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
Category: Music
‘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
Julia Holter Embraces the Corporeal in New Album
March 28, 2024
Ever-shifting orchestration envelops shards of meditative lyrical fragments in Something in the Room She Moves, the sixth studio album by composer, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Julia
Ellen Reid’s The Shell Trial Premieres at Dutch National Opera
March 27, 2024
Renowned Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ellen Reid (Music MFA 11) recently unveiled her latest opera, The Shell Trial, written with librettist Roxie Perkins, on March 16
Steve Lehman Trio and David Virelles Perform at Sam First
March 21, 2024
Internationally renowned Cuban pianist David Virelles teams with critically acclaimed jazz group Steve Lehman Trio as a special guest for back-to-back evening performances, happening Saturday,
Raising Standards: Marcos Mena Talks Time at CalArts, Making it as a Musician, and New Album
March 7, 2024
Marcos Mena (Music BFA 20) takes a moment to check his tuning before unleashing an amplified flurry of rapid-fire notes. Armed with a mint green
Jazz Legend Charlie Haden Inducted into CAJ Hall of Fame
February 14, 2024
The California Alliance for Jazz (CAJ) recently revealed this year’s inductees for its Hall of Fame, with the late legendary jazz double bassist, bandleader, and
Swapan Chaudhuri Receives California Arts Council Award
February 2, 2024
The California Arts Council (CAC) announced the recipients of the Individual Artist Fellowship (IAF) grant awards in December. Among the 35 selected artists is Swapan
CalArtians Selected for Whitney Biennial 2024
January 26, 2024
The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City announced on Thursday, Jan. 25 the 71 artists and collectives selected for the upcoming Whitney
CalArts Music Showcase Shines a Spotlight on Innovation and Creativity
January 17, 2024
On Wednesday (Jan. 17), The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts, in collaboration with REDCAT, is presents the inaugural CalArts Music Showcase, featuring innovative
Olivia Fries-Farr Celebrates New Single at LA’s Silverlake Lounge
January 9, 2024
Olivia Fries-Farr (Music BFA 23) celebrates the release of her latest single “Illusions”—and her birthday—this Wednesday, Jan. 10 at the Silverlake Lounge in Los Angeles.
Michael Echaniz Trio Performs Debut Album at The Jazz Station
January 3, 2024
On Saturday, Jan. 6, the Michael Echaniz Trio takes the stage of The Jazz Station in Eugene, Oregon, for a performance celebrating the release of
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