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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’

July 15, 2026
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.
Colorful promotional flyer for FÚTBOL! FÚTBOL!! FÚTBOL!!!, a solo exhibition by CalArts alum Jorge R. Gutiérrez. Against a bright yellow background, a stylized cartoon soccer player wears a red lucha libre mask, a green Mexico jersey with the number 10, and black cleats while holding a soccer ball labeled "World Cup 2026."

CalArts Alum Jorge R. Gutiérrez Soccer-themed Show FÚTBOL! FÚTBOL!! FÚTBOL!!! Now on View

Gutiérrez (Film/Video BFA 97, MFA 00) channels his lifelong passion for soccer into the new exhibition.
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’

July 15, 2026
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.
Colorful promotional flyer for FÚTBOL! FÚTBOL!! FÚTBOL!!!, a solo exhibition by CalArts alum Jorge R. Gutiérrez. Against a bright yellow background, a stylized cartoon soccer player wears a red lucha libre mask, a green Mexico jersey with the number 10, and black cleats while holding a soccer ball labeled "World Cup 2026."

CalArts Alum Jorge R. Gutiérrez Soccer-themed Show FÚTBOL! FÚTBOL!! FÚTBOL!!! Now on View

Gutiérrez (Film/Video BFA 97, MFA 00) channels his lifelong passion for soccer into the new exhibition.
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.

Daredevil Arts Festival Returns with CalArtians in Lineup

July 10, 2026

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

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

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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.

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