The Film Fridays segment appears every Friday and features films and videos from students, faculty and alumni of the six schools at CalArts. Today’s Film Fridays post comes to you…
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Susan Allen’s Summer ‘Vacation’
After a busy school year ends, what does Susan Allen, associate dean for Academic Affairs and harp faculty in The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts, do for fun…
Continue reading »Machine Project in Residence at Walker Art Center in Minneapolis
Above video: Summer Jubilee Preview – Meet the Earbees [or] Games for Ears from Machine Project on Vimeo. The LA-based artist collective Machine Project, founded by CalArts’ alumnus Mark Allen…
Continue reading »Film Fridays: ‘As If’ by the Brian Buckley Band
The Film Fridays segment appears every Friday and features films and videos from students, faculty and alumni of the six schools at CalArts. Today’s Film Fridays segment is a music…
Continue reading »Film Fridays: CalArts @ Capitol Records
The Film Fridays segment appears every Friday and features films and videos from students, faculty and alumni of the six schools at CalArts. This week’s Film Fridays selection is a…
Continue reading »Q&A with Film Composer and CalArts Alumna Nan Avant
Avant scored the short film: Three Actresses Walk into a Bathroom Nan Avant (Music BFA 80) is a Seattle-based film composer who recently received Gold Medals for Excellence in Music at…
Continue reading »Tom Leeser Teaches Media Literacy, Art and Language in Nepal
[nggallery id=180] Tom Leeser, director of the Center for Integrated Media at CalArts, has developed a special connection with a school in Nepal. In fact, he’s made the 8,000-mile journey…
Continue reading »Dog Star Orchestra: Experimental Music in [Sometimes] Experimental Spaces
The Dog Star Orchestra, led by composer and CalArts faculty member Michael Pisaro, performs a series of concerts each summer that highlight experimental music in surprising locations. Last year the…
Continue reading »CalArts Faculty Member Charlie Haden Receives 2012 NEA Jazz Masters Award
Last week, the National Endowment for the Arts announced the 2012 recipients of the NEA Jazz Masters Awards, which “recognize outstanding musicians for their lifetime achievements and significant contributions to…
Continue reading »Film Fridays: MOTH, an Opera
The Film Fridays segment appears every Friday and features films and videos from students, faculty and alumni of the six schools at CalArts. Today’s Film Fridays selection is a trailer…
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