Winners of the 2016 CalArts @ Dance Camera West Emerging Artists Competition Announced

Dance Camera West (DCW), a nonprofit that’s dedicated to promoting the development of the art of dance and dance media, marked its 15th anniversary with its 2016 festival, held from June 11-18 in Los…

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EventJune 17 - November 1, 2016

CalArtians Premiere ‘Miniature’ Films at Automata

Janie Geiser, a recent recipient of the Doris Duke Artist Award and School of Theater faculty, and artist and alumna Susan Simpson (Film/Video MFA 99), premiered new films in Downtown Los…

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Alumna’s Toasty Tales included in Amazon’s Latest Pilot Season

On June 17, Amazon debuted the lineup for its latest “pilot season“—an allotted time period for Amazon customers to watch, review and comment on shows in development. Viewers have a…

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Summer Soundstream: Justin Jackson Performs at The Troubadour

Above: Justin Jackson performs at CalArts Soundstream in April. On April 18, 10 musical acts formed by the graduating class of The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts showcased…

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EventJune 23, 2016

Wadada Leo Smith In Concert at The Hammer

Tonight (June 23), as part of Made in L.A. 2016: a, the, though, exhibit participant, legendary trumpeter and former CalArts faculty Wadada Leo Smith performs his compositions at the Hammer…

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[Video] The Animated Woman Symposium: How Do I Look?

Video: Gina Maune’s film asks one question of the viewer. The Animated Woman: A Symposium on Gender Bias in Animation was held at CalArts in Dec. 2015. Students from The…

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CalArts President Steven D. Lavine Joins LARB Board

CalArts President Steven D. Lavine joined the Los Angeles Review of Books (LARB) as a Board Member earlier this spring. Established in 2011, LARB was created, in part, as a…

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EventJune 21, 2016

CNP’s Shelter at The Kennedy Center

Shelter, a movement-based theater piece, is playing for free at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. tonight (June 21). The play was written and…

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Photographer and Filmmaker Sharon Lockhart Featured In The New York Times

Above: Trailer for ‘Rudzienko.’ Artist Sharon Lockhart, a faculty member of the School of Art’s Program in Photography and Media, was recently featured in The New York Times. The article is an…

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Summer Soundstream: Ben & Kat Performs at The Troubadour

Above: Ben & Kat performs at CalArts Soundstream in April. On April 18, 10 musical acts formed by the graduating class of The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts…

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