Stephen Prina’s ‘A Lick and a Promise’ Opens at the Museum of Modern Art in New York
September 12, 2025
Post-conceptual artist and composer Stephen Prina’s (Art MFA 80) survey A Lick and a Promise debuts on Friday, Sept. 12 at
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Taylor Swift Dazzles in Bob Mackie’s Timeless Showgirl Costume
September 12, 2025
Chouinardian Bob Mackie, the legendary costume designer known for his era-defining creations for Cher, Tina Turner, Diana Ross and even
Four CalArtian Films Showcased at San Francisco’s Crossroads Film Festival
September 10, 2025
The short films of four CalArtian alums and faculty, many of which play with memory and archival photos, were showcased
CalArtians Debut New Films at TIFF and NYFF
September 9, 2025
Several CalArts alums have new work premiering at major fall film festivals, including two world premieres at the Toronto International
Alum Annalee Traylor Premieres ‘this thing is real’ at Atlanta’s Goat Farm
September 5, 2025
Choreographer and performer Annalee Traylor (Dance MFA 23) premieres her evening-length contemporary dance theater work, this thing is real, this
CalArtians Selected for 26th ‘Fine Cut Festival of Films’
September 5, 2025
PBS SoCal’s Fine Cut Festival of Films returns this fall for its 26th season, airing student-made short films from across
CalArtian Films Selected for Sundance 2023
December 13, 2022
On Tuesday, Dec. 13, the Sundance Institute announced the full programming for the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, taking place Jan. 19-29, 2023, in person in
CalArtian Films Featured in Slamdance 2023
December 12, 2022
The Slamdance Film Festival returns for its 29th edition in a hybrid format, running in-person in Salt Lake City and Park City, Utah from Jan.
CalArtians Win at Inaugural Children’s & Family Emmy Awards
December 12, 2022
This weekend, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) honored the best in family-friendly television at the inaugural Children’s & Family Emmy Awards.
Mindy Johnson Discusses ‘The Only Woman Animator’ – Women at the Dawn of an Industry
December 9, 2022
Editor’s Note: The name of the trailblazing animator has been revealed: Bessie Mae Kelley, whose works are now credited as the earliest known hand-drawn animated
CalArtians Nominated for 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards
November 22, 2022
On Tuesday, Nov. 22, the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards nominees were announced, among which are films by several CalArts alums and faculty. Two CalArtian-directed
CalArtians Nominated for First-Ever Children’s & Family Emmy Awards
November 9, 2022
Nominations for the inaugural Children’s & Family Emmy Awards were recently announced, featuring CalArts alums and faculty among the contenders. These new awards are an
Nina Menkes’ Documentary Brainwashed Screens Internationally
November 8, 2022
School of Film/Video faculty Nina Menkes’ acclaimed documentary Brainwashed: Sex – Camera – Power has been selected to screen at multiple film festivals including Viennale,
CalArts Ranks #5 in TheWrap’s Best Film Schools of 2022
November 1, 2022
California Institute of the Arts earns the number five spot in this year’s top 50 film schools in the US, per entertainment and media business
CalArtians Among Filmmaker Magazine’s ’25 New Faces of Independent Film’
October 13, 2022
Filmmaker Magazine’s annual spotlight on the 25 New Faces of Independent Film was recently released, with CalArtians Lucy Kerr (Film/Video-Art MFA 20) and Chenliang Zhu
Groundworks: Justine and Ian Garrett’s Documentary About California Indigenous Artists Airs on Public Television
October 3, 2022
Groundworks, a new documentary by Justine Garrett (Critical Studies MFA 06) and Ian Garrett (Theater MFA 08), airs on multiple US public television stations this
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