Catch ‘Playing the Protagonist’ at Los Angeles International Film Festival
November 12, 2025
This Friday, Playing the Protagonist, a new short film written, produced, and led by alum Justin Henriksen (Acting MFA 25)
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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
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
In Memoriam: Hartmut Bitomsky (1942-2025)
October 3, 2025
CalArts School of Film/Video remembers former Film/Video Dean Hartmut Bitomsky, a deeply dedicated filmmaker, writer, and critic who passed away in Munich, Germany, on Sept 25.
Blue Echo, a CalArts-World Resources Institute Collaboration, Opens Sept. 27
September 26, 2025
A new exhibition created in partnership with the global research organization, World Resources Institute (WRI), and artists from CalArts opens tomorrow (Saturday, Sept. 27) at
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 weekend at Goat Farm Arts
LACE Presents Carlo Maghirang’s Art Installation ‘ANITO’
August 20, 2025
LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) presents ANITO by CalArts alum Carlo Maghirang (Theater MFA 17). The public art installation will be on view at the
Tim Burton Goes Back to School for ‘Wednesday’ Season 2
August 14, 2025
Last week marked the long-awaited debut of Wednesday Season 2, Part 1. The smash-hit Netflix series, focusing on titular character Wednesday Addams’ school years, has
CalArts and VCFA Mark One Year of Partnership with Cross-Disciplinary Summer Residency
August 5, 2025
This month marks the first anniversary of Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) becoming an affiliate of CalArts. While it’s been a year of extraordinary
Gavin Mottram’s Video Exhibition Footering at Ireland’s Horse Gallery
April 12, 2022
Gavin Mottram’s (Film/Video MFA 17) video work is on view in the exhibition Footering at The Horse gallery in Dublin, Ireland, through April 14. The
Turning a Challenge into an Opportunity, This Lighting Designer Found a Purpose
February 10, 2022
As it did for so many of us, Nicole Pearce’s life was turned upside down when the pandemic struck in March 2020. As an award-winning
The Broad’s Since Unveiling Highlights Works from Baldessari, Pittman, Opie, and Lockhart
December 21, 2021
The Broad contemporary art museum in downtown Los Angeles is showcasing nearly 60 pieces from its collection in the exhibit Since Unveiling, which runs through
CalArts’ Alums and Faculty Films Represent at Sundance 2022
December 10, 2021
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival lineup of features, documentaries, shorts, and episodic series was released Dec. 9 and 10, selected from 14,849 submissions, including 3,762
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