CalArts Expo has become one of the Institute’s most engaging and impressive events. This year’s extravaganza, which happened on-campus May 3, featured over 400 technology-driven art projects and performances created…
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Long known for its experimental ethos in artmaking, CalArts is now also engaging its Valencia neighbors in a new way. CalArts students have performed and displayed their work in venues…
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A chilly 55-degrees didn’t stop Summer Institute students from enjoying the Chouinard pool after a long move-in weekend. On May 19, for the sixth year in a row, CalArts opened…
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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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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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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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EventApril 27, 2018
Students in Evelyn Serrano’s Arts and Community Engagement class are working on a project that addresses their research, concerns, personal experiences, and future-thinking on the topic of gun violence. “The…
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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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Last month, Elizabeth Nyamayaro, Global Head of UN Women HeForShe Movement, visited CalArts to discuss a new partnership between the Institute and the UN’s HeForShe movement—an initiative that calls on men around…
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