In celebration of the new year, 24700 takes a look back at the CalArts news of 2014. In our year in review, CalArts’ animators were featured in Vanity Fair, The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts unveiled the WaveCave Gallery and The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance, along with the Evelyn Sharp Foundation, created a summer choreographic residency. Below, we’ve listed the most-read posts of 2014 by school.
School of Art
‘Artspace’ ranks CalArts among the most influential MFA programs in the world.
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CalArts Ranks Among Artspace’s 10 Most Influential MFA Programs - Carrie Mae Weems Exhibits at the Guggenheim, Studio Museum
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CalArts Student’s App Explores Western and Korean Typography
School of Critical Studies
CalArts faculty Maggie Nelson (left) and Douglas Kearney (right) were recommended for LA’s Poet Laureate by ‘Los Angeles Magazine.’
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Los Angeles Magazine Recommends Two CalArts Faculty for LA’s Poet Laureate - New Online Magazine Entropy Seeks to House Literary Orphans
- Aesthetics & Politics Program Welcomes Theorist in Residence Fred Moten
The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance
CalArts & Evelyn Sharp Foundation created a choreographic residency this year.
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CalArts, Evelyn Sharp Foundation Create Summer Choreographic Residency -
LA Choreographers Run Mock Auditions for Dance Career Development Week -
Dean Koplowitz’s Site-Specific Dance Class Returns to Coursera
School of Film/Video
CalArts alumni animators were featured in ‘Vanity Fair.’ | Photo by Annie Leibovitz, courtesy of ‘Vanity Fair’
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CalArts’ Animators Featured in Hollywood Issue of Vanity Fair - A Selection of Student Films Screen at 2014 CalArts Character Animation Producers’ Show
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CalArts Ranked #1 on 2014 Top 100 Animation School Programs List
The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts
CalArts unveiled the WaveCave Gallery this fall. | Photo: Cooper Baker
- The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts Unveils WaveCave Gallery
- Music by Fitz and the Tantrums Featured on Oscars Trailer
- CalArts Student Exchanges Songs for Seedlings
School of Theater
Graduating acting students showcased their work industry professionals in New York City and Los Angeles.
- CalArts Acting Students Display Talents in New York and Los Angeles
- CalArtians Place Second in Disney Imaginations Design Competition
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CalArtians Receive 2014 Creative Arts Emmys
General Institute
The Class of 2014 graduates!
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Slideshow: Photos from CalArts 2014 Graduation -
Michael Jang’s Instagram Feed Offers a Window Into CalArts in the ’70s -
Slideshow: More Photos from CalArts Graduation
REDCAT
Student films, including Matt Reed’s (Film/Video MFA 15) animation, ‘Cosmic Egg,’ screened at REDCAT on May 1.