Meet Chouinardian Gene Gill: ‘I Want to do Something for Art’
Teaching art and making art have been Gene Gill’s passions for most of his life. With a knack for drawing as a young boy, Gill grew up in Memphis, Tenn.,…
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Archive for 2020
EventMay 15, 2020
CalArts Expo 2020 Goes Virtual
On Friday, May 15 at noon, the annual CalArts Expo kicks off—this year, in a virtual space. Featuring 120 projects by 484 participating artists, the event showcases the Institute’s tradition…
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Andrew Ahn’s Driveways Now Streaming Online
Themes of generosity, empathy, and human connection take center stage in director and CalArts alum Andrew Ahn’s latest feature film, Driveways (2019), which was released May 7 on various streaming…
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EventMay 7, 2020
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Salon with Ellen Reid and Juan Pablo Contreras
Tonight (Thursday, May 7), CalArts alums Ellen Reid (Music MFA 11) and Juan Pablo Contreras (Music BFA 10), along with fellow composers Sarah Gibson, and Peter Shin, are in conversation…
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CalArts Joins Hundreds of Galleries for a Virtual Showing of 50+50 at Frieze
CalArtians have often provoked and inspired audiences at Frieze New York, one of the most anticipated art fairs each year. Due to the cruel realities of a global pandemic, plans…
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The Broad Explores the Legacies of James Tenney and John Baldessari
A new video by the Los Angeles contemporary art museum The Broad celebrates the impact of late longtime faculty CalArts members James Tenney and John Baldessari (Chouinard 59) on Los…
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The New York Times Highlights CalArtian-Curated Oral History Project
CalArtians are prominently featured in a recent article by The New York Times about reVox, a series of multimedia art installations that remixes oral histories of various musicians and composers,…
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X Artists’ Books Publish New Collection by Asher Hartman
Artist-centered publisher X Artists’ Books has released Mad Clot on a Holy Bone: Memories of a Psychic Theater, the first published collection of the work of Asher Hartman (Art MFA…
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Alex Buck Wins 2019 Musicworks Electronic Music Composition Contest
Composer Alex Buck (Music DMA 23) was named the first prize winner of Musicworks’ 2019 Electronic Music Composition Contest for his composition Screaming Trees. Musicworks, a Toronto-based avant-garde music magazine,…
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Billboard Names CalArts a 2020 Top Music Business School
The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts has been named in Billboard’s 2020 ranking of the best music business schools. “The students entering college this fall will shape the…
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