‘Be bold, daring’: CalArtians Celebrate 2020 Graduation
The COVID-19 pandemic couldn’t put a damper on the joyousness of CalArts’ 2020 graduation, which was held for the first time ever as a virtual ceremony on Friday, May 15….
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EventMay 15, 2020
Get Ready for CalArts Virtual Graduation 2020
On Friday, May 15, at 6 pm PDT, CalArts is livestreaming its first-ever Virtual Graduation Ceremony! More than 400 graduates will celebrate the conclusion of their studies at CalArts and…
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Meet Chouinardian Gene Gill: ‘I Want to do Something for Art’
Teaching art and making art have been Gene Gill’s passions for most of his life. With a knack for drawing as a young boy, Gill grew up in Memphis, Tenn.,…
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EventMay 15, 2020
CalArts Expo 2020 Goes Virtual
On Friday, May 15 at noon, the annual CalArts Expo kicks off—this year, in a virtual space. Featuring 120 projects by 484 participating artists, the event showcases the Institute’s tradition…
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Andrew Ahn’s Driveways Now Streaming Online
Themes of generosity, empathy, and human connection take center stage in director and CalArts alum Andrew Ahn’s latest feature film, Driveways (2019), which was released May 7 on various streaming…
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EventMay 7, 2020
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Salon with Ellen Reid and Juan Pablo Contreras
Tonight (Thursday, May 7), CalArts alums Ellen Reid (Music MFA 11) and Juan Pablo Contreras (Music BFA 10), along with fellow composers Sarah Gibson, and Peter Shin, are in conversation…
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CalArts Joins Hundreds of Galleries for a Virtual Showing of 50+50 at Frieze
CalArtians have often provoked and inspired audiences at Frieze New York, one of the most anticipated art fairs each year. Due to the cruel realities of a global pandemic, plans…
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The Broad Explores the Legacies of James Tenney and John Baldessari
A new video by the Los Angeles contemporary art museum The Broad celebrates the impact of late longtime faculty CalArts members James Tenney and John Baldessari (Chouinard 59) on Los…
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The New York Times Highlights CalArtian-Curated Oral History Project
CalArtians are prominently featured in a recent article by The New York Times about reVox, a series of multimedia art installations that remixes oral histories of various musicians and composers,…
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X Artists’ Books Publish New Collection by Asher Hartman
Artist-centered publisher X Artists’ Books has released Mad Clot on a Holy Bone: Memories of a Psychic Theater, the first published collection of the work of Asher Hartman (Art MFA…
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