[nggallery id=84] Ed. Note: Composer Ellen Reid (Music MFA 11) is at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this month with a contingent of CalArtians involved in various works at the festival….
Continue reading »CalArts: Then and Now
We found an old postcard of CalArts from the 1970s. Check out the cars parked along the driveway: Here’s a similar shot taken in 2008 (even before the construction of…
Continue reading »REDCAT Announces Fall 2010 Season
Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT) will be kicking off its eighth season on Sept. 16 with projects in both the theater and gallery. International artists of diverse backgrounds and…
Continue reading »CalArts Art Faculty Member Karen Atkinson to Speak at Local TEDx
Over the last several years, the TED Conference has garnered a reputation for being a new ideas powerhouse. The conference, with its slogan “Ideas Worth Spreading,” features guest speakers from…
Continue reading »Animator Danielle Ash’s Pickles for Nickels Featured on PBS and NPR Shows
Pickles for Nickels, a short film by experimental animator and recent CalArts grad Danielle Ash (Film/Video MFA 09), has been garnering national attention lately. Earlier this year it won the…
Continue reading »Silken Veils and Floozy at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Ed. Note: Composer Ellen Reid (Music MFA 11) is at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this month with a contingent of CalArtians involved in various works at the festival. She’ll be…
Continue reading »NOW Festival 2010: A Photo Essay
The seventh annual New Original Works Festival recently took over the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT) in downtown Los Angeles from July 22 through Aug. 7. The festival, which…
Continue reading »Get Out of the Car: A New Film by CalArts Faculty Thom Andersen
Program in Film & Video faculty and former program director Thom Andersen was in Switzerland last week, premiering his new film, Get Out of the Car (2010, 34 min., 16mm)…
Continue reading »Playwright Deborah Asiimwe wins BBC Competition for Will Smith Look-Alike
Last month, Ugandan playwright Deborah Asiimwe (Theater MFA 09) won the annual BBC World Service African Performance playwriting competition for her play Will Smith Look-Alike. The play, which was recorded…
Continue reading »CalArts Animator Wins Local Festival Awards
Recent Experimental Animation alumnus Beomsik Shimbe Shim (Film/Video MFA 09) and his film, The Wonder Hospital, have been racking up a slew of festival awards this summer. Among them, two…
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