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
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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
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
Leonardo Pirondi Named One of Filmmaker’s ‘25 New Faces of Independent Film’
October 3, 2025
In its fall issue, Filmmaker Magazine unveiled its annual list of “25 New Faces of Independent Film,” a spotlight on
Lee Anne Schmitt Wins Cinematic Vision Award at Camden International Film Festival
October 1, 2025
The Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) in Maine celebrated its 21st edition earlier this month in September with a slate
CalArtians in ‘Prompt & Circumstance’ at Good Mother Gallery
September 30, 2025
Good Mother Gallery presents the third annual edition of The MFAs of LA, a group exhibition showcasing the work of
Producing the Producers’ Show Opening Sequence: Behind the Scenes with Tabs Wekerle
June 4, 2025
As the theater lights dimmed in the Academy Museum’s plush red David Geffen Theater on May 6, CalArtian attendees and industry partners settled into their
Chouinardians Featured this Summer at Pace Gallery LA
May 29, 2025
Works by alumni from the Institute’s predecessor, Chouinard Art Institute, are on view this summer at Pace Gallery in Los Angeles: an exhibition of works
Thomas Leeb Takes Guitar to New Heights with Acoustic Fingerstyle Bootcamp
May 22, 2025
No pick? No problem. Six-string devotees sojourn in the Austrian Alps for the Acoustic Fingerstyle Bootcamp, a guitar getaway founded by The Herb Alpert School
From Suburban Lawns to Suburban John, Punk Lives On
May 21, 2025
In typical CalArtian fashion, the trajectory of alumnus William Ranson’s decades-long musical career has been nothing short of unconventional, but he can trace its beginnings
Scenes from CalArts Graduation 2025
May 20, 2025
On Friday, May 16, the CalArts community, friends, and family saw Graduation Courtyard live up to its name as it hosted the class of 2025’s
Anthony Nikolchev’s ‘The (Un)Double’ to Premiere at 2025 Venice Biennale
May 16, 2025
This June, The Un(Double), the latest work by School of Theater faculty Anthony Nikolchev, is set to make its world premiere at the 53rd International
Creators Across Campus Exhibit at CalArts Expo 2025
May 13, 2025
The creativity of the CalArts community will be on full display at 2025 CalArts Expo, an immersive artistic experience happening across campus today, Tuesday, May
Ann Telnaes Wins Second Pulitzer Prize
May 6, 2025
Yesterday (May 5), editorial cartoonist and former School of Film/Video faculty Ann Telnaes (Film/Video BFA 85) was awarded the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting
The 2025 Next Words Reading Series Promises Poetry, Prose, and Mischief
May 1, 2025
Students in the 2025 MFA Creative Writing cohort celebrate the culmination of their studies with the annual capstone reading program, the Next Words Reading Series,
From Scripted Spaces to Cinematic Illusions: Norman Klein Joins Back-to-Back LA Filmforum Programs
April 25, 2025
Critic, urban and media historian, and School of Critical Studies faculty Norman Klein joins the post-screening conversations of back-to-back Los Angeles Filmforum programs this Sunday,
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