By Nicholas Katzban, Special to 24700 Matias Viegener’s new book is not a memoir, but something else entirely. 2500 Random Things About Me Too began with an invitation to the…
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Janet Sarbanes Interviews Fluxus Artist Alison Knowles about CalArts
East of Borneo, a contemporary online arts magazine produced by the CalArts School of Art, recently published a 2011 interview in which Janet Sarbanes, director of the MFA Writing Program…
Continue reading »LA Art Happenings This Weekend
We’ve gotten a few notices about a number of CalArtian-involved art openings, screenings and other events happening in the Los Angeles area this weekend. Here’s a quick rundown: French filmmaker…
Continue reading »CalArtian Poet Receives 2012 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award
Earlier this month, the Academy of American Poets announced that poet and CalArts School of Critical Studies faculty member Jen Hofer was selected as the 2012 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award recipient for her…
Continue reading »CalArts Alumni, Faculty Make Art at Mount Wilson Observatory this Weekend
Solar Magnetogram, January-March, 2000. (Courtesy Mount Wilson Observatory). KNOWLEDGES, an experimental art initiative, invites the public to experience nature and science through a contemporary art lens—more than 5,000 feet above…
Continue reading »Video: Digital Arts and Technology Expo at CalArts
Last month, The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts’ Music Technology program hosted a Digital Arts and Technology Expo. Students and faculty members presented new projects integrating cutting-edge engineering…
Continue reading »Alumna’s Debut Novel Takes on Monotony of the Office
Los Angeles Magazine recently described author Anne-Marie Kinney (Critical Studies MFA 08) as a “Southern California Camus” in a review of her debut novel Radio Iris. Published earlier this month…
Continue reading »Next Words 2012: CalArts MFA Writing Showcase at REDCAT
On Sunday at REDCAT, the CalArts MFA Writing Program in the School of Critical Studies presents the final installment of the Next Words spring reading series, featuring works from the…
Continue reading »Digital Arts and Technology Expo at CalArts
Tonight (May 11), The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts’ Music Technology program hosts a showcase of tech wizardry at the Digital Arts and Technology Expo. The event celebrates…
Continue reading »Staged Reading of The Fifth String by Janet Sternburg at New York’s La MaMa Theatre
The Fifth String, a play written by Janet Sternburg, will be produced in a staged reading on Saturday (May 12 at 3 pm) at La MaMa Theatre in New York….
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