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Lee Anne Schmitt Wins at Documenta Madrid Film Festival

July 1, 2026
Schmitt is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker and Program Director of CalArts Film Directing program.
Promotional artwork for Apple TV's Cape Fear. Against a bright red background, large black text displays the title Cape Fear beneath the names Amy Adams and Javier Bardem. Stylized, overlapping close-up portraits of Adams and Bardem appear below the title, with the Apple TV logo in the lower-right corner.

CalArts Faculty Brian Evenson Writes Episode of Apple TV’s ‘Cape Fear’

Evenson’s episode, “Possum,” premieres Friday, July 3.
Image of a woman in denim sitting on a couch covered with a red-patterned cover. A small bulldozer lays at her feet.

Lee Anne Schmitt Wins at Documenta Madrid Film Festival

July 1, 2026
Schmitt is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker and Program Director of CalArts Film Directing program.
Three silhouetted performers interact with translucent blue fabric, illuminated by soft light, creating an ethereal atmosphere.
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Sophia Stoller’s ‘The Still Point’ Premieres at SOMArts Bay Gallery in San Francisco

June 30, 2026
Performances run July 16–19 and 24–25.
Promotional artwork for Apple TV's Cape Fear. Against a bright red background, large black text displays the title Cape Fear beneath the names Amy Adams and Javier Bardem. Stylized, overlapping close-up portraits of Adams and Bardem appear below the title, with the Apple TV logo in the lower-right corner.

CalArts Faculty Brian Evenson Writes Episode of Apple TV’s ‘Cape Fear’

Evenson’s episode, “Possum,” premieres Friday, July 3.
Image of a woman in denim sitting on a couch covered with a red-patterned cover. A small bulldozer lays at her feet.

Lee Anne Schmitt Wins at Documenta Madrid Film Festival

Schmitt is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker and Program Director of CalArts Film Directing program.
Three silhouetted performers interact with translucent blue fabric, illuminated by soft light, creating an ethereal atmosphere.

Sophia Stoller’s ‘The Still Point’ Premieres at SOMArts Bay Gallery in San Francisco

Performances run July 16–19 and 24–25.

CalArtians Named To ARTNEWS’ ‘100 Best Artworks About America’

June 27, 2026

CalArtians Featured in MoMA PS1’s ‘Greater New York 2026’

June 24, 2026

CalArts Alum Makeda Best Appointed MoMA’s Chief Curator of Photography

June 17, 2026

CalArts Mourns the Passing of Music Artist and Alum Oliver Tree

June 15, 2026

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Taylor Mac Addresses CalArts Class of 2026

Watch and listen to the protean artist’s inspiring words to CalArts’ most recent graduating class.

Obama Presidential Center Opens With New Works by CalArts Alumni Mark Bradford and Carrie Mae Weems

The museum, library, and education project in Chicago, which opens on June 19, commemorates the presidency of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States.
President Barack Obama stands in profile inside the Obama Presidential Center, viewing Carrie Mae Weems’ The Cool Blue Wind. The installation features a grid of blue-toned photographic images mounted along a wall, including scenes of jazz musicians and moments associated with Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign.

Obama Presidential Center Opens With New Works by CalArts Alumni Mark Bradford and Carrie Mae Weems

The museum, library, and education project in Chicago, which opens on June 19, commemorates the presidency of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States.

CalArts Alum Karolina Kwaśniak Selected for Willem Dafoe-Led Theater Residency in Venice, Italy

Kwaśniak (Theater MFA 24) is part of a small group of actors from around the world to participate in Biennale College Teatro 2026.
A black-and-white photo of a performer raising one arm while looking upward during a stage performance. Another figure appears out of focus in the background.

CalArts Alum Karolina Kwaśniak Selected for Willem Dafoe-Led Theater Residency in Venice, Italy

Kwaśniak (Theater MFA 24) is part of a small group of actors from around the world to participate in Biennale College Teatro 2026.

CalArts Alum Jessica Felleman Discusses Debut YA Novel ‘Last Kiss of Summer’

Felleman (Critical Studies MFA 13) recently released a young adult romance centered on Sera Watkins and Luke Tisdale, two teens connected since infancy through a heart transplant procedure that forever intertwines their lives.
Side-by-side image of author Jessica M. Felleman and the cover of her debut novel Last Kiss of Summer. On the left, Felleman sits smiling on outdoor steps wearing red glasses, a striped top, jeans, and a blue cardigan. On the right is the book cover, featuring a painted sunset over water with a heart shape reflected on the horizon and the title Last Kiss of Summer in large yellow lettering.

CalArts Alum Jessica Felleman Discusses Debut YA Novel ‘Last Kiss of Summer’

Felleman (Critical Studies MFA 13) recently released a young adult romance centered on Sera Watkins and Luke Tisdale, two teens connected since infancy through a heart transplant procedure that forever intertwines their lives.
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