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

In Memoriam: Lou Florimonte

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

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

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

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

CalArts Mourns the Passing of Alice Davis

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

CalArts Mourns the Passing of Luciano Perna

Los Angeles-based visual artist Luciano Perna (Art BFA 84, MFA 86), lauded by the Los Angeles Times for his “quirky sculptures and varied photographs [that] play with