This year marks the 21st iteration of the Austrian bootcamp and the first-ever UK version.
Tracing the CalArtian beginnings of cult favorite post-punk 80s band Suburban Lawns to its 21st-century version Suburban John.
Organized around the theme “light,” the day signaled a time for joy, reflection, and the promise of new beginnings.
Partially developed through the CalArts Reef Residency, Nikolchev’s new work makes its world premiere at the 2025 Venice Biennale Teatro.
The immersive experience takes place in 12 student-curated venues across the CalArts campus.
Telnaes is a two-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize Illustrated Reporting and Commentary.
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May 22, 2025 | Alumni, Faculty, Music
No pick? No problem. Six-string devotees sojourn in the Austrian Alps for the Acoustic Fingerstyle Bootcamp, a guitar getaway founded by The Herb Alpert School of Music faculty Thomas Leeb...
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May 21, 2025 | Alumni, Art, Music
In typical CalArtian fashion, the trajectory of alumnus William Ranson’s decades-long musical career has been nothing short of unconventional, but he can trace its beginnings back to Feb. 28, 1978:...
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May 20, 2025 | Art, Critical Studies, Dance, Film/Video, Institute, Music, Students, Theater
On Friday, May 16, the CalArts community, friends, and family saw Graduation Courtyard live up to its name as it hosted the class of 2025’s transition from students to alumni....
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Shirley Tse, Jen Liu Receive $50,000 Anonymous Was A Woman Grants
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The 2025 Character Animation Producers’ Show at the Academy Museum. ©CalArts 2025