the
James Brandon Lewis Honored in 70th Annual DownBeat Critics Poll
August 23, 2022
DownBeat, the venerated magazine dedicated to “jazz, blues and beyond,” recently released its 70th Annual DownBeat International Critics Poll. Among the honorees was CalArts alum
H@LLOW33N IN’D@ H3@T: Pauhaus Gallery Presents First David Daniels Exhibition in 35 Years
August 3, 2022
Pauhaus Gallery in Los Angeles presents H@LLOW33N IN’D@ H3@T: An exhibition of Art and Animation, featuring works by legendary clay artist and strata cut animation
CalArts CAP Offering Courses in Zine-Making and Digital Media Composition
June 30, 2022
From July 12 through August 4, the Los Angeles Public Library will hold two four-week workshops, one in Zine-making and the other in Digital Media Composition.
Andrew Ahn Directs Summer Romantic Comedy Fire Island
June 15, 2022
For his latest project, filmmaker and CalArts alum Andrew Ahn (Film/Video MFA 2011) chose a modern retelling of Jane Austen’s classic 1813 novel Pride and
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