CalArts Faculty Muriel Leung Wins Lammy Award for Bisexual Fiction
October 14, 2025
Muriel Leung, faculty in the School of Critical Studies’ MFA Creative Writing program, was recognized by Lambda Literary earlier this
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CalArtians Named Film Independent 2025 Producing Lab Fellows
October 13, 2025
Film Independent recently announced the participants in its 2025 Producing Labs, recognizing a new generation of producers working across fiction
Two CalArts Students Receive 2025–26 ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Educators Forum Scholarships
October 10, 2025
Association Internationale du Film d’Animation (ASIFA) Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum (AEF) recently announced the recipients of its 2025–26 student scholarships,
School of Art’s MFA Class of 2025 Presents ‘Proxy, Chimera, Oracle’ in Downtown Los Angeles
October 10, 2025
On Oct. 11, 2025, the CalArts MFA Class of 2025 opens Proxy, Chimera, Oracle at CalArts at The Reef, the
CalArts Alums Tuan Andrew Nguyen and Gala Porras-Kim Earn MacArthur Fellowships
October 8, 2025
On Wednesday, Oct. 8, two California Institute of the Arts alumni, artists Tuan Andrew Nguyen (Art MFA 04) and Gala
Made in L.A. 2025 Showcases Archival Works from Pat O’Neill, New Pieces by Mike Stoltz, Kelly Wall, and Nicole-Antonia Spagnola
October 6, 2025
The Hammer Museum kicked off its biennial exhibition Made in L.A. 2025, now in its seventh edition, showcasing new and
CalArts Website Wins 2025 Circle of Excellence Gold Award from CASE
July 10, 2025
For its innovative new website, CalArts has earned a 2025 Circle of Excellence Gold Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
Music Faculty Paul Berkolds Receives the Highest Civilian Honor from Latvia
December 19, 2024
In November, Paul Berkolds, co-director of the VoiceArts Program, was awarded the Trīszvaigžņu ordenis (Order of the Three Stars) by Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs for
Shirley Tse, Jen Liu Receive $50,000 Anonymous Was A Woman Grants
November 21, 2024
Fifteen women of a certain age—including CalArts Art faculty Shirley Tse and alum Jen Liu (Art-IM MFA 01)—were recently named recipients of this year’s Anonymous
Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias Wins Silver Bear at 2024 Berlinale
February 28, 2024
CalArts alum and School of Film/Video special faculty Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias (Film/Video MFA 14) won the Silver Bear for Best Director at
Carribean Fragoza Wins 2023 Whiting Award
March 29, 2023
On Wednesday, March 29, the New York City-based Whiting Foundation announced the 10 new Whiting Award winners—an eminent list that included CalArts alum and Critical
Carrying On the Legacy of John Lewis: Don Cheadle Wins Grammy Award
April 4, 2022
Actor and producer Don Cheadle (Theater BFA 86) won his second Grammy Award at Sunday night’s ceremony in Las Vegas for Best Spoken Word Album.
Robert Perez Wins ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award
March 25, 2022
On March 14, the ASCAP Foundation announced its list of 21 jazz composers who won the 2022 ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award. Robert
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