News From California Institute of the Arts

News From California Institute of the Arts

HBO Documentary Films Facebook
September 16, 2025
The HBO Max documentary took home awards for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, Directing, and Picture Editing.
Davy Sumner (CalArts MFA 16)
Over three days, the festival features performances by 25 artists working at the forefront of experimental and electronic sound practices. 
HBO Documentary Films Facebook
September 16, 2025
The HBO Max documentary took home awards for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, Directing, and Picture Editing.
Cherlyn Hsing-Hsin Liu
September 10, 2025
Several of the films play with memory and feature archival photos.

Experiments in Electronic Sound Festival Returns to CalArts

Over three days, the festival features performances by 25 artists working at the forefront of experimental and electronic sound practices. 

‘Pee-wee as Himself’ Wins Three Emmy Awards

The HBO Max documentary took home awards for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, Directing, and Picture Editing.

Stephen Prina’s ‘A Lick and a Promise’ Opens at the Museum of Modern Art in New York

The career-spanning exhibition focuses on Prina’s performance art and music, and includes a revival of 1992’s ‘Beat of the Traps.’

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a black and white photo show a group of young adults gathered together in a large gallery space

Character Animation alum Carlos Ramos returned to campus for the Alumni and New Student Welcome Social during 2025 orientation week.

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