This fall, the School of Art at CalArts opened a new building that provides 16 much-needed studio spaces for its student artists. BFA 4 Art students settled into the new…
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From the Archives: CalArts’ 1969 Groundbreaking
On Saturday, May 3, 1969, CalArts’ administration, Board of Trustees and special guests gathered at noon on a sprawling field in Valencia, Calif., for an event titled, The Great Ground…
Continue reading »From the Archives: Borborigmi
Borborigmi is a collection of poetry and writing published by the CalArts School of Critical Studies in 1970. In the unpretentious DIY spirit of the times, it was photocopied on…
Continue reading »Videos from CalArts Graduation 2010
CalArts graduations are filled with music, dance and lots of surprises. Here are a few videos from the 2010 festivities from Friday (May 21). The processional that kicked off graduation:…
Continue reading »Scenes from CalArts Graduation 2010
CalArts has a reputation for its colorful, nontraditional graduation ceremony, and Friday’s (May 21) celebration of the class of 2010 lived up to its expectations. Caps and gowns are not…
Continue reading »Photography of Janet Sternburg Opens at Skidmore Contemporary Art Next Week
A solo photography exhibit that features the work of Janet Sternburg opens Oct. 24 at Skidmore Contemporary Art in Santa Monica, Calif. A true renaissance woman, Sternburg, who is actively…
Continue reading »Alison Knowles, James Tenney and the House of Dust at CalArts
In the first few years of its existence CalArts’ faculty included some of the key figures from the Fluxus and happenings circles, including Allan Kaprow, Nam June Paik, Dick Higgins,…
Continue reading »Documentary on Jazz Great, CalArts Faculty Charlie Haden Making Festival Rounds
There’s always an air of mystery surrounding the program for the Telluride Film Festival. Organizers don’t reveal what’s on the program until visitors reach the mountain. And filmmakers are sworn…
Continue reading »Past as Prologue
More than any other publication, California Institute of the Arts: Prologue to a Community captures the essential character of CalArts at its beginning. It is at once a document of…
Continue reading »Brazilian Contingent Adds International Flair to CalArts CAP Program
This summer, CalArts Community Arts Partnership (CAP) went international—hosting students from Rio de Janeiro. Teenagers from Rio’s favelas joined with students from the city’s British School to attend CAP’s annual…
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