James Casebere Named Recipient of 2019 Rome Prize
Contemporary artist and photographer James Casebere (Art MFA 79) has been named a recipient of the 2019 Rome Prize in the category for visual art. The Rome Prize is awarded…
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Several CalArtians Win 2019 Guggenheim Awards
Early this morning (April 10), the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation announced the awarding of the prestigious 2019 Guggenheim Fellowships to 168 scholars, artists and writers. This diverse group of fellows…
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EventApril 11 - 14, 2019
Los Angeles’ Literary Takeover: Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair and LA Times Festival of Books
This weekend, Los Angeles will be home to two major literary events: Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair and the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Printed Matter’s LA Art Book…
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CalArts Faculty Charlotte Pryce Shows Work Internationally During Creative Leave
Filmmaker and CalArts School of Film/Video faculty Charlotte Pryce is currently on creative leave this semester, performing and screening her work internationally. Born in London, but now based in Los…
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Charles Gaines Named Recipient of MacDowell Medal
Renowned artist and CalArts School of Art faculty member Charles Gaines has been named the recipient of the 2019 Edward MacDowell Medal in the Arts. The MacDowell Medal, first awarded…
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CalArtian Performs on From the Top
Maya Paredes, a BFA 1 student in The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts, is among the guest performers on From the Top, which airs Sunday (April 7) in…
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Two CalArtians Honored at Ann Arbor Film Festival
The 57th Ann Arbor Film Festival, the longest-running avant-garde and experimental film fest in North America, wrapped on Sunday (March 31) with the announcement of the festival’s award winners. Two CalArts…
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Opium Moon Performs at Largo at the Coronet
Grammy Award-winning musical ensemble Opium Moon performs on Thursday (April 4) at Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles. The performance features Iranian composer and vocalist Sussan Deyhim as a…
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EventApril 5 - 7, 2019
Lars Jan Stages The White Album by Joan Didion
The White Album, a genre-bending performance of Joan Didion’s seminal California essay created and directed by CalArts alumnus and faculty member Lars Jan (Theater MFA 08), makes its West Coast…
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EventMarch 30, 2019
DeJohn Taylor and Ellody Wu on Europa 222 and Collaborating at CalArts
On Saturday (March 30) at 1 pm, Europa 222, a proof-of-concept short film written, directed and produced by DeJohn Cartier Taylor (Music BFA 20), with more than a dozen CalArtian…
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