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
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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
Q&A with Alum Ishika Muchhal on her Stand-Up Comedy/Thesis Defense Presentation in NYC on Saturday
October 29, 2025
This Saturday, Nov. 1, CalArts alum Ishika Muchhal (Acting BFA 23) brings her comedy special, Please Don’t F*ck the Funny Out
Directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans Discuss ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ at CalArts
September 18, 2025
Last week, the Character Animation Program kicked off its 2025-26 Friday Night Talk series with a panel discussion featuring the directors of one of the
Experiments in Electronic Sound Festival Returns to CalArts
September 17, 2025
The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts presents the third annual Experiments in Electronic Sound (EESF) festival from Thursday, Sept. 25, through Saturday, Sept.
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 season was marked by the
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 and Support of Education (CASE).
Shirley Tse, Jen Liu Receive $50,000 Anonymous Was A Woman Grants
November 21, 2024
Fifteen women of a certain age—including CalArts Art faculty Shirley Tse and alum Jen Liu (Art-IM MFA 01)—were recently named recipients of this year’s Anonymous
NOW THEN: LACMA Presents Ed Ruscha Retrospective
March 15, 2024
From Sunday, April 7 to Sunday, Oct. 6 the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN, a new exhibition
Sundance Festival Announces 2024 Short Film Program
December 14, 2023
Update: On Jan. 23, the Sundance Film Festival announced that the Short Film Jury Award in Animation was awarded to CalArts alum Phoebe Jane Hart
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’
Future Stars 3: CalArts Students Featured on New Album from John Tejada
May 19, 2022
On May 5, nonprofit UK record label Touched Music released John Tejada Presents Future Stars 3, the third compilation album featuring original works by CalArts
IAIA and CalArts Explore New Partnership for Indigenous Influence and Collaborations
April 8, 2022
CalArts and the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe, New Mexico, have formed a new partnership to explore possible collaborations and ways
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