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CalArts Alum Tracey Laguerre’s ‘I Love You, Jocelyn’ Featured in Cartoon Network’s ‘Cartoon Cartoons’ Program

July 13, 2026
The short follows a magical girl in a world shaped by Caribbean folklore.
Two teenage girls sit together on the edge of a backyard swimming pool, looking at one another as sunlight reflects across the water in a still from Hayley Kiyoko's feature film 'Girls Like Girls.'

CalArts Alum Lindsey Moran Discusses Designing Hayley Kiyoko’s Feature Film ‘Girls Like Girls’

Hayley Kiyoko expanded her hit 2015 music video ‘Girls Like Girls’ into the recently released feature film of the same name and enlisted CalArts alum Lindsey Moran as production designer.

CalArts Alum Tracey Laguerre’s ‘I Love You, Jocelyn’ Featured in Cartoon Network’s ‘Cartoon Cartoons’ Program

July 13, 2026
The short follows a magical girl in a world shaped by Caribbean folklore.
A poster for the Daredevil Arts Festival, made up of collaged images of performers.

Daredevil Arts Festival Returns with CalArtians in Lineup

July 10, 2026
The festival returns to Venice, California, presenting nearly 50 shows from July 11 to 19 between the Electric Lodge and Pacific Resident Theatre.
Two teenage girls sit together on the edge of a backyard swimming pool, looking at one another as sunlight reflects across the water in a still from Hayley Kiyoko's feature film 'Girls Like Girls.'

CalArts Alum Lindsey Moran Discusses Designing Hayley Kiyoko’s Feature Film ‘Girls Like Girls’

Hayley Kiyoko expanded her hit 2015 music video ‘Girls Like Girls’ into the recently released feature film of the same name and enlisted CalArts alum Lindsey Moran as production designer.

CalArts Alum Tracey Laguerre’s ‘I Love You, Jocelyn’ Featured in Cartoon Network’s ‘Cartoon Cartoons’ Program

The short follows a magical girl in a world shaped by Caribbean folklore.
A poster for the Daredevil Arts Festival, made up of collaged images of performers.

Daredevil Arts Festival Returns with CalArtians in Lineup

The festival returns to Venice, California, presenting nearly 50 shows from July 11 to 19 between the Electric Lodge and Pacific Resident Theatre.

CalArtians Earn 2026 Emmy Award Nominations

July 8, 2026

CalArts Alums Vincent Enrique Hernandez and Francesca Lally Awarded AAF/Seebacher Fine Arts Prizes

July 6, 2026

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

July 2, 2026

Lee Anne Schmitt Wins at Documenta Madrid Film Festival

July 1, 2026

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

The exhibition features works by Rachel Handlin (Art BFA 20) and Kite (Music BFA 14).
An art exhibition installation featuring various sculptures on pedestals, a whimsical mural on the wall, and colorful confetti on the floor.

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

The exhibition features works by Rachel Handlin (Art BFA 20) and Kite (Music BFA 14).

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

Best joins MoMA in September, where she will oversee the world-renowned Department of Photography.
Headshot of a woman in a floral shirt and dangling earrings.

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

Best joins MoMA in September, where she will oversee the world-renowned Department of Photography.

CalArts Mourns the Passing of Music Artist and Alum Oliver Tree

He was on the cusp of his largest world tour, billed as ‘The World’s First World Tour,’ playing more than 70 shows on all seven continents.
oliver tree in a t-shirt, shades, arms crossed against a brick wall.

CalArts Mourns the Passing of Music Artist and Alum Oliver Tree

He was on the cusp of his largest world tour, billed as ‘The World’s First World Tour,’ playing more than 70 shows on all seven continents.

CalArts Alums Andrew Stanton and Kenna Harris Direct and Write ‘Toy Story 5’

Pixar’s Chief Creative Officer and fellow CalArts alum Pete Docter (Film/Video BFA 90) is as an executive producer of the film.
The image from Toy Story 5 shows two animated toy characters on a light wooden table in a child's playroom. The character on the left, Woody, is dressed in a cowboy outfit with a yellow and red theme, appears alarmed as it clings to the table's edge. Buzz Lightyear stands next to Woody.

CalArts Alums Andrew Stanton and Kenna Harris Direct and Write ‘Toy Story 5’

Pixar’s Chief Creative Officer and fellow CalArts alum Pete Docter (Film/Video BFA 90) is as an executive producer of the film.
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