On Aug. 25, a team of CalArts student designers heads to Copenhagen, Denmark, as one of seven finalists in the inaugural INDEX:|AIGA Aspen Design Challenge. Organized by AIGA, the professional…
Continue reading »Past as Prologue
More than any other publication, California Institute of the Arts: Prologue to a Community captures the essential character of CalArts at its beginning. It is at once a document of…
Continue reading »The Empire Muggs Back: Art for a Cause
In The Empire Muggs Back, Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker are fighting on the same side. But we’re not talking about a film sequel or a comic book storyline—it’s a…
Continue reading »From Dawn to Dawn: Erik Satie’s Vexations
Erik Satie’s Vexations (1893) for solo piano starts with the middle “C.” Sounds simple enough, right? But give it a minute, and then the 52-beat (104 eighth notes) piece gets…
Continue reading »Experimental Multimedia, Music on the NOW Festival Bill
Program 2 of the New Original Works Festival 2009 (NOW 2009) continues at REDCAT this weekend (tonight-Aug. 1) with two multimedia-music performances: Carole Kim w/ Oguri, Alex Cline and Dan…
Continue reading »Fellowships for Music Alums, on Each Coast
New York-based composer, bandleader and double bassist Yunior Terry (Music BFA 02) has won one of the two Van Lier Fellowships awarded each year by Meet the Composer. Terry is…
Continue reading »Larry Johnson Exhibit Now at the Hammer Museum
Influential Los Angeles artist and raconteur Larry Johnson (Art BFA 82, MFA 84) has a full-scale survey of his work on view at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles through…
Continue reading »Photo Gallery from the CalArts CAP Program
The CalArts Community Arts Partnership (CAP) summer intensive program ended with a bang last Thursday, culminating in a two-day showcase of student work in visual art, film and video, music,…
Continue reading »[out of nothing] Release Party and Reading on Aug. 2
The new electronic publication [out of nothing] is holding a release party and reading on Sunday (Aug. 2) at the New Puppy Gallery in L.A. [out of nothing] features new…
Continue reading »Brazilian Contingent Adds International Flair to CalArts CAP Program
This summer, CalArts Community Arts Partnership (CAP) went international—hosting students from Rio de Janeiro. Teenagers from Rio’s favelas joined with students from the city’s British School to attend CAP’s annual…
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