2016 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts Winners Announced
On Tuesday (May 2), The Herb Alpert Foundation announced the recipients of its 22nd annual Herb Alpert Award in the Arts (HAAIA), which honors the past work and future promise…
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EventMay 5, 2016
Annual Digital Arts Expo at CalArts Fuses Art and Tech
Above: Trailer for Digital Arts Expo The sixth annual Digital Arts Expo (DAE) returns to CalArts on Thursday (May 5), showcasing the latest projects from students and faculty that fuse technology and the arts….
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EventMay 4, 2016
Films Selected for 2016 Character Animation Producers Show
Above: You look scary from Xiya Lan has been viewed on Vimeo more than 109,000 times in just over a week. The final films have been chosen to screen at CalArts’ 2016…
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EventApril 15 - May 15, 2016
CalArts Alumni in The SuperHero and His Charming Wife
Through May 14, the physical theatre ensemble Not Man Apart presents the premiere of a new play, The SuperHero and His Charming Wife, at Highways Performance Center in Santa Monica, Calif. Written by…
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EventMay 3, 2016
Documentary and Exhibition About Prima Ballerina Mia Slavenska at CalArts
by Leann Lo, MFA-1 student in CalArts’ Creative Writing Program Mia Slavenska, a prima ballerina who emigrated to the U.S. during World War II, was one of a small group…
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Felix Gonzalez-Torres Travel Grant Awards Announced
For the second consecutive year, the School of Art has awarded The Felix Gonzalez-Torres Travel Grant to students who wish to travel domestically or internationally to pursue an artistic project….
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Fitz and the Tantrums New Release Due in June
by Leann Lo, MFA-1 student in CalArts’ Creative Writing Program Fitz and the Tantrums‘ latest single “Handclap” made its television debut on The Ellen DeGeneres Show earlier this month. The band—formed in…
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Gravity Falls Selected as Peabody Awards Finalist
by Elizabeth Liang, an MFA-1 student in CalArts’ Film and Video Program After a rigorous judging process, the much-loved Disney Television Animation series, Gravity Falls, created by CalArts alum Alex Hirsch (Film/Video BFA 07),…
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[Video] The Animated Woman Symposium: Funky Town
Video: Julia Newhide discusses female body image in the media. The Animated Woman: A Symposium on Gender Bias in Animation was held at CalArts in Dec. 2015. Students from The Animated…
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EventMay 3, 2016
2016 Film/Video Showcase: Long Form Screening
Above: Trailer for Goodbye by Xiaolu Hu The CalArts School of Film/Video continues its 2016 Showcase—the annual screening series of student works—on Tuesday (May 3) at the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts…
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