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Interview: Molly Allis on Queering Children’s Animation
As a queer, gender nonconforming person, Molly Allis is creating art that cultivates hope and joy and aims to make children feel proud of who they are | Image: Molly Allis Molly Allis (Music MFA 14) is...
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Aiding the Homeless, One Bag at a Time
According to a recent report by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), homelessness in LA County has climbed 12 percent over the past year, in a dramatic reversal from a four percent...
View ArticleMario Pfeifer’s New Solo Show Opens in Toronto
This weekend, The Power Plant, a leading contemporary visual art gallery in Toronto, Canada, opens If you end up with the story you started with, then you're not listening along the way, by artist...
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CalArts Mourns the Passing of Animator and Painter Suzan Pitt
Visionary animator, painter and longtime CalArts School of Film/Video faculty member Suzan Pitt passed away June 16 in New Mexico. She was 75. Pitt, a Kansas City native, graduated with a BFA in...
View ArticleDog Star Orchestra Final Concerts This Weekend
Created by composer, guitarist and CalArts faculty Michael Pisaro in 2005, the Dog Star Orchestra ensemble and its namesake summer concert series features experimental music by emerging composers,...
View ArticleI Will Not Make Any More Boring Art: Prints from John Baldessari at the...
On view until Sept. 22, the Laguna Art Museum presents I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art, an exhibition of prints from John Baldessari (Chouinard 59). The pieces come from the collection of The...
View ArticleStar-Studded Cast to Perform Adaptation of The Mueller Report
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and performer Robert Schenkkan's latest work is ripped from the headlines. The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts, is a stage adaptation of the highly...
View ArticleToy Story 4 Showcases CalArtian Talent
Toy Story 4, the latest installment of the beloved Pixar franchise, was released on Friday, June 21, picking up two years after a college-aged Andy donates Sheriff Woody, Buzz Lightyear and other toys...
View ArticleHere’s the Thing: Perta’s Poised for Stardom
Fresh off the stage from three recent performances at The Sayers Club in Los Angeles, funk-rock band Perta is poised for rock ‘n roll stardom. Perta is comprised of five members, three of whom are...
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The Female Experience From Sarah El Khawand’s Alter Ego “Molly Pop”
The driving force behind CalArts alum Sarah El Khawand's (Film/Video MFA 18) recent film projects is her alter ego Molly Pop, a burlesque star with bright magenta hair and a wardrobe of bedazzled and...
View ArticleEricka Beckman’s Works on Display at MIT
American filmmaker and CalArts alum Ericka Beckman's (Art MFA 76) works are on display in Ericka Beckman: Double Reverse, an exhibition running through July 28 at the Massachusetts Institute of...
View ArticleCalArtians Invited to Join The Academy
On July 1, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its 2019 class, inviting 842 new members to join the organization behind the Oscars. Among the many industry leaders being tapped by...
View ArticleMilton Quon: The Career of a Golden Age Animator
Milton Quon, an animator who worked on such #Disney classics as Fantasia and Dumbo, has died. He was 105 https://t.co/ZKKqxDF4cs pic.twitter.com/RnWivNa7sS — Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 3, 2019...
View ArticleMolly Surazhsky’s New Solo Show Presents Fashion from the Future
Artist and curator Molly Surazhsky's (Art BFA 19) CalArts thesis exhibition Mashacare: Home of the Freaks, Misfits & Weirdoes is on view from July 14 to Aug. 18 at Hunter Shaw Fine Art gallery in...
View ArticleSpongeBob Celebrates 20 Years with Anniversary Special
The residents of Bikini Bottom will band together to celebrate SpongeBob SquarePants’ Big Birthday Blowout, the porous protagonist’s 20th anniversary this Friday (July 12) on Nickelodeon. SpongeBob...
View ArticleEmily Dean Included in Variety’s 10 Animators to Watch 2019
Emily Dean (Film/Video 13) has been spotlighted among Variety’s 2019 “10 Animators to Watch,” the publication’s annual listing of noteworthy talent in the animation industry. Dean’s filmography is a...
View ArticleRhys Ernst Screens New Feature Film Adam at Outfest 2019
CalArtian filmmaker Rhys Ernst's (Film/Video MFA 11) Adam will screen as the U.S. Centerpiece at Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival, which runs July 18-28 in Los Angeles. Outfest presents more...
View ArticlePolartropica Performs at the Bootleg Theater
Space-pop quartet Polartropica are set to draw audiences into their sonic orbit at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles on Monday, July 29. Polartropica is comprised of vocalist Ihui Cherise Wu, bassist...
View ArticleCalArtians Nominated for 2019 Emmy Awards
Nominees for the 71st Emmy Awards were announced on Tuesday, July 16, at the Television Academy in North Hollywood, Calif. CalArtians are nominated in numerous categories this year, including Acting,...
View ArticleCalArts Mourns the Passing of Actor Stephanie Niznik
Stephanie Niznik, Actress in ‘Everwood’ and ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 52 https://t.co/nrXyltrYpx — Variety (@Variety) July 12, 2019 Film, television and theater actor Stephanie Niznik (Theater 91) recently...
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