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)
Category: Art
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
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
CalArtian Works on Display in ‘Against Monoculture’ at Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum
October 29, 2024
Works by CalArtians Beatriz Cortez (Art MFA 15), Emily Marchand (Art MFA 17), and School of Art faculty gloria galvez (Art MFA 16) are now
Kaucylia Brooke and The Boy Mechanic
October 28, 2024
San Francisco is a city synonymous with diversity, counterculture, and the gay rights movement. But as artist and Photo and Media faculty Kaucylia Brooke learned,
‘Arcoíris’ by Oscar Corona at Circa: Queer Histories Festival 2024
October 25, 2024
Presented by One Institute, Circa: Queer Histories Festival is the nation’s first and only festival dedicated to LGBTQ+ histories. Circa’s programming takes place across LA
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
Two New Books by Artist and CalArts Faculty Harry Gamboa Jr.
October 9, 2024
It’s been a busy and prolific few months for multidisciplinary artist, essayist, and longtime CalArts Photo and Media faculty Harry Gamboa Jr. Just after graduation
Celebrating the October Revolution in Jazz 60th Anniversary
September 27, 2024
The October Revolution in Jazz 60th Anniversary (ORJ 60) is a five-day event that celebrates the interdisciplinary and transformative power of free improvisation and collectivity.
CalArtians Featured in PST ART Exhibitions Across Southern California
September 18, 2024
With more than 800 artists participating in more than 70 exhibitions, PST ART launched this week across the Southern California region. A Getty initiative (formerly
CalArts Alum Gala Porras-Kim Receives Heinz Award for the Arts
September 17, 2024
Earlier today (Sept. 17), Teresa Heinz and the Heinz Family Foundation announced the nine recipients of the 29th Heinz Awards, which annually recognize a select
Big Tent: CalArts Reef Residents Present Group Show
September 12, 2024
On Saturday, Sept. 14, CalArts celebrates the opening of Big Tent, a group exhibition of CalArts Reef Residents and their collaborators. Organized by residency program
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