[nggallery id=251] On Thursday (May 3) at REDCAT, CalArts Experimental BFA and MFA animators present 17 films as part of Showcase 2012—the year-end screenings from the School of Film/Video. We’ve…
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CalArts Student Launches Web Series on New YouTube Cartoon Channel
The comedy website SMOSH launched a new cartoon channel on YouTube this week with original programming from animation veterans including Cory Edwards (director of Hoodwinked!, Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil),…
Continue reading »In the Spotlight: Long-form Films at Showcase 2012
An excerpt from Sunset by John Warren. Showcase 2012—the annual screening of works from CalArts School of Film/Video students—begins in earnest tonight at REDCAT, focusing on long-form works from the…
Continue reading »CalArtians Condola Rashad and Chris Akerlind Receive Tony Award Nominations
Two CalArtians were among the Tony Award nominees announced this morning in New York: alumna Condola Rashad (Theater BFA 08) for her performance in Stick Fly and Chris Akerlind, former…
Continue reading »Filmmaker Haile Gerima Screens Bush Mama at CalArts
For 40 years, the Ethiopian-born filmmaker Haile Gerima has been dedicated to independent cinema, making films that focus on African or African-American narratives. Tomorrow (May 1), he screens his 1975…
Continue reading »Literary LA: East of Borneo, Black Clock Events this Weekend
Two events on Sunday in LA celebrate the printed word: a Black Clock reading and a conversation on Esther McCoy’s Los Angeles. In the literary journal’s latest edition, Black Clock…
Continue reading »‘Sick and Twisted’ Animation Festival Returns to CalArts
***April 27: This event has been cancelled. We will try to reschedule for next semester.*** The 2011 Sick and Twisted Festival trailer. Craig ‘Spike’ Decker and Mike Gribble began their…
Continue reading »Sneak Preview: Actors Showcase in LA
CalArts Actors Showcase 2012 from CalArts on Vimeo. On Monday (April 23), graduating MFA and BFA acting students from CalArts’ School of Theater participate in the West Coast installment of…
Continue reading »A.I.R. Gallery Presents Photographs by Alumna Jeanette May
[nggallery id=248] In conjunction with the upcoming 2012 New York Photo Festival, Brooklyn’s A.I.R. Gallery presents Creature Features, an exhibition of photography by CalArts alumna Jeanette May (Art MFA 87)…
Continue reading »Seoul Connection: Guest Artist Mike Song Teaches Dance Workshop
Modern dancer and hip-hop choreographer Mike Song, best known for his performances on MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew with his former group Kaba Modern, conducts a CultureHub dance workshop today…
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