EventAugust 14, 2018
Jell-O—the brand name most associated with the gelatin-based treat—has a whopper of a backstory. And it’s Allie Rowbottom’s (Critical Studies MFA 11) story to tell. The CalArts alum’s debut book,…
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EventMay 3, 2018
On Thursday, May 3, 2018, the CalArts Expo returns to showcase radical new directions in digital arts and technology from students, faculty, alumni, and guest artists working across all disciplines….
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On Thursday (April 5), the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced 173 Guggenheim Fellowships (including two joint Fellowships) to a diverse group of scholars, scientists and artists. Not surprisingly, a…
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EventMarch 23 - 24, 2018
Marking the 50th anniversary of one of the first computer-generated poems and the “house” it inspired, CalArts celebrates Fluxus artist Alison Knowles’ seminal project, House of Dust, with Reframing the House…
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Sublevel, an online publication devoted to the “nexus of literature, poetics, art, criticism, philosophy, culture and politics” and housed within CalArts MFA Creative Writing Program, released its second issue, “The Speculative,”…
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EventFebruary 16 - 18, 2018
CalArts’ Critical Studies faculty member Norman Klein has two events this weekend. On Friday (Feb. 16), the College of Creative Studies Gallery at the University of California, Santa Barbara hosts Klein in…
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CalArts Mi Gente kicks off the first-ever CalArts Latin Festival this month. The week-long event gives attendees the chance to experience and celebrate Latin American arts and culture with works from students,…
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EventFebruary 15 - 16, 2018
Earlier this month, CalArts announced that poet and scholar Kevin Young had been selected as the Katie Jacobson Writer-in-Residence for 2018. As part of the residency, Young will conduct workshops…
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EventJanuary 24, 2018
This Spring, CalArts welcomes back respected gender theorist and philosopher Judith Butler as Theorist in Residence in the School of Critical Studies’ Aesthetics and Politics program. She will be delivering…
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CalArts School of Critical Studies faculty Janet Sarbanes recently received a grant from The Creative Capital | Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program for her essay, Reframing the House of…
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