CalArts Ranks #2 in Art & Object’s 2026 List of Best Art Schools
November 11, 2025
CalArts was recently ranked second in the nation by Art & Object in its 2026 list of the Top 15
Author: Ness Boom
CalArts Ranks #12 in TheWrap’s 2025 Top Film Schools
November 6, 2025
CalArts has once again been named one of the nation’s best film schools, ranking 12th on TheWrap‘s annual list of
‘Redrawing the Rancho:’ Artists Reclaim the Histories of the Rowland Mansion
November 4, 2025
CalArts alum Eva Aguila (Theater BFA 05) is one of four artists reimagining the layered histories of the historic Rowland
In Memoriam: CalArts Mourns the Passing of Alison Knowles
November 3, 2025
CalArts mourns the passing of one of our original faculty members and pioneering artist Alison Knowles, who died on Oct.
CalArts Alum James Waterman Sets ‘In Spring’ Album Release Show in LA
October 30, 2025
Alum and CAP Program Manager James Waterman (Music MFA 15) joins multi-instrumentalist Joel Reed Mankey to release In Spring—a Celtic-inspired album and live concert
Q&A with Alum Ishika Muchhal on her Stand-Up Comedy/Thesis Defense Presentation in NYC on Saturday
October 29, 2025
This Saturday, Nov. 1, CalArts alum Ishika Muchhal (Acting BFA 23) brings her comedy special, Please Don’t F*ck the Funny Out
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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