[nggallery id=”273″] The works of artist Charles Gaines, a CalArts faculty member since 1989, has been featured in more than 60 one-person shows and several hundred group exhibitions in the…
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Thomas Lawson: In the Shadow of the Beast
[nggallery id=”275″] By Nicholas Katzban/Special to 24700 Thomas Lawson, dean of the School of Art, is kicking off a new school year with In the Shadow of the Beast, an…
Continue reading »Artists Create Original Drawings Guided by ‘Unseen Forces’
[nggallery id=”274″] Tonight, Machine Project’s latest venture promises an evening of “performances that push the boundaries of our disbelief.” The Los Angeles-based arts space run by alumnus Mark Allen (Art MFA 99) hosts…
Continue reading »Ariel Pink’s Mature Themes Receives Critical Praise
Over the last several years, eccentric, prolific songwriter/singer Ariel Pink, formerly known as Ariel Rosenberg (Art BFA 00) at CalArts, has influenced a new generation of chillwave and lo-fi bedroom artists…
Continue reading »Lost and Found: Local Landfill Partners with CalArts for Art Competition
[nggallery id=272] Landfills—with their refuse and discarded items—have often become a treasure trove for artists working with found objects. Earlier this summer, officials from the 592-acre Chiquita Canyon landfill, located…
Continue reading »Artist Fiona Connor Turns Hammer Museum Lobby into Printshop
Los Angeles’ first biennial, Made in LA 2012, which is full of CalArtians’ work, wraps up on Sept. 2. One of the exhibition’s hosts, the Hammer Museum, recently interviewed artist and…
Continue reading »‘Artists as Travellers’ Exhibit Part of a CalArts-Braunschweig Exchange
[nggallery id=270] Last month, artist Shirley Tse—co-director for the Program in Art at CalArts and recently named California Community Foundation fellow—led a group of 13 students from the School of…
Continue reading »Final Week of NOW Festival Begins Tonight at REDCAT
The 9th Annual New Original Works (NOW) Festival wraps up this week at REDCAT with three new works by performance artist Emily Mast, choreographer Melanie Rios Glaser and theater artist Heather Woodbury….
Continue reading »Return to the Wild: CalArtians at Earthfire Institute for Summer Residency
[nggallery id=271] For the third consecutive summer, this past July, four CalArtians traveled to the Earthfire Institute’s Idaho Wildlife Sanctuary on the western slope of Grand Teton National Park. The…
Continue reading »CCF Visual Artist Grants Awarded to CalArts Faculty and Alumni
A video excerpt from Adam Overton’s 20 Meditations in 20 Minutes [SHOUTED!!] [nggallery id=269] Several CalArtians were recently named 2012 recipients of The California Community Foundation (CCF) Fellowship for Visual…
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