Videos from CalArts Inauguration
The inauguration of President Ravi S. Rajan on Oct. 13 celebrated the Institute’s past and its future—the CalArts’ way—through music, dance, spoken word and the visual arts. The program began…
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Category: History
EventOctober 13, 2017
CalArts Inaugurates Fourth President Ravi S. Rajan on Friday
Although Friday the 13th is a day generally associated with bad luck, CalArts turns the superstition on its ear this Friday (10/13) as the community celebrates the inauguration of its…
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Beverly O’Neill: A Remembrance
Ed.’s note: We were saddened to hear of the passing of Provost Emeritus Beverly O’Neill, who worked at CalArts from 1986-2002. We asked her friend Tom Leeser, Program Director of the Art and…
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CalArts Design School Archive Finds New Digital Home
The School of Art at CalArts serves as an umbrella for programs in Fine Art, Photography and Media, Art and Technology and Graphic Design. However, few may realize that the…
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#TBT Vintage Photos of CalArts in the 1970s
Alumnus Tim Alt (Art BFA 75) recently shared photos from the 1970s with 24700 that capture student life at CalArts. Several of the photos feature a structure called “the Mud…
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‘The CalArts Brigade Arrives’ Gives Inside Look at Disney Animators During the ’80s
On Fridays, animation news blog Cartoon Brew publishes an installment of Mouse in Transition, a series on the history of Disney Feature Animation during the ’80s as told first-hand by animation…
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Michael Jang’s Instagram Feed Offers a Window Into CalArts in the ’70s
Just in time for Throwback Thursday, photographer and CalArts alumnus Michael Jang (Art BFA 73) shares his Instagram feed with 24700, giving everyone a peek at CalArts in the 1970s….
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EventMay 17 - June 13, 2014
Michael Jang Photography Exhibition Opens in Los Angeles
Michael Jang, a noted underground photographer and a 1973 CalArts alumnus, has made a name for himself in portrait photography, capturing images from various subcultures during the past 40 years—from celebrities such as Jimi…
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Throwback Thursday: CalArts Percussion Ensemble Circa 1979
In the spirit of “Throwback Thursdays,” 24700 occasionally posts photos and items found in CalArts’ Institute Archives. The first two photos in the slideshow above feature the CalArts Percussion Ensemble,…
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Watch John Lasseter’s and Andrew Stanton’s CalArts Student Films
Vanity Fair’s “Hollywood” (March) issue features “The Class That Roared“—an in-depth look at the early years of CalArts’ Character Animation program. Author Sam Kashner talked to a number of CalArts’ alumni for…
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