[nggallery id=137] On Monday, the Museum of Modern Art announced the acquisition of 23 digital typefaces for its Architecture and Design Collection. Two of the fonts were created by CalArtians:…
Continue reading »Behind the Scenes of Lear/Layer: CalAng Progresses
[nggallery id=136] This post is from Alice Tuan, head of Writing for Performance at CalArts’ School of Theater. She’s helping lead the Lear/Layer theatrical experiment this week between students and…
Continue reading »The Artist’s Museum at MOCA Closes Jan. 31 with Machine Project Film Screening
This week is the last chance to catch The Museum of Contemporary Art’s, (MOCA) two-venue showcase of works titled, The Artist’s Museum: Los Angeles Artists 1980-2010. The exhibition features work…
Continue reading »Congratulations to CalArts’ Oscar Nominees
[nggallery id=135] The 83rd Annual Academy Awards nominations were announced early this morning (Jan. 25) in Beverly Hills, Calif., and several CalArts alumni have earned Oscar nominations: Chris Sanders (Film/Video…
Continue reading »Media Artist and Filmmaker Max Hattler in Residency at CalArts this Week
Basement Jaxx: Where’s Your Head At (by Max Hattler) The London- and Berlin-based moving-image artist Max Hattler is in residency at CalArts this week, working with Experimental Animation students from…
Continue reading »Behind the Scenes of Lear/Layer: CalAng!
The commentary below is from Alice Tuan, head of Writing for Performance at CalArts School of Theater. She’s helping lead the Lear/Layer theatrical experiment this week between students and faculty…
Continue reading »Social Change on Agenda at 2011 Arts in the One World Conference
How can the arts help bring about social and political change? That’s the central question for artists and activists who will convene at CalArts later this week for the Arts…
Continue reading »CalArts Alumni Launch ‘Novum’ Lecture Series in LA This Weekend
The interdisciplinary arts collective Strophe launches a new lecture series, Novum: A Compendium of Theories, Ideas, & Explorations For the Curious and the Creative, tomorrow night (Jan. 22) in Los…
Continue reading »‘Lear/Layer’: ‘King Lear’ with an International Twist
[nggallery id=134] This week, CalArts hosts student and faculty artists from Chung-Ang University in Seoul, South Korea, for Lear/Layer, an intercultural, collaborative piece that adapts William Shakespeare’s King Lear and…
Continue reading »Faculty Portraits from CalArts’ Spring Class Sign-up
[nggallery id=133] Two days each semester, the CalArts community comes together to sign up for classes the old-fashioned way: In person with students and teachers discussing classes and options together….
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