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 XDP Portfolio Review
May 10, 2024
On April 30, nearly 60 BFA and MFA students from School of Theater’s Experience Design and Production (XDP) programs showcased their end-of-year portfolios in the
NOW THEN: LACMA Presents Ed Ruscha Retrospective
March 15, 2024
From Sunday, April 7 to Sunday, Oct. 6 the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN, a new exhibition
Lingo You Should Know: The CalArts Dictionary 2023-24
August 31, 2023
The 2023-2024 academic year is almost upon us, and we’re thrilled to have students return to campus! New Student Orientation takes place from Sept. 2-10,
Henry Selick’s Stop-motion Film Wendell & Wild Now Available on Netflix
October 30, 2022
CalArts alum Henry Selick (Film/Video MFA 77) stages a triumphant return to stop-motion animation with Wendell & Wild, a horror-comedy premiering on Netflix this Halloween
CalArts Student Wins First Prize at One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest
March 21, 2022
Jingqi Zhang, a BFA 3 Character Animation student in the CalArts School of Film/Video, recently won a $1,000 first prize for her five-minute animated film
Caribbean Fragoza’s Acclaimed Debut Collection Eat the Mouth That Feeds You Available Now
July 15, 2021
Earlier this year, writer, journalist, and artist Caribbean Fragoza (Critical Studies MFA 10) released her acclaimed debut collection of stories, Eat the Mouth That Feeds
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