EventMay 18, 2018
On May 18, the Herb Alpert Foundation awarded five artists with the annual Herb Alpert Award in the Arts— an unrestricted prize of $75,000 given every year to five risk-taking…
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EventMay 19 - 20, 2018
In the closing of the LA Chamber Orchestra’s 50th season, CalArts alumnus Derrick Spiva Jr.’s (MFA Music 08) “From Here a Path” will premiere in the culmination this weekend May…
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The 71st edition of the Festival de Cannes is taking place in May, and included in the prestigious festival’s short film selection is “See Spot Squeal“, which was animated, written…
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On Friday (May 11), the 409 members of the CalArts graduating class of 2018 walked across the stage to receive their degrees in the annual commencement ceremony. This year’s graduation…
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EventMay 12 - June 3, 2018
LA Opera has selected its winners for their Rigoletto art contest and a CalArtian has won their top prize. The top submission, by Benjamin Macias (Art BFA 03), was selected for…
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EventMay 9, 2018
The CalArts School of Film/Video continues its 2018 Showcase—the annual screening series of student works—on Wednesday (May 9) at the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT) in Downtown Los Angeles….
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Laura Rizzotto (Music BFA 14), is set to represent Latvia at the oldest and most watched song competition in the world: Eurovision. The 63rd annual Eurovision Song Contest will take…
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On Friday (May 4) and Saturday (May 5), CalArts held its annual Burlesque Show and Drag Ball. This year’s themes were “Cartoon Cuties” and “90’s MTV,” respectively. The burlesque show at…
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On May 2, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) hosted the much anticipated 2018 CalArts’s Character Animation Producers’ Show. Students, faculty, friends, family, industry professionals and fans packed the West…
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It’s not every day that a legendary rapper comes to campus to share the inner workings of his career that made him a star. Kurtis Walker, aka Kurtis Blow, spoke…
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