by Andrew Ahn (Film/Video MFA 11) / Special to 24700 After a hectic first few days at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, my schedule loosened up a bit, and I finally got a…
Continue reading »‘Super Book Sunday’ Features John Cage Performances around CalArts
With the Super Bowl dominating this weekend’s activities for many, a group of musicians—current students, alumni and faculty—from The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts are having their own…
Continue reading »Alumnus Lars Jan’s Abacus at REDCAT this Week
[nggallery id=”230″] It’s a busy time for award-winning director and media artist Lars Jan (Theater MFA 08) and his theater company Early Morning Opera. After presenting A Suicide Bombing by Invitation Only, a…
Continue reading »2012 CalArts T-Shirt Show on Thursday
[nggallery id=”232″] Thursday nights are always action-packed at CalArts with live music and gallery openings, but tonight (Feb. 2), graphic designers are adding to the frenzy with the 2012 CalArts…
Continue reading »CalArts Mourns the Loss of Legendary Artist Mike Kelley
[nggallery id=233] Today (Feb. 1), the CalArts community was saddened to learn of the sudden passing of legendary post-Conceptual artist Mike Kelley, a CalArts alumnus (Art MFA 78) and former faculty…
Continue reading »Suzanne Lacy’s Work Inspires Forum on Global Violence Against Women
In 1977, artist Suzanne Lacy created the multidimensional work, Three Weeks in May, which included performances, installations and other organized events that called attention to the frequency of assaults against…
Continue reading »High Critical Praise for Robert Cucuzza’s Cattywampus in NYC
[nggallery id=”229″] CalArts faculty member Robert Cucuzza’s (Theater MFA 11) play, Cattywampus, was showcased at REDCAT’s Now Fest last September, and made its way to NYC this month (Jan. 4-21) to…
Continue reading »Alpert Award Recipient Natalia Almada Screens Films at CalArts
Natalia Almada, the 2011 Alpert Award recipient in Film/Video, is currently in residence at CalArts this week. In addition to holding a workshop with School of Film/Video students, Almada screens two of…
Continue reading »Sundance Diary: Filmmaker Andrew Ahn Shares His Festival Experience
by Andrew Ahn (Film/Video MFA 11) / Special to 24700 Ever since I found out my CalArts thesis short film Dol (First Birthday) was accepted into the 2012 Sundance Film…
Continue reading »CalArts Alum Chris Miller Nominated for Oscar for Puss in Boots
Early Tuesday morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 84th Annual Academy Awards, and CalArts alumnus Chris Miller (Film/Video 90) earned an Oscar…
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