[nggallery id=101] Christine Wertheim, who heads CalArts’ MFA Writing Program in the School of Critical Studies, and her sister Margaret Wertheim, a science writer, lecturer and exhibition curator, are also…
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A Chilling Tale with Author Mark Danielewski at REDCAT on Halloween
Update: REDCAT has added a second show on Halloween with Mark Danielewski at 9 pm! If you’re in the mood for a good ghost story–with a twist–then think about spending…
Continue reading »Janet Sarbanes’ Essay on The Shaker ‘Gift’ Economy Wins Battisti Award
Last month, Critical Studies faculty member Janet Sarbanes was named the winner of this year’s Battisti Award from the Society for Utopian Studies for her essay, “The Shaker ‘Gift’ Economy.”…
Continue reading »East of Borneo: A New Online Journal from CalArts’ School of Art
East of Borneo, a new online art journal and multimedia archive from CalArts School of Art, launched last week. Edited by School of Art Dean Thomas Lawson, the journal looks…
Continue reading »Filmmaker Vincent Grenier Discusses Framing and the ‘Importance of Meta’ at CalArts’ Bijou Theater
Experimental filmmaker and video artist Vincent Grenier will screen and discuss several of his films during tonight’s Structuring Strategies class and lecture series at CalArts’ Bijou Theater. His presentation will…
Continue reading »Music Student’s Work to be Premiered by the Minnesota Orchestra on Friday
It’s an incredibly difficult task for a contemporary composer to have a musical composition performed by a major American symphony orchestra. But one CalArts student composer, Taylor Brizendine (Music BFA…
Continue reading »School of Film/Video Faculty Monte Hellman Retrospective in artforum
The October 2010 issue of artforum (available in print only) features a seven-page interview and career retrospective of film director Monte Hellman, adjunct instructor in CalArts’ School of Film/Video since…
Continue reading »The Wild Beast Concert Series: Strauss, Mozart and Gabrieli Under the Stars–Rain or Shine
CalArts kicks off the inaugural season of The Wild Beast Concert Series, presented by Levitt Pavilions, tomorrow night (Oct. 23) on the Institute’s Valencia campus. Music faculty member Mark Menzies…
Continue reading »Can You Say ‘Amen?’ Reverend Billy’s in Town for Two Shows at REDCAT and a Wedding in Altadena
If you’re the church-going type, then it’s probably a safe bet that your preacher never proselytized quite like the Reverend Billy. The performer, writer and activist Bill Talen–as his alter…
Continue reading »Author Chris Abani Lectures on Art as Witness Tonight at CalArts
Poet-author Chris Abani visits CalArts tonight for a lecture on Art as Witness, the first installment of CalArts’ new Art, Justice & Global Aesthetics: The Equity and Diversity Lecture Series….
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