[nggallery id=289] This Sunday (Oct. 28), CalArts students and alumni present an evening of immersive, eerie performances in various locations at the Moose Lodge in Glendale from 7-11 pm. The…
Continue reading »‘Some Assembly Required’: A Les Figues Press and MFA Writing Program Book Launch
By Nicholas Katzban / Special to 24700 Every anthology of conceptual writing deserves its own conceptual release event. On Saturday (Oct. 27), Les Figues Press and the CalArts MFA Writing…
Continue reading »Platform Animation Festival at REDCAT
[nggallery id=292] Platform, a multidimensional animation festival, brings artists and animators together for film screenings and competitions at REDCAT this week (Oct. 26-28), while simultaneously showcasing installations and works for…
Continue reading »CalArtians Fabricate Bike Path Sound Installation in Santa Clarita
[nggallery id=288] CalArts students, faculty and alumni recently collaborated with the city of Santa Clarita to create Stroll, a new interactive sound installation constructed along Santa Clarita’s South Fork Trail. The series…
Continue reading »Godfather of Techno Morton Subotnick Performs at Moogfest
On Oct. 26, electronic music pioneer and former CalArts faculty member Morton Subotnick performs at Moogfest in Asheville, North Carolina. Subotnick, who helped plan music curriculum for CalArts in 1969 and became…
Continue reading »Olga Koumoundouros: ‘A Notorious Possession’
By Nicholas Katzban/Special to 24700 The house at 3411 Holyoke Drive in the Glassell Park section of Los Angeles looks inauspicious from the outside—except for the fact that it’s painted…
Continue reading »From Bach to Krautrock: A Weekend of CalArtian Music Around Los Angeles
Friday The LA-based experimental classical/ contemporary group wild Up recently began a residency at Hammer Museum, with its members occasionally hosting smaller-scale concerts. Tonight (Oct. 19), the group presents a free concert of Bach Cello…
Continue reading »FOUND Magazine Comes to CalArts
FOUND Magazine co-creator and editor Davy Rothbart and musical accompanist—his brother Peter—stop at CalArts tonight for FOUND Magazine’s 10th Anniversary Tour. Sponsored by the MFA Writing Program at CalArts, the…
Continue reading »MFA Mid-Residency Art Exhibition: This Is All We Have in Common
This week (Oct. 15-20), second-year MFA students from the CalArts School of Art present the exhibition, This Is All We Have in Common, which features work by artists from the Art,…
Continue reading »CalArtians Realize New Scores for Classic Silent Films
Silent movies are making a comeback. Early this year, The Artist, a silent feature about the silent era, won five Academy Awards. Now, the premiere of contemporary Spanish silent Blancanieves at…
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