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News From California Institute of the Arts

Q&A with Justin Henriksen on Leaving Investment Banking and Finding his Voice at CalArts

December 12, 2025
His debut short film, created in collaboration with Justin Hogan, screens at the Santa Clarita International Film Festival this weekend.

Mariah Garnett Selected for 2026 Whitney Biennial

The 82nd biennial opens on March 8, 2026, at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.

Q&A with Justin Henriksen on Leaving Investment Banking and Finding his Voice at CalArts

December 12, 2025
His debut short film, created in collaboration with Justin Hogan, screens at the Santa Clarita International Film Festival this weekend.

CalArtian-Directed ‘Elio’ Nominated for 2026 Golden Globe Award

December 11, 2025
‘Elio’ is directed by CalArtians Madeline Sharafian (Film/Video BFA 15), Adrian Molina (Film/Video BFA 07), and Domee Shi.

Mariah Garnett Selected for 2026 Whitney Biennial

The 82nd biennial opens on March 8, 2026, at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.

Q&A with Justin Henriksen on Leaving Investment Banking and Finding his Voice at CalArts

His debut short film, created in collaboration with Justin Hogan, screens at the Santa Clarita International Film Festival this weekend.

CalArtian-Directed ‘Elio’ Nominated for 2026 Golden Globe Award

‘Elio’ is directed by CalArtians Madeline Sharafian (Film/Video BFA 15), Adrian Molina (Film/Video BFA 07), and Domee Shi.

‘Yesterday + Today + Tomorrow: Book Design from the CalArts Community’ Showcases Works That Shaped Faculty, Students and Alumni in One-Day Exhibit

December 5, 2025

CalArtians Nominated for 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards

December 4, 2025

‘Map of the Bomb’ by Amanda Beech Exhibited at Sixth Research Pavilion in Helsinki

December 2, 2025

On 50th Anniversary of CalArts Character Animation Program, Model Anna Veedra Praises its Collaborative Spirit

November 26, 2025

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Los Angeles Filmforum presents Rajee Samarasinghe: ‘Your Touch Makes Others Invisible’

Samarasinghe’s debut feature explores post-civil war Sri Lanka.
Two women in dresses walk away from the camera across a dry, grassy field toward a large green tree on the right under a cloudy, overcast sky.

Los Angeles Filmforum presents Rajee Samarasinghe: ‘Your Touch Makes Others Invisible’

Samarasinghe’s debut feature explores post-civil war Sri Lanka.

Sharon Lockhart’s ‘Windward’ Featured in the 15th Shanghai Biennale 2025

‘Windward’ documents the rugged coastline and close-knit community of Fogo Island, Newfoundland.

Sharon Lockhart’s ‘Windward’ Featured in the 15th Shanghai Biennale 2025

‘Windward’ documents the rugged coastline and close-knit community of Fogo Island, Newfoundland.

CalArts Alum B. Wurtz Featured in ‘New York Times Magazine’

Wurtz’s art is currently on view in B. Wurtz: 13 Works at Garth Greenan Gallery in Manhattan.
A woman in black looks at three artworks of spoons with spoons hanging from the bottom of the artworks.

CalArts Alum B. Wurtz Featured in ‘New York Times Magazine’

Wurtz’s art is currently on view in B. Wurtz: 13 Works at Garth Greenan Gallery in Manhattan.

Catch ‘Playing the Protagonist’ at Los Angeles International Film Festival

The film is inspired by Justin Henriksen’s real-life decision to leave a lucrative investment banking job to pursue acting.
Poster titled "Playing the Protagonist" featuring a silhouette surrounded by varied characters and film elements.

Catch ‘Playing the Protagonist’ at Los Angeles International Film Festival

The film is inspired by Justin Henriksen’s real-life decision to leave a lucrative investment banking job to pursue acting.
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The School of Theater presents Ionesco’s The Bald Soprano. Photo by Julian Shelton.

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