As Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A., 1945–1980, the Getty’s region-wide series of exhibitions, screenings, performances and other programs presented throughout greater Los Angeles over the past six months, winds…
Continue reading »Roger Guenveur Smith Channels Abolitionist Leader in Frederick Douglass Now
Renown actor and CalArts faculty member Roger Guenveur Smith embodies one of America’s great social reformers in the solo show Frederick Douglass Now, presented at CalArts on Tuesday (Jan. 17)…
Continue reading »Bird is the Word: wild Up Presents Orinthology Saturday in Pasadena
On Saturday (Jan. 14), the 24-member modern music collective wild Up presents a new concert of bird-themed music at the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena at 8 pm. The group…
Continue reading »Institute for Figuring’s Crocheted Sculptures ‘Steal the Show’ at Beacon Arts Building
The Loop Show at the Beacon Arts Building in Los Angeles features 19 artists—including CalArts faculty member Christine Wertheim and alumna Miyoshi Barosh (Art MFA 89)—who created works using cast-off…
Continue reading »Livestream: 2012 NEA Jazz Masters Award Ceremony and Concert Tonight
Tonight, Jan. 10, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) bestows the awards for its 2012 Jazz Masters Fellowship, the highest honor that the nation imparts on jazz artists. Among…
Continue reading »Three CalArts Films Selected for the International Film Festival Rotterdam
Three CalArtian films have been accepted into the 41st International Film Festival Rotterdam (Jan. 25-Feb. 5), known for showcasing independent, innovative and experimental cinema, video and media art from around…
Continue reading »Alumna’s Debut LP Makes NPR’s The Best Outer Sound Albums Of 2011
Last year, composer and experimental pop artist Julia Holter (Music/IM MFA 09) released her debut album on vinyl, Tragedy, on Aug. 30 via Leaving Records. The release, a mix of…
Continue reading »CalArts Alum Don Cheadle Heads Cast of New Showtime Series House of Lies
Showtime’s new series House of Lies makes its debut on Sunday (Jan. 8th) starring CalArts alumnus Don Cheadle (Theater BFA 86). The half-hour dark comedy focuses on a team of…
Continue reading »A Few 2011 Stories You Might Have Missed…
For whatever reason, some stories fly under the radar on 24700, so we’re highlighting several that didn’t quite make CalArts’ most popular posts of 2011, but are worthy of another…
Continue reading »Top 10 Most Popular 24700 Posts of 2011
[nggallery id=”225″] As the new year begins, it’s time for a little retrospection at 24700. We offer you the CalArts year in review by revisiting the blog’s 10 most viewed posts. In…
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