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)
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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 Alum James Waterman Sets ‘In Spring’ Album Release Show in LA
October 30, 2025
Alum and CAP Program Manager James Waterman (Music MFA 15) joins multi-instrumentalist Joel Reed Mankey to release In Spring—a Celtic-inspired album and live concert
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
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
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
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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