EventOctober 29 - February 27, 2022

The Whitney Museum Celebrates Two Decades of My Barbarian

Starting Friday, Oct. 29, The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York celebrates the 20th anniversary of Los Angeles-based collective My Barbarian—composed of Malik Gaines (Critical Studies MFA 99),…

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EventJune 19 - October 31, 2021

Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles Presents New Works by Laura Owens

View this post on Instagram A post shared by FondationVincentvanGoghArles (@fondationvincentvangogharles) Laura Owens & Vincent van Gogh, an exhibition combining seven van Gogh paintings with new works by acclaimed painter…

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EventOctober 28, 2021

City of Ghosts Episodes to Screen at Los Angeles State Historic Park

Episodes from the lauded animated series City of Ghosts screen outdoors in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday (Oct. 28) at 6 pm. The family-friendly event is hosted by the arts and…

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Even to this day…: Vinny Golia’s Monumental Undertaking

Just before the fall semester began at CalArts, woodwind virtuoso and CalArts music faculty Vinny Golia finished the first of three movements of a large music piece, Even to this…

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Jorge Gutierrez’s Fantasy Adventure Now Streaming on Netflix

Jorge Gutierrez’s (Film/Video MFA 00) grand vision to tell the story of a Mesoamerican warrior princess on a quest to save the world has been unleashed in a nine-episode animated…

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ReleaseOctober 19, 2021

Camille Benda Decodes the History of Dress and Resistance in New Book

In her new book, Dressing the Resistance: The Visual Language of Protest Through History, Camille Benda, head of costume design in CalArts School of Theater, looks at the powerful ways…

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Sujin Kim Wins 2021 Student Academy Award for Animation

Earlier today (Thursday, Oct. 21), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced the recipients of the 48th Student Academy Awards during a virtual livestream. CalArtian Sujin Kim…

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Song Cycle by Chris Kallmyer on View at Walt Disney Concert Hall

To celebrate the return of live music to the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association commissioned the piece Song Cycle by CalArts alum Chris Kallmyer (Music MFA…

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EventOctober 22 - 24, 2021

Visions2030 Artist as Innovator Showcase Features CalArtian Work

Beginning on Friday, Oct. 22, Visions2030 presents Artist As Innovator: Demo Day, a virtual three-day showcase of seven solution-driven projects. Among the presenters are CalArtians Hillary Leone (Art BFA 86)…

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Lizard People are Real in Shion Takeuchi’s New Netflix Series Inside Job

During Shion Takeuchi’s undergrad days at CalArts, the young animator stumbled upon the late-night AM radio show Coast to Coast AM, and was introduced to the “shadow government” conspiracy theory….

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