In celebration of Black History Month, The Huffington Post recently selected 30 young African American artists under the age of 40 who “contribute to the ongoing conversation of race and representation…
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First-Ever TEDxCalArts Event Features 16 Talks, Performances at REDCAT
Update 3/6: Since our original post, we learned that Atau Tanaka and Teddy Cruz will not be appearing as previously scheduled. CalArts’ Center for New Performance (CNP) presents the first TEDxCalArts conference…
Continue reading »Solo Exhibitions for Artists and Alums Meg Cranston, Allison Schulnik
The work of two CalArts alumni will be featured in one-person exhibitions in Southern California this week. Allison Schulnik’s (Film/Video BFA 00) ex•pose is on view at Laguna Art Museum now through April 28…
Continue reading »CalArtian Musicians Perform with The Americans on ‘The Late Show’
On Wednesday (Feb. 20), two CalArts musicians performed with The Americans on The Late Show with David Letterman. Bassist Jake Faulkner (Music BFA 11) and drummer Tim Carr (Music BFA 11) joined…
Continue reading »Tuba Student Devon Taylor Receives High Honor
Tubist Devon Taylor, a third-year student at The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts, has received a high honor in virtuoso instrumental music. He was chosen as one of…
Continue reading »CalArts Students, CultureHub NYC Produce Live Hip-Hop Collaboration via Internet
Today (Feb. 15) at 2 pm at CalArts, the Office of Global Initiatives and CultureHub present Hip-Hop Cyber Cypher, an online hip-hop collaboration between CalArts students and The Hip Hop…
Continue reading »Taking A Stand: Faculty Nina Menkes V-Day Film Supports End to Violence Against Women
STRIKE AND RISE/Video for V-Day, by Nina Menkes from Nina Menkes on Vimeo. On Feb. 18, CalArts School of Film/Video faculty member Nina Menkes‘ short film, Strike and Rise, will…
Continue reading »Paul Brach Lecture Series: Artist Ming Wong To Speak at CalArts
CalArts School of Art recently announced the Spring 2013 lineup for the Paul Brach Visiting Artist Lecture Series. The school has already welcomed lectures by artists Andrea Fraser, Tone Olaf Neilsen…
Continue reading »Single Wing Turquoise Bird Liquid Light Show Installation Opens in Oregon
Opening today (Feb. 8) through April 28, the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in Eugene, Ore., presents, Invisible Writing, a 47-minute installation drawn from improvised live visual performances by the pioneering…
Continue reading »Director Janie Geiser’s Production Clouded Sulphur Premieres in Chinatown
This Friday (Feb. 8) marks the premiere of School of Theater faculty Janie Geiser‘s production Clouded Sulphur (death is a knot undone) at Automata in Chinatown’s Arts District. An Obie-Award winning director and a…
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