CalArtians Named Film Independent 2025 Producing Lab Fellows
October 13, 2025
Film Independent recently announced the participants in its 2025 Producing Labs, recognizing a new generation of producers working across fiction
Category: Music
Two CalArts Students Receive 2025–26 ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Educators Forum Scholarships
October 10, 2025
Association Internationale du Film d’Animation (ASIFA) Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum (AEF) recently announced the recipients of its 2025–26 student scholarships,
School of Art’s MFA Class of 2025 Presents ‘Proxy, Chimera, Oracle’ in Downtown Los Angeles
October 10, 2025
On Oct. 11, 2025, the CalArts MFA Class of 2025 opens Proxy, Chimera, Oracle at CalArts at The Reef, the
CalArts Alums Tuan Andrew Nguyen and Gala Porras-Kim Earn MacArthur Fellowships
October 8, 2025
On Wednesday, Oct. 8, two California Institute of the Arts alumni, artists Tuan Andrew Nguyen (Art MFA 04) and Gala
Made in L.A. 2025 Showcases Archival Works from Pat O’Neill, New Pieces by Mike Stoltz, Kelly Wall, and Nicole-Antonia Spagnola
October 6, 2025
The Hammer Museum kicked off its biennial exhibition Made in L.A. 2025, now in its seventh edition, showcasing new and
In Memoriam: Hartmut Bitomsky (1942-2025)
October 3, 2025
CalArts School of Film/Video remembers former Film/Video Dean Hartmut Bitomsky, a deeply dedicated filmmaker, writer, and critic who passed away in
Blue Echo, a CalArts-World Resources Institute Collaboration, Opens Sept. 27
September 26, 2025
A new exhibition created in partnership with the global research organization, World Resources Institute (WRI), and artists from CalArts opens tomorrow (Saturday, Sept. 27) at
Composer Hil Jaeger: Crafting Cirque du Soleil’s Brand Anthem Was a ‘Dream Commercial Project’
September 22, 2025
Composer Hil Jaeger (Music BFA 15) said creating the new sound logo and brand anthem for Cirque du Soleil was a “dream commercial project.” Jaeger’s
Experiments in Electronic Sound Festival Returns to CalArts
September 17, 2025
The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts presents the third annual Experiments in Electronic Sound (EESF) festival from Thursday, Sept. 25, through Saturday, Sept.
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 the Museum of Modern Art
CalArtians Perform in Bobby Bradford’s Jazz Concert at the Hammer Museum
August 12, 2025
On Thursday, Aug. 14, the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles presents Stealin’ Home, a special performance led by West Coast jazz legend Bobby Bradford honoring
James Tenney: Writings and Interviews on Experimental Music
August 6, 2025
A new anthology of writings by the late composer and longtime CalArts faculty member James Tenney was recently published by Bloomsbury Academic Press. Titled James
Dog Star Festival Closes with Final Weekend of Experimental Performances
June 24, 2025
The 21st annual Dog Star Festival comes to a close this weekend with four days of free performances at Automata, the downtown Los Angeles venue
CalArts Reef Residents to Host Open Studios June 7
June 6, 2025
On Saturday, June 7, the CalArts Reef Residency will host Open Studios, featuring work by the CalArts alumni from the schools of Art, Film/Video, and
Thomas Leeb Takes Guitar to New Heights with Acoustic Fingerstyle Bootcamp
May 22, 2025
No pick? No problem. Six-string devotees sojourn in the Austrian Alps for the Acoustic Fingerstyle Bootcamp, a guitar getaway founded by The Herb Alpert School
From Suburban Lawns to Suburban John, Punk Lives On
May 21, 2025
In typical CalArtian fashion, the trajectory of alumnus William Ranson’s decades-long musical career has been nothing short of unconventional, but he can trace its beginnings
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