Tonight (Oct. 18) at 7 pm, filmmaker and CalArts faculty member Charles Burnett screens his 1996 film Nightjohn as the next installment of the Structuring Strategies film series and class…
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Meet the CalArtians Behind Brainbow Design Studio and The Schwarzenegger Trilogy
[nggallery id=”205″] Jimmy Thompson (Film/Video BFA 04) and Harry McGowan (Art BFA 05) established the Brainbow design studio in downtown Los Angeles in 2008—as a “byproduct of the CalArts’ multidisciplinary…
Continue reading »Do We Surf The Wake?: Concord Space Takes Flight
Concord, a newly christened art space in the Cypress Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, holds an opening reception for its first show—Do We Surf The Wake?—tonight (Oct. 14) from 7-10…
Continue reading »Cultural Critics Delve Into ‘Ugly Feelings’ at REDCAT
This Sunday (Oct. 16), three authors take the stage at REDCAT to present readings that “[invite] us to examine, name and even revel in the ‘ugly feelings’ that fuel the…
Continue reading »Video: John Baldessari on CalArts’ Impact on the Early LA Art Scene
On Oct. 4, the Hammer Museum in Westwood welcomed LA-based artist and former CalArts faculty member John Baldessari in conversation with Los Angeles Times art critic Christopher Knight. At one…
Continue reading »Photo Gallery: ‘CalArts Plays Itself’ in Germany
[nggallery id=”206″] Earlier this month, more than 30 CalArtian artists traveled to Essen, Germany, to present a series of installations, performances and exhibitions for CalArts Plays Itself at PACT Zolverein….
Continue reading »WHAP! Lecture Series Opens Friday with Sam Durant, Jeffrey Deitch and Marquis Lewis
The West Hollywood Aesthetics and Politics lecture series (WHAP!) launches its inaugural event on Friday (Oct. 14) with a program on Street Art. On the dais are: Sam Durant (Art…
Continue reading »CalArtians Make Strong Appearance at the &Now Writing Festival
Fourteen CalArtians from the MFA Writing Program are presenting literary works and taking part in panel discussions at the 2011 edition of the &Now Festival of New Writing at UC…
Continue reading »CalArtians Awarded Six Points Fellowships
CalArts faculty member, musician Tali Tadmor and alumna artist and director Yelena Zhelezov (MFA Puppetry 10) were each recently awarded the Six Points Fellowship. The two-year, $40,000 grant was awarded…
Continue reading »Animation of the Unconsciousness and Works of Jules Engel at REDCAT, CalArts
***Nov. 7 update: Animation of the Unconsciousness, which screened at REDCAT earlier this fall, will be presented during CalArts’ Structuring Strategies series in the Bijou Theater on Tuesday (Nov. 8th)…
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