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Tim Burton Goes Back to School for ‘Wednesday’ Season 2

August 14, 2025

Last week marked the long-awaited debut of Wednesday Season 2, Part 1. The smash-hit Netflix series, focusing on titular character

CalArtians Perform in Bobby Bradford’s Jazz Concert at the Hammer Museum

August 12, 2025

On Thursday, Aug. 14, the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles presents Stealin’ Home, a special performance led by West Coast

James Tenney: Writings and Interviews on Experimental Music

August 6, 2025

A new anthology of writings by the late composer and longtime CalArts faculty member James Tenney was recently published by

CalArts and VCFA Mark One Year of Partnership with Cross-Disciplinary Summer Residency

August 5, 2025

This month marks the first anniversary of Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) becoming an affiliate of CalArts. While it’s

The Getty’s ‘Queer Lens’ Highlights Works by CalArts Alums

August 4, 2025

Several CalArts alums are featured in the Getty Center’s exhibition, Queer Lens: A History of Photography, on view through Sunday,

CalArtians Earn 2025 Emmy Award Nominations

July 21, 2025

Nominations for the 77th Emmy Awards were announced last Tuesday (July 15) by the Television Academy in North Hollywood. This year’s balloting

Aashish Khan smiling while playing sarod.

In Memoriam: Aashish Khan

November 18, 2024

This message from The Herb Alpert School of Music Dean Volker Straebel and World Music Program Directors Andrew Grueschow and Yeko Ladzekpo-Cole was sent to

Black and white photo of Lou Florimonte, who looks directly at the camera.

In Memoriam: Lou Florimonte

April 3, 2024

Update: The Film Directing Program’s Showcase screening on May 3 will be dedicated to Lou Florimonte’s memory, with a prescreening gathering in the REDCAT Lounge

In Memoriam: Jonathan Dolgen

October 17, 2023

Jonathan Dolgen, longtime entertainment industry executive and former CalArts trustee, passed away on Monday, Oct. 9. He was 78. Born in 1945 in Queens, New

CalArts Mourns the Passing of Paul Vorwerk

October 2, 2023

The CalArts community remembers choral conductor and former Music faculty Paul Vorwerk (Music MFA 75), who recently passed away. Volker Straebel, current dean of The

In Memoriam: Ron Cephas Jones

August 21, 2023

CalArts mourns the loss of Emmy Award-winning actor and School of Theater faculty Ron Cephas Jones, who passed away this weekend at age 66 from

Paul Reubens sits at a desk with headphones and old-school radio and TV equipment as Pee-wee Herman in this black-and-white photo.

In Memoriam: Paul Reubens (1952 – 2023)

July 31, 2023

Paul Reubens (Theater BFA 73), who created the beloved and iconic character of Pee-wee Herman, died on Sunday, July 30, at age 70 after a

CalArts Mourns the Passing of Alice Davis

November 10, 2022

Legendary Walt Disney Imagineering costume designer and Chouinard alum Alice Estes Davis, known for her design work for Disney theme park attractions It’s a Small

Eggleston seated at desk drawing with pastels.

CalArts Mourns the Passing of Pixar Veteran Ralph Eggleston

August 30, 2022

Academy Award-winning director, animator, and art director Ralph Eggleston (Film/Video 86), celebrated as a “cornerstone of Pixar’s visual style” by Cartoon Brew, passed away on

CalArts Mourns the Passing of Emilio Delgado

March 11, 2022

Actor, voice artist, musician, and CalArts alum Emilio Delgado (Theater 71), best known for his work on the beloved children’s television series Sesame Street, passed

CalArts Mourns the Passing of Former Provost Jeannene Przyblyski

February 1, 2022

Jeannene Przyblyski, former CalArts provost and School of Art faculty, has passed away after a long illness. Przyblyski joined the Institute in 2012 after serving

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