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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

CalArtians Selected for 36th Bienal de São Paulo

July 18, 2025

The Fundação Bienal has announced the 120 participating artists for the upcoming 36th Bienal de São Paulo in Brazil. The

Henry Taylor Honors Mentor James Jarvaise at Hauser & Wirth

July 15, 2025

In a new exhibition at Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles, celebrated painter and CalArts alum Henry Taylor (Art BFA 95)

CalArts Website Wins 2025 Circle of Excellence Gold Award from CASE

July 10, 2025

For its innovative new website, CalArts has earned a 2025 Circle of Excellence Gold Award from the Council for Advancement

Jemima Wyman Debuts New Work in COLA 2025 Exhibition

July 9, 2025

Artist and CalArts alum Jemima Wyman (Art MFA 07) debuts new work as part of COLA 2025, the 28th edition

CalArtians Awarded AICAD Teaching Fellowships for 2025–26

July 7, 2025

Two recent CalArts graduates have been selected for the 2025–26 Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design (AICAD) Teaching

CalArtians Named in 100th Class of Guggenheim Fellows

April 15, 2025

On Tuesday, April 15, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation celebrated its centennial with the announcement of the 2025 class of Guggenheim Fellows. Joining the

Poster for International Film Festival Rotterdam featuring illustration of a purple lion bounding into a wallpapered room.

CalArtian Filmmakers to Premiere Works at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2025

December 12, 2024

The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) unveiled the first highlights of its 54th edition, set to take place in the Netherlands from Jan. 30 to

Cartographic illustration of large sea serpent approaching small land masses marked 'Hola de Brazil' and 'Las maydas'

CalArts Filmmakers Screen at Festivals Across North America and Europe

September 29, 2023

Alums and faculty from the School of Film/Video are screening their films at film festivals around the globe throughout the fall. More than 18 CalArtians’

More than a Dozen Films by CalArtians Screen at 30th Chicago Underground Film Festival

September 5, 2023

Chicago Underground Film Festival (CUFF), the world’s longest-running annual underground film festival, returns with its 30th edition at The Harper Theater and the Gene Siskel

If I Were Any Further Away I’d Be Closer to Home: LA Filmforum Screens Films by Rajee Samarasinghe

July 13, 2022

In his first Los Angeles solo show, Rajee Samarasinghe’s (Film/Video MFA 16) collection of films If I Were Any Further Away I’d Be Closer to

CalArtian Films Featured in 2022 Slamdance Film Festival Lineup

December 9, 2021

The Slamdance Film Festival returns with its 28th edition in a hybrid format, running in-person Jan. 20-23, 2022, in its original home: Park City, Utah.

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