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.
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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
Amy Tofte’s ‘Contact Tracing’ Premieres at Awareness Film Festival
October 24, 2025
Writer and director Amy Tofte (Theater MFA 11) premieres her film Contact Tracing at the 16th Annual Awareness Film Festival
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
CalArtians Selected for Sixth Made in L.A. Biennial
May 23, 2023
CalArtians are among the 39 artists and collectives selected for the sixth Made in L.A. Biennial exhibition, running from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, 2023,
Video Work, Photography by Sharon Lockhart on View in New C3A Exhibition
May 22, 2023
A multichannel video work and photography series by School of Art faculty Sharon Lockhart are included in the major exhibition, Remedios: Where New Land Might
Brian Evenson Named 2023 Berlin Prize Fellow
May 15, 2023
On Monday, May 15, the American Academy in Berlin announced the recipients of the prestigious 2023-2024 Berlin Prizes, among whom writer and School of Critical
The Academy Museum Screens Films by Harry Gamboa Jr.
May 14, 2023
On Monday, May 15, the Academy Museum in Los Angeles presents a program of early video works directed by artist, writer, and longtime School of
CalArtians Nominated for 2023 Tony Awards
May 3, 2023
On Tuesday, May 2, the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing announced the nominees for the 76th Tony Awards, with a CalArts alum and
Katie Gately’s New Album Fawn / Brute Explores the Duality of Childhood: Innocence and Angst
May 2, 2023
In her new album Fawn / Brute, School of Film/Video adjunct sound faculty Katie Gately uses her multilayered vocal collage to trace the journey from
Creative Writing MFAs Host 2023 Next Words Reading Series and Showcase
April 21, 2023
The 2023 cohort of the School of Critical Studies’ MFA Creative Writing Program will showcase its diverse range of writing in the 2023 edition of
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
Tom Lawson Discusses SoCal Art of the ’80s and ’90s at Laguna Art Museum
April 14, 2023
On Saturday, April 15, School of Art faculty and former dean Tom Lawson joins an artist panel (and pizza party) at the Laguna Art Museum
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