Renown actor and CalArts faculty member Roger Guenveur Smith embodies one of America’s great social reformers in the solo show Frederick Douglass Now, presented at CalArts on Tuesday (Jan. 17)…
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Institute for Figuring’s Crocheted Sculptures ‘Steal the Show’ at Beacon Arts Building
The Loop Show at the Beacon Arts Building in Los Angeles features 19 artists—including CalArts faculty member Christine Wertheim and alumna Miyoshi Barosh (Art MFA 89)—who created works using cast-off…
Continue reading »Livestream: 2012 NEA Jazz Masters Award Ceremony and Concert Tonight
Tonight, Jan. 10, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) bestows the awards for its 2012 Jazz Masters Fellowship, the highest honor that the nation imparts on jazz artists. Among…
Continue reading »CalArts Alum Don Cheadle Heads Cast of New Showtime Series House of Lies
Showtime’s new series House of Lies makes its debut on Sunday (Jan. 8th) starring CalArts alumnus Don Cheadle (Theater BFA 86). The half-hour dark comedy focuses on a team of…
Continue reading »A Few 2011 Stories You Might Have Missed…
For whatever reason, some stories fly under the radar on 24700, so we’re highlighting several that didn’t quite make CalArts’ most popular posts of 2011, but are worthy of another…
Continue reading »Video CalArts Faculty LisaGay Hamilton on Acting and Directing
Earlier this semester at CalArts, School of Theater faculty member LisaGay Hamilton directed an acting workshop on playwright Naomi Wallace’s The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek. Hamilton’s theater acting credits…
Continue reading »Happy Holidays from CalArts
CalArts wishes all of its students, staff, faculty, alumni and their families a happy holiday season. The Institute’s administrative offices are closed through Jan. 2, 2012. Normal hours and operations…
Continue reading »‘Voluptuous Sleep’ Makes New York Times Best Films of 2011 List
Last week Manohla Dargis, co-chief film critic for The New York Times, announced her 2011 film favorites. Among the 22 films selected were more mainstream choices like Bridesmaids, Hugo and…
Continue reading »Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Marks Alum Brad Bird’s First Foray in Live Action
Brad Bird (Film/Video BFA 1976) has written and directed three critically acclaimed animated features: The Iron Giant, The Incredibles and Ratatouille. Today’s opening of Mission:Impossible 4 – Ghost Protocol marks…
Continue reading »Structuring Strategies: Michael Scroggins Screens Limn and Other Works
On Tuesday (Dec. 13), the Structuring Strategies screening series welcomes Michael Scroggins, director of the Computer Animation Labs at CalArts, for the video program What Are You Looking At? A…
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