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
CalArts Ranks #7 in TheWrap’s Best Film Schools of 2024
October 30, 2024
The entertainment and media news magazine TheWrap released its annual ranking of the top US film schools, with the CalArts School of Film/Video nabbing the
A Site to Behold: CalArts Unveils New calarts.edu
October 24, 2024
How do you capture the sound of CalArts? It’s a question that that the alumni team at Handbuilt Studio turned over as they embarked on
Remembering Robert ‘Bob’ Fitzpatrick, CalArts’ Second President
October 2, 2024
CalArts was saddened to learn of the recent passing of Robert J. Fitzpatrick (1940-2024), the Institute’s second president, on Sept. 30. He leaves behind an
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
CalArts Participates in Armory Show This Week
September 4, 2024
For the first time ever, CalArts will take part in The Armory Show, New York’s leading art fair this week (Sept. 6-8). Heading east to
Scenes from CalArts Graduation 2024
May 13, 2024
The sunny spring day of Friday, May 10 saw a burst of sculptural flora sprouting on the stage of Graduation Courtyard. Designed around a botanical
Variety Names CalArts a 2024 ‘Film School Titan’
May 8, 2024
Entertainment trade publication Variety recently released its 2024 ranking of the top film schools in North America, with CalArts named a “Film School Titan”—placing it
2024 Winners of the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts Announced
May 2, 2024
This morning (May 2), 10 risk-taking, mid-career artists were announced as the recipients of the 2024 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts (HAAIA). They are:
Celebrating Philanthropy’s Impact at CalArts
April 18, 2024
Against a backdrop of cinematic magic at Nickelodeon Animation Studios in Burbank, California, CalArts honored the transformative power that philanthropy has had in nurturing the
CalArts’ Town Hall Focuses on Vermont College of Fine Arts Affiliation
April 16, 2024
On Thursday, April 11, members of the CalArts community gathered in the Bijou for the Spring Institute Town Hall to learn more about the Institute’s
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