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
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‘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
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
Scenes from CalArts Graduation 2023
May 25, 2023
On Friday, May 12, the Graduation Courtyard sprang to life, a series of textured vertical sculptures cropping up on the stage as vivid blue arches
View Photos from CalArts’ 50th Anniversary Weekend
May 18, 2023
CalArts threw an epic, three-day celebration of the arts during its 50th anniversary weekend. And what a party it was. Honoring the Institute’s first five
Scenes from CalArts Accepted Student Day 2023
April 17, 2023
On Saturday, April 15, CalArts welcomed newly accepted students, friends, and families to campus for a day of information sessions and informal meet-and-greets. Gone were
Sharon Lockhart and Ariel Osterweis to Host a Talent Show at REDCAT
April 10, 2023
If you can’t find talent at CalArts, you can’t find it anywhere! On April 14, REDCAT hosts Talent Show, a series of wacky acts by
Dance, Theater, and Activism Collide in Lemi Ponifasio’s Amor a la Muerte
April 4, 2023
Pioneering Samoan director, designer, and choreographer Lemi Ponifasio brings dance, theater, and activism to the stage with Amor a la muerte (Love to Death), an
Norris Duckett III on Artistic Journey and Bringing Krump to 2028 LA Olympics
March 23, 2023
From photography to krump, Norris Duckett III (Art MFA 19), known in the dance community by his krump name “Cosmic,” has been bridging the gap
CalArtians Bring Simone Forti’s Dance Constructions to Life at MOCA
February 2, 2023
Six decades of works by Italian-born postmodern artist Simone Forti are on display in a namesake exhibition, running now through Sunday, April 2 at the
CalArts Alums Named 2023 United States Artists Fellows
January 24, 2023
United States Artists (USA)—a Chicago-based national arts funding organization—announced its 2023 Fellows on Tuesday from 10 creative disciplines. CalArts alums Antoine Hunter aka Purple Fire
Mythologies and Storytelling Found in Livya Howard-Yashar’s MFA Dance Show
January 10, 2023
Students and alums from CalArts’ The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance, The Herb Alpert School of Music, and the School of Theater weave mythologies
Ritual: Cristian Amigo Scores Performance Video for Environmental Justice Platform
October 24, 2022
School of Theater faculty Cristian Amigo recently created a sound score for a video titled Ritual for Renewable Rikers, an environmental justice project for Rikers
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