ReleaseSeptember 30, 2014
Eleven years after its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, CalArts faculty Thom Andersen‘s Los Angeles Plays Itself will finally see wide distribution through home video and digital platforms next month….
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The Colbert Report Actor-writer-director James Franco, who has co-taught several film classes with Deborah LaVine at CalArts, appeared on The Colbert Report on Wednesday night to promote his latest film,…
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EventAugust 13 - 29, 2014
On Aug. 13, TAG Gallery at Bergamot Station Arts Center in Santa Monica presents the 2014 California Open Exhibition, an annual juried art competition. This year’s juror is artist and…
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Last week at a San Diego Comic-Con panel, 20th Century Fox presented clips from its upcoming animated film, The Book of Life, directed by animator and CalArts alumnus Jorge Gutiérrez (Film/Video MFA 00). Produced by award-winning…
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Earlier this summer, CalArts’ Community Arts Partnership launched its first residency program for teaching artists. CAP’s new initiative provides a more formalized training to artists interested in a teaching career…
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EventJuly 29, 2014
Tomorrow (July 29), the Hammer Museum hosts “His Broken Lines,” a panel discussion on the late artist and CalArts alumnus Tony Greene (Art MFA 87), as part of its Made…
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EventJuly 26 - 27, 2014
Earlier this month, Native Strategies, a Los Angeles-based network of performance art makers, producers and critical thinkers, began its month-long residency at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE). Titled N (Enter) S, the summer series features a…
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According to the Hollywood Fringe organizers, last month’s fifth annual festival was a huge success with record-breaking online ticket sales and attendance. (The festival sold 46,000 tickets this year, 11,000…
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Last week, fashion designer Daniel Corrigan (Art BFA 11) and business partner Jake Sargent were nominated as top 10 finalists for the Council of Fashion Designers of America/Vogue Fashion Fund. LA-based Corrigan, who is…
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EventJuly 24 - August 9, 2014
REDCAT‘s annual New Original Works Festival (NOW Fest) is back for the 11th year with performances starting on Thursday, July 24. The festival, which runs on three consecutive weekends and…
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