On Wednesday (Feb. 20), two CalArts musicians performed with The Americans on The Late Show with David Letterman. Bassist Jake Faulkner (Music BFA 11) and drummer Tim Carr (Music BFA 11) joined…
Continue reading »Tuba Student Devon Taylor Receives High Honor
Tubist Devon Taylor, a third-year student at The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts, has received a high honor in virtuoso instrumental music. He was chosen as one of…
Continue reading »Video: Theater Alum Alison Brie Showcases Freestyle Rap Skills on Fallon
CalArts alum Alison Brie (Theater BFA 05) appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Monday (Feb. 18) to talk about the just-launched fourth season of the NBC comedy Community,…
Continue reading »Actor and Advocate Geena Davis Talks Gender Equality in Media at CalArts
Women are still so woefully underrepresented in films and television shows that—at the current rate—it would take nearly 700 years(!) to achieve parity. That was just one of the jaw-dropping…
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Q&A with Alum Tim Belonax on His Designs, Life at Facebook and Meeting Oprah
[nggallery id=333] By Nicholas Katzban / Special to 24700 Tim Belonax is a graphic artist whose style communicates on that commanding plane where text and linearity become an aesthetic all…
Continue reading »CalArts Students, CultureHub NYC Produce Live Hip-Hop Collaboration via Internet
Today (Feb. 15) at 2 pm at CalArts, the Office of Global Initiatives and CultureHub present Hip-Hop Cyber Cypher, an online hip-hop collaboration between CalArts students and The Hip Hop…
Continue reading »Taking A Stand: Faculty Nina Menkes V-Day Film Supports End to Violence Against Women
STRIKE AND RISE/Video for V-Day, by Nina Menkes from Nina Menkes on Vimeo. On Feb. 18, CalArts School of Film/Video faculty member Nina Menkes‘ short film, Strike and Rise, will…
Continue reading »FoCA Salon Welcomes Directors Mark Andrews and Brad Bird
[nggallery id=339] Directors and CalArts alumni Brad Bird (Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol) and Mark Andrews (Brave) were the featured speakers at the most recent FoCA (Friends of CalArts) salon, held…
Continue reading »Paul Brach Lecture Series: Artist Ming Wong To Speak at CalArts
CalArts School of Art recently announced the Spring 2013 lineup for the Paul Brach Visiting Artist Lecture Series. The school has already welcomed lectures by artists Andrea Fraser, Tone Olaf Neilsen…
Continue reading »Jazz Faculty Charlie Haden Accepts Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys
During this past weekend’s Grammy festivities, Charlie Haden—bassist and longtime faculty member of The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts—was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by The Recording…
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