The Neuroses Release New Single Hope For Somewhere Better
Musical band The Neuroses recently released Hope For Somewhere Better, the first single from their untitled second album. Written by current CalArts student Joshua Elza Breen-Tucci (Music MFA 21), the...
View ArticleTommaso Frangini’s Finis Terrae to Compete in SIC@SIC at Venice Film Festival
Tommaso Frangini’s (Film/Video MFA 20) thesis film Finis Terrae will compete as part of the Settimana Internazionale della Critica (International Film Critics’ Week) section at the upcoming 77th...
View ArticleCalArtians in Race for 2020 Emmy Awards
Don Cheadle received an Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Mo in Black Monday | Photo: Erin Simkin/SHOWTIME CalArtians earned more than a dozen nominations for the 72nd Emmy Awards when they were...
View ArticleCalArts Music Faculty Present Summer Stream Concert
To welcome and connect with new and returning students, The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts presents a virtual concert on Wednesday, July 29, at 6 pm PT. Faculty members will perform live music...
View ArticleCenter for Integrated Media Presents Space to Space
Limitations of space and communication are challenged in Space to Space, a spring 2020 virtual exhibition by CalArts Center for Integrated Media (CIM). The exhibition title is inspired by a quote from...
View ArticleMolly Allis Releases Queer and Inclusive Children’s Book Hooray, What A...
On Saturday (Aug. 1), Hooray, What A Day!/¡Viva,Qué Día!, a bilingual children’s book by nonbinary artist Molly Allis (Art, Integrated Media MFA 14) was officially released. The uplifting story about...
View ArticleEmerson Whitney Releases First Prose Book Heaven
Emerson Whitney (Critical Studies MFA 14) (they/them) shares a gripping exploration of childhood, causality, and the body in their first prose book Heaven (McSweeney’s Publishing). The book diarizes...
View ArticleBrian Evenson Wins Shirley Jackson Award for Song for the Unraveling of the...
Writer and School of Critical Studies faculty Brian Evenson has been named the winner of a 2019 Shirley Jackson Award for his short horror fiction book Song for the Unraveling of the World (Coffee...
View ArticleArtists in (R)evolution Collective Session 5: Native America
On Saturday (Aug. 8), the Artists in (R)evolution Collective presents Session 5: Native America, featuring Eve-Lauryn Little Shell LaFountain (Turtle Mountain Chippewa) (Film/Video-Art MFA 14), who...
View ArticleSophia Stoller Directs Dance Film Screaming Shapes
Iris Company Artistic Director Sophia Stoller’s (Dance MFA 15) electrifying short dance film Screaming Shapes is now available to watch online. Characterized by Stoller as a “visceral and raw” piece,...
View ArticleSchool of Theater Presents 2020 Voice Over Showcase
Recent School of Theater graduates share their voice acting work in the 2020 Voice Over Showcase, billed as the first-ever showcase of its kind produced by an actor training program in the nation. The...
View ArticleWatch the CalArts Summer Stream Concert Recording
On Wednesday, July 29, faculty from The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts live-streamed a concert from their respective living rooms and studios to welcome new and returning students. The...
View ArticleCalArtians Win MOZAIK Future Art Awards
In response to the global pandemic and its effect on artist communities, MOZAIK Philanthropy created Future Art Awards, an inclusive contest open to professional and amateur U.S. artists. The...
View ArticleNumbers and Trees: Hauser & Wirth Presents Charles Gaines’ New Digital...
Contemporary art gallery Hauser & Wirth presents Charles Gaines. Numbers and Trees: Palm Canyon, Palm Trees Series 3, an online exhibition of 10 new works by School of Art faculty Charles Gaines....
View ArticleCalArts Among The Hollywood Reporter’s Top 25 American Film Schools of 2020
The Hollywood Reporter (THR) recently released its 2020 list of Top 25 American Film Schools, which features CalArts’ School of Film/Video ranking eighth. The annual list typically comes as a result...
View ArticleTime is Out of Joint: 2020 MFA Graduates Construct a New Normal
Thesis exhibitions by School of Art 2020 MFA graduates were abruptly upended when campus went into lockdown in spring 2020, barring them from their typical studio spaces. Students have combatted these...
View ArticleCAP: Teaching Artists the Art of Teaching
While the summer of 2020 has been anything but typical, that hasn’t stopped CalArts’ Community Arts Partnership (CAP) from expanding its work with elementary, middle, and high school students across...
View ArticleRamsey Naito Appointed President of Nickelodeon Animation
Ramsey Naito (Art MFA 95) has been promoted to president of Nickelodeon Animation, reports Variety. Since joining Nickelodeon in 2018 as executive VP of animation production and development, Naito...
View ArticleInside Out & Upside Down: REDCAT Presents CalArts Poster Archive, Talks
REDCAT celebrates 50 years of CalArts graphic design in Inside Out & Upside Down: Posters from CalArts 1970-2019, organized by CalArts alumni Tasheka Arceneaux-Sutton (Art MFA 07) and Silas Munro...
View ArticleHollywood Fringe Starring Rainbow Underhill Premieres at Dances with Films...
On Saturday, Sept. 5, the virtual Dances with Films Festival presents Hollywood Fringe, an indie comedy directed by Wyatt McDill and Megan Huber. The film stars Jennifer Prediger, Justin Kirk, Nishi...
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