News From California Institute of the Arts

News From California Institute of the Arts

October 21, 2025
Composed in 2024 and 2025, ‘Ambient : Aether’ represents both continuity and exploration.
October 21, 2025
Composed in 2024 and 2025, ‘Ambient : Aether’ represents both continuity and exploration.
October 16, 2025
The film is featured in the Frist Art Museum’s exhibition ‘Avenues to a Great City.’ 

CalArtians Awarded 2025 Creative Research Grants from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts

The program supports the early, exploratory stages of artistic work.

Electronic Music Pioneer, CalArts Professor Emeritus Barry Schrader Releases First New Album in More Than a Decade

Composed in 2024 and 2025, ‘Ambient : Aether’ represents both continuity and exploration.

John Warren Examines Nashville’s Past and Present in Experimental Film ‘Future Tense’

The film is featured in the Frist Art Museum’s exhibition ‘Avenues to a Great City.’ 

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In Memoriam: Hartmut Bitomsky (1942-2025)

The filmmaker, writer, and critic served as Dean of the School of Film/Video from 1994 to 2002.

In Memoriam: Hartmut Bitomsky (1942-2025)

The filmmaker, writer, and critic served as Dean of the School of Film/Video from 1994 to 2002.

Leonardo Pirondi Named One of Filmmaker’s ‘25 New Faces of Independent Film’

CalArts alum Leonardo Pirondi’s (Film/Video BFA 22, MFA 25) debut feature ‘Fractais Tropicais’ will be released next year.

Leonardo Pirondi Named One of Filmmaker’s ‘25 New Faces of Independent Film’

CalArts alum Leonardo Pirondi’s (Film/Video BFA 22, MFA 25) debut feature ‘Fractais Tropicais’ will be released next year.

Lee Anne Schmitt Wins Cinematic Vision Award at Camden International Film Festival

‘Evidence,’ Schmitt’s fourth feature-length documentary, examines the legacy of the Olin Corporation.

Lee Anne Schmitt Wins Cinematic Vision Award at Camden International Film Festival

‘Evidence,’ Schmitt’s fourth feature-length documentary, examines the legacy of the Olin Corporation.

CalArtians in ‘Prompt & Circumstance’ at Good Mother Gallery

The group show features three CalArts School of Art students: Nathan Cheung (MFA 26), Sua Kim (MFA 27), and Schuyler Hazard (MFA 26).

CalArtians in ‘Prompt & Circumstance’ at Good Mother Gallery

The group show features three CalArts School of Art students: Nathan Cheung (MFA 26), Sua Kim (MFA 27), and Schuyler Hazard (MFA 26).

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Photo of the Week

A musician illuminated by green and blue stage lights focuses intently while playing an electronic instrument or mixing console. He wears glasses and sits behind a table with various cables, equipment, and glasses of water or wine, suggesting an experimental or ambient performance. A microphone hangs in the foreground.

JC Scheid performs at night one of the Electronic Experiments in Sound Festival 2025.

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