The West Hollywood Aesthetics and Politics lecture series (WHAP!) launches its inaugural event on Friday (Oct. 14) with a program on Street Art. On the dais are: Sam Durant (Art…
Continue reading »CalArtians Make Strong Appearance at the &Now Writing Festival
Fourteen CalArtians from the MFA Writing Program are presenting literary works and taking part in panel discussions at the 2011 edition of the &Now Festival of New Writing at UC…
Continue reading »CalArtians Awarded Six Points Fellowships
CalArts faculty member, musician Tali Tadmor and alumna artist and director Yelena Zhelezov (MFA Puppetry 10) were each recently awarded the Six Points Fellowship. The two-year, $40,000 grant was awarded…
Continue reading »Animation of the Unconsciousness and Works of Jules Engel at REDCAT, CalArts
***Nov. 7 update: Animation of the Unconsciousness, which screened at REDCAT earlier this fall, will be presented during CalArts’ Structuring Strategies series in the Bijou Theater on Tuesday (Nov. 8th)…
Continue reading »Amy Tofte Defends Her M*ther F*cking Arts (MFA) Degree
In the midst of one of the worst recessions in generations, some are questioning the merits of higher education—especially higher education in the arts—in light of skyrocketing tuition costs and…
Continue reading »Views from the Avant-Garde: 10 CalArtians in 2011 New York Film Festival
The 49th New York Film Festival (NYFF) opened last Friday (Sept. 30) with an unprecedented 13 films and installations by CalArts School of Film/Video students, alumni and faculty on the…
Continue reading »Fifth Annual Commuter Dance Festival Returns to CalArts This Week
Tomorrow and Friday (Oct. 6-7), The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance at CalArts presents the Fifth Annual Commuter Dance Festival. This year’s festival, held on the Institute’s campus, features…
Continue reading »A Celebration of Cornelius ‘Corny’ Cole’s Life and Work this Weekend
In August, beloved CalArts Character Animation faculty member Corny Cole passed away at the age of 81. Known as an extraordinary animator, illustrator, painter and graphic designer, his friends, family,…
Continue reading »Fall 2011 Aesthetics & Politics Lecture Series Focuses on ‘Post-Blackness’
Writer and critic Ernest Hardy launches the Aesthetics & Politics Fall 2011 Lecture Series tonight in CalArts’ Langley Hall with his talk, “Post Post-Blackness/Queerness in the Visionary 90s.” The LA-based…
Continue reading »Structuring Strategies Presents Video and Installation Artist Bjørn Melhus
German-Norwegian media artist Bjørn Melhus explores new interpretations of the film and television media in his work, redefining the relationship between media and consumers. He’ll discuss his career and art…
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