On Tuesday, Oct. 5, the National Book Foundation announced the 25 finalists for the 2021 National Book Awards. Among this year’s selections is Sho (Wave Books), a collection by alum…
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Poet, librettist, and former CalArts faculty Douglas Kearney (Critical Studies MFA 04) was recently named the recipient of OPERA America’s inaugural Campbell Opera Librettist Prize. The prize, conceived and funded…
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EventApril 9 - 10, 2021
The MFA Creative Writing Program in the School of Critical Studies presents “Experiments in Dissonance: A Symposium of Interdisciplinary Writing,” running from Friday, April 9 to Saturday, April 10. This…
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EventFebruary 29 - March 15, 2020
Editor’s note: This post has been updated to reflect the cancellation of Sweet Land. However, a video recording of the piece will be available for on-demand streaming starting Friday, March…
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Several CalArtians have been awarded 2019 grants by the Foundation for Contemporary Arts. Andy Robert (MFA Art 11) and Clarissa Tossin (MFA Art 09) have been awarded the Roy Lichtenstein Award and…
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EventMay 6, 2017
As artists become more interested in collapsing the boundaries between reality and fiction, art is becoming more adventurous. One example is the rise of immersive experiences, which rely on the complex…
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EventFebruary 17, 2017
Above: Book trailer for ‘Buck Studies,’ Douglas Kearney’s latest book of poetry. Tonight (Feb. 17), poet, librettist and CalArts faculty and alumnus Douglas Kearney (Critical Studies MFA 04) presents a…
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Above: Trailer for Douglas Kearney’s ‘Patter,’ nominated for a California Book Award. The Commonwealth Club of California recently announced the finalists for the 84th Annual California Book Awards, one of…
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EventOctober 22, 2014
On Wednesday (Oct. 22), Lit Crawl: LA NoHo returns for a second year of readings, performances and a celebration of literature. The event, an offshoot of San Francisco’s popular annual…
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The city of Los Angeles is searching for a new poet laureate to succeed Eloise Klein Healy, the first artist to be named to the post. Residents of LA are…
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