CalArts Alum B. Wurtz Featured in ‘New York Times Magazine’
November 14, 2025
CalArts alum B. Wurtz (Art MFA 80) was recently profiled in The New York Times Magazine feature “The Artist Whose
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Catch ‘Playing the Protagonist’ at Los Angeles International Film Festival
November 12, 2025
This Friday, Playing the Protagonist, a new short film written, produced, and led by alum Justin Henriksen (Acting MFA 25)
CalArts Ranks #2 in Art & Object’s 2026 List of Best Art Schools
November 11, 2025
CalArts was recently ranked second in the nation by Art & Object in its 2026 list of the Top 15
CalArts Ranks #12 in TheWrap’s 2025 Top Film Schools
November 6, 2025
CalArts has once again been named one of the nation’s best film schools, ranking 12th on TheWrap‘s annual list of
‘Redrawing the Rancho:’ Artists Reclaim the Histories of the Rowland Mansion
November 4, 2025
CalArts alum Eva Aguila (Theater BFA 05) is one of four artists reimagining the layered histories of the historic Rowland
In Memoriam: CalArts Mourns the Passing of Alison Knowles
November 3, 2025
CalArts mourns the passing of one of our original faculty members and pioneering artist Alison Knowles, who died on Oct.
CalArts Jazz Featured on WGBO 88.3
March 31, 2025
April is Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), and the Newark/New York-based public radio station WGBO 88.3 kicked off its celebration early on March 31 by featuring
Class is in Session: CalArts’ Jazz Forum Welcomes Flying Lotus
November 30, 2023
The ROD (Roy O. Disney Music Hall) at CalArts was packed for David Roitstein’s Jazz Forum at noon on Monday. Open to the community, the
James Brandon Lewis Honored in 70th Annual DownBeat Critics Poll
August 23, 2022
DownBeat, the venerated magazine dedicated to “jazz, blues and beyond,” recently released its 70th Annual DownBeat International Critics Poll. Among the honorees was CalArts alum
Listen to the 31st Anniversary CalArts Jazz Recording
May 11, 2022
After a two-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CalArts Jazz CD project—recorded by students in the Jazz Studies Program and led by program
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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