[nggallery id=183] 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…
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Maggie Nelson’s New Nonfiction Book Examines ‘The Art of Cruelty’
***Nov. 28 Update: The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning has been selected by The New York Times as one of the 100 Notable Books of 2011. Congratulations, Maggie! From photos…
Continue reading »24700 Interview: Don Hall, Co-director of Winnie the Pooh
[nggallery id=184] Disney’s animated Winnie the Pooh opened on Friday to great reviews, with nods to CalArts alums Steve Anderson (Film/Video 91) and Don Hall (Film/Video 95), who co-directed the…
Continue reading »Film Fridays: CalArts @ Capitol Records
The Film Fridays segment appears every Friday and features films and videos from students, faculty and alumni of the six schools at CalArts. This week’s Film Fridays selection is a…
Continue reading »24700 Interview: Steve Anderson, Co-director of Winnie the Pooh
An old friend comes back to movie theaters this weekend—and his name isn’t Harry. Disney’s Winnie the Pooh opens on Friday, flying a bit under the radar amid the publicity…
Continue reading »Works by CalArts’ Laura Heit and Susan Simpson at The Velaslavasay Panorama this Weekend
[nggallery id=182] This weekend The Velaslavasay Panorama and Automata Arts present the program Adrenalin, Eyesight and Uncertainty, featuring new works by CalArts faculty members Laura Heit, co-director of CalArts’ Experimental Animation…
Continue reading »Q&A with Film Composer and CalArts Alumna Nan Avant
Avant scored the short film: Three Actresses Walk into a Bathroom Nan Avant (Music BFA 80) is a Seattle-based film composer who recently received Gold Medals for Excellence in Music at…
Continue reading »‘Rideshare’: Experimental iPhone Feature to have West Coast Premiere
Rideshare is an experimental, full-length feature comedy about three strangers who answer a Craigslist ad and drive a car for its owner from LA to Washington, DC. Directed and co-produced…
Continue reading »Film Fridays: Sacrament by Natalie Metzger
The Film Fridays segment appears every Friday and features films and videos from students, faculty and alumni of the six schools at CalArts. Next up in our Film Fridays series…
Continue reading »Fallen Fruit Collective Featured on CBS News
Please click here if you cannot see the Fallen Fruit video. [nggallery id=181] Fallen Fruit, the LA-based activist art project co-founded by CalArts faculty Matias Viegener and David Burns (Art…
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