Last Thursday (Nov. 10), the First Annual Art & Beer Invitational—On Tap—took over the Bowmont Art Partners space at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles. Eschewing the standard red…
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Art Exhibition Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of Womanhouse at CalArts
A new exhibition at CalArts this week celebrates the 40th anniversary of Womanhouse—the 1971 groundbreaking art installation and performance space curated by Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro, co-founders of CalArts’…
Continue reading »Gregor’s Big Red Balloon Floats into the Coffeehouse Theater this Weekend
This weekend the CalArts School of Theater presents workshop performances of Gregor’s Big Red Balloon, written by Sarah Louise Wilson (Theater BFA 01) and co-directed by Randall Whittinghill (BFA Theater…
Continue reading »CalArts’ Walt Disney Modular Theater Transforms into The House of Bernarda Alba
Starting this Friday at 8 pm, a production of Spanish playwright Federico Garcia Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba opens at The Walt Disney Modular Theater on the CalArts campus….
Continue reading »Dawn of Midi Present Kashmir in Portugal This Weekend
Dawn of Midi, a collective comprised of percussionist Qasim Naqvi (Music MFA 08), contrabassist Aakaash Israni (Music MFA 08) and pianist Amino Belyamani (Music 08), recently received a 2011 Chamber Music America…
Continue reading »Lauded Playwright David Greenspan Previews New Work at CalArts Tomorrow
Praised by The New York Times as “the Downtown art world’s greatest secret weapon [in the battle against theatrical mediocrity],” New York playwright, director, and performer David Greenspan brings a…
Continue reading »Hollywood ‘Star’ Power: More Accolades For Disney/Pixar’s John Lasseter
John Lasseter, chief creative officer of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, is on a roll. Earlier this year, the CalArts alum (Film/Video BFA 79) was named one of The…
Continue reading »Surprises in Silhouette around CalArts
CalArts’ hallways were adorned in silhouette last week with works created by students in Leo Hobaica Jr.‘s Color and Design I class. The class, which is required for all Character…
Continue reading »CalArts Halloween 2011: Pictures from the Photo Booth
Last week, CalArts held its 2011 Halloween Party, with the Main Gallery and adjoining halls wrapped and decorated in a Haunted Schoolhouse theme. We’ve selected a few pictures to share…
Continue reading »Heather Ehlers SPINs Life into Art in L.A. and New York
Theater School Faculty Heather Ehlers performed her one-woman show, SPIN for enthusiastic audiences at the Electric Lodge in Venice Oct. 27-30. She takes the show to The United Solo Festival…
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