CalArts Alum B. Wurtz Featured in ‘New York Times Magazine’
November 14, 2025
CalArts alum B. Wurtz (Art MFA 80) was recently profiled in The New York Times Magazine feature “The Artist Whose
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Catch ‘Playing the Protagonist’ at Los Angeles International Film Festival
November 12, 2025
This Friday, Playing the Protagonist, a new short film written, produced, and led by alum Justin Henriksen (Acting MFA 25)
CalArts Ranks #2 in Art & Object’s 2026 List of Best Art Schools
November 11, 2025
CalArts was recently ranked second in the nation by Art & Object in its 2026 list of the Top 15
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
‘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 Raven Chacon Named 2023 MacArthur Fellow
October 4, 2023
Diné artist and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Raven Chacon (Music MFA 04) was named one of the 20 2023 MacArthur Fellows on Wednesday, Oct. 3. Colloquially known as
CalArts Mourns the Passing of Paul Vorwerk
October 2, 2023
The CalArts community remembers choral conductor and former Music faculty Paul Vorwerk (Music MFA 75), who recently passed away. Volker Straebel, current dean of The
Juan Pablo Contreras Nominated for 2023 Latin Grammy Award
September 28, 2023
Composer and CalArts alum Juan Pablo Contreras’ (Music BFA 10) orchestral album Lucha Libre! has been nominated for a Latin Grammy in the Best Classical
Los Angeles Global Music Festival Explores Sacred Music Across Cultures
September 7, 2023
On Sept. 9, the Resonance Collective holds its inaugural Los Angeles Global Music Festival at the First Congregational Church of LA in Koreatown. Co-produced by
CalArtian Duo Optometry Take Electro-Indie Beats to the Lodge Room
August 28, 2023
The Herb Alpert School of Music faculty John Tejada and alum March Adstrum (Music BFA 22) bring their collaborative act Optometry to the Lodge Room
REDCAT Presents the 20th Annual New Original Works (NOW) Festival
August 17, 2023
This week, REDCAT presents the 20th annual New Original Works (NOW) Festival, a celebration of Los Angeles’ vibrant community of artists creating new performance work.
Ryan Bancroft Conducts Elgar and Mozart at the Hollywood Bowl
August 7, 2023
On Tuesday, Aug. 8, Ryan Bancroft (Music BFA 11, MFA 13) conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, with Hélène Grimaud on the
APOLAKI: Opera Of The Scorched Earth: Micaela Tobin Explores Displacement in New Opera
July 17, 2023
The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts faculty and alum Micaela Tobin’s (Music MFA 16) new experimental opera APOLAKI: Opera of the Scorched Earth
CalArtians Earn Emmy Award Nominations
July 12, 2023
Nominations for the 75th Emmy Awards were announced this morning from the Hollywood Athletic Club in Los Angeles, with a number of CalArts’ alums earning
POLARITY: Dan Rosenboom Releases ‘Inspired’ New Album
July 7, 2023
Trumpeter, composer, and CalArts alum Dan Rosenboom (Music MFA 07) presents his “most personal and authentic music” yet with his latest album POLARITY. Described by
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