‘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
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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
CalArtians Selected for 36th Bienal de São Paulo
July 18, 2025
The Fundação Bienal has announced the 120 participating artists for the upcoming 36th Bienal de São Paulo in Brazil. The Bienal, titled Not All Travellers
Henry Taylor Honors Mentor James Jarvaise at Hauser & Wirth
July 15, 2025
In a new exhibition at Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles, celebrated painter and CalArts alum Henry Taylor (Art BFA 95) pays tribute to his late
Jemima Wyman Debuts New Work in COLA 2025 Exhibition
July 9, 2025
Artist and CalArts alum Jemima Wyman (Art MFA 07) debuts new work as part of COLA 2025, the 28th edition of the City of Los
CalArtians Awarded AICAD Teaching Fellowships for 2025–26
July 7, 2025
Two recent CalArts graduates have been selected for the 2025–26 Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design (AICAD) Teaching Fellowship, a program designed to
Susan Kinsolving’s Debut Novel ‘The Head’s Tale’ Available Now
June 30, 2025
Susan Kinsolving (née Baumann), a member of CalArts’ first MFA class in 1972, released her debut novel The Head’s Tale in April. Set in a
Dog Star Festival Closes with Final Weekend of Experimental Performances
June 24, 2025
The 21st annual Dog Star Festival comes to a close this weekend with four days of free performances at Automata, the downtown Los Angeles venue
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
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