‘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
Author: Taya Zoormandan
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
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
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
A Midnight Moment: David Salle Lights Up Times Square
November 6, 2024
For three minutes a night, the electronic billboards of Times Square in Manhattan, New York, offer an unexpected interlude from the usual advertising. Visitors and
CalArts Ranks #7 in TheWrap’s Best Film Schools of 2024
October 30, 2024
The entertainment and media news magazine TheWrap released its annual ranking of the top US film schools, with the CalArts School of Film/Video nabbing the
Michael Ned Holte Releases New Book ‘Good Listener: Meditations on Music and Pauline Oliveros’
October 30, 2024
School of Art Associate Dean Michael Ned Holte’s latest book Listener: Meditations on Music and Pauline Oliveros clocks in at 622 pages, but at its
A Site to Behold: CalArts Unveils New calarts.edu
October 24, 2024
How do you capture the sound of CalArts? It’s a question that that the alumni team at Handbuilt Studio turned over as they embarked on
CalArtians Win National Medals of Arts, Honored in White House Ceremony
October 22, 2024
On Monday (Oct. 21), President Joseph R. Biden presented the National Medals of Arts to the 2022 and 2023 recipients at the White House during
Back to the Drawing Board: Pete Docter Visits CalArts, Participates in Talkback at Special ‘Inside Out 2’ Screening
October 8, 2024
The cameras are already set up and ready to roll in The Palace, but before Pixar Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter (Film/Video BFA 90) can
Clara Plestis Wins 2024 Creative Arts Emmy Award
September 9, 2024
This past Saturday and Sunday, industry talents gathered at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles to honor excellence in artistic and technical achievement in primetime
CalArtians Earn 2024 Emmy Award Nominations
July 17, 2024
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) announced the nominees for the 76th Emmy Awards Wednesday morning (July 17) at El Capitan Theatre
Scenes from CalArts Graduation 2024
May 13, 2024
The sunny spring day of Friday, May 10 saw a burst of sculptural flora sprouting on the stage of Graduation Courtyard. Designed around a botanical
Variety Names CalArts a 2024 ‘Film School Titan’
May 8, 2024
Entertainment trade publication Variety recently released its 2024 ranking of the top film schools in North America, with CalArts named a “Film School Titan”—placing it
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