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Dog Star Festival Closes with Final Weekend of Experimental Performances

June 24, 2025

The 21st annual Dog Star Festival comes to a close this weekend with four days of free performances at Automata,

CalArts Named One of ‘The Hollywood Reporter’s’ Top Animation Schools for 2025

June 17, 2025

CalArts was recently named in The Hollywood Reporter’s inaugural Top Animation Schools list for 2025. With programs in Character Animation (BFA) and Experimental

CalArts Reef Residents to Host Open Studios June 7

June 6, 2025

On Saturday, June 7, the CalArts Reef Residency will host Open Studios, featuring work by the CalArts alumni from the

Producing the Producers’ Show Opening Sequence: Behind the Scenes with Tabs Wekerle

June 4, 2025

As the theater lights dimmed in the Academy Museum’s plush red David Geffen Theater on May 6, CalArtian attendees and

Chouinardians Featured this Summer at Pace Gallery LA

May 29, 2025

Works by alumni from the Institute’s predecessor, Chouinard Art Institute, are on view this summer at Pace Gallery in Los

Thomas Leeb Takes Guitar to New Heights with Acoustic Fingerstyle Bootcamp

May 22, 2025

No pick? No problem. Six-string devotees sojourn in the Austrian Alps for the Acoustic Fingerstyle Bootcamp, a guitar getaway founded

‘The Wild Robot’ Sweeps the 2025 Annie Awards

February 11, 2025

This past Saturday night (Feb. 8), artists and creators from all corners of the animation world convened at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles to

Overhead group photo of Pete Docter and Character Animation students.

Back to the Drawing Board: Pete Docter Visits CalArts, Participates in Talkback at Special ‘Inside Out 2’ Screening

October 8, 2024

The cameras are already set up and ready to roll in The Palace, but before Pixar Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter (Film/Video BFA 90) can

Wide view of one story of the A-Block with students working at cubicles.

CalArtians Shine on Animation and Kids Entertainment Power Lists

October 4, 2024

CalArts alums have long shaped the future of the animation industry. This year, CalArtians have earned recognition for their contributions, securing spots on two prestigious

Pixar’s ‘Inside Out 2’ Becomes the Highest-Grossing Animated Film of All Time

July 24, 2024

Inside Out 2 continues the story of Riley Andersen, now 14 years old and navigating the complexities of high school life. Her emotions—Joy, Sadness, Fear,

CalArtians Honored at 50th Annual Annie Awards

February 27, 2023

The Annie Awards returned to an in-person ceremony for its semicentennial this past weekend, bringing emerging talent and luminaries alike from all corners of the

CalArtians Among the Nominees, Honorees for 50th Annie Awards

January 18, 2023

The International Animated Film Society (ASIFA-Hollywood) announced the nominees and honorees for the 50th annual Annie Awards. As in previous years, CalArts’ alums and faculty

Pixar’s WALL-E Inducted Into National Film Registry

January 5, 2022

WALL-E, Pixar’s 2008 animated sci-fi robot romance, was one of the 25 titles inducted in December 2021 into the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry. The

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