ReleaseAugust 6, 2013
Though they have been often referred to as a “jazz trio,” the Brooklyn-based minimal acoustic group Dawn Of Midi (DoM) should perhaps not be classified as such. Today (Aug. 6), the band—drummer Qasim…
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EventJune 22 - August 30, 2013
Following a year’s worth of preparation, artists and CalArts alumnae Audrey Chan‘s (Art MFA 07) and Elana Mann‘s (Art MFA 07) exhibition, 3 Solo Projects: Audrey Chan, Elana Mann, Chan & Mann, opened…
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Today (July 29), Google announced that it’s enlisting students from five film schools to explore how Google Glass—its wearable computer that resembles a pair of glasses—can be used to produce film. The experimental…
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Dances Made to Order, an online dance film series, released its Edition 26 on Wednesday (July 24). The series asks three different filmmakers each month to create a five-minute dance film in…
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EventJuly 28, 2013
On Sunday afternoon, two iconic artists and CalArts faculty members, Charles Gaines and Wadada Leo Smith, come together to perform a one-day-only performance at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in…
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Earlier this month, on July 10, President Barack Obama presented 12 artists with the National Medal of Arts—the highest honor bestowed upon artists and arts patrons by the United States government. Among…
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Photographer, critic, art historian and CalArts alumna Lucy Soutter (Art MFA 93) has released the book, Why Art Photography?, via London-based Routledge Press early this year. The publication is an introduction to art…
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Composer and CalArts alumnus John Luther Adams’ (Music BFA 73) latest work, a 42-minute opus for large orchestra, Become Ocean, premiered at the Seattle Symphony Orchestra on June 20. The work’s…
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In May, the Digital Arts and Technology Expo 2013 showcased CalArts student and faculty projects that integrate computer science and engineering with the visual and performing arts. The video above includes clips…
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EventJuly 14, 2013
On Sunday (July 14) at 7 pm, Craft in America Study Center, an LA-based nonprofit organization dedicated to the exploration, preservation and celebration of craft and its impact on American…
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