Two productions recently opened in Downtown Los Angeles that showcase the work of newly appointed CalArts Faculty member and actor Roger Guenveur Smith and alumna playwright Virginia Grise (Theater MFA…
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Wild Beast Concert Series: Futurist Masterworks and a Food Truck Festival
The Wild Beast Concert Series continues on Saturday night (Oct. 22) at 7 pm with two avant-garde classics from the Roaring Twenties in the program, Four Pianos and a Wedding. The…
Continue reading »Filmmaker Charles Burnett Screens Nightjohn Tonight at CalArts
Tonight (Oct. 18) at 7 pm, filmmaker and CalArts faculty member Charles Burnett screens his 1996 film Nightjohn as the next installment of the Structuring Strategies film series and class…
Continue reading »Cultural Critics Delve Into ‘Ugly Feelings’ at REDCAT
This Sunday (Oct. 16), three authors take the stage at REDCAT to present readings that “[invite] us to examine, name and even revel in the ‘ugly feelings’ that fuel the…
Continue reading »Video: John Baldessari on CalArts’ Impact on the Early LA Art Scene
On Oct. 4, the Hammer Museum in Westwood welcomed LA-based artist and former CalArts faculty member John Baldessari in conversation with Los Angeles Times art critic Christopher Knight. At one…
Continue reading »WHAP! Lecture Series Opens Friday with Sam Durant, Jeffrey Deitch and Marquis Lewis
The West Hollywood Aesthetics and Politics lecture series (WHAP!) launches its inaugural event on Friday (Oct. 14) with a program on Street Art. On the dais are: Sam Durant (Art…
Continue reading »CalArtians Make Strong Appearance at the &Now Writing Festival
Fourteen CalArtians from the MFA Writing Program are presenting literary works and taking part in panel discussions at the 2011 edition of the &Now Festival of New Writing at UC…
Continue reading »CalArtians Awarded Six Points Fellowships
CalArts faculty member, musician Tali Tadmor and alumna artist and director Yelena Zhelezov (MFA Puppetry 10) were each recently awarded the Six Points Fellowship. The two-year, $40,000 grant was awarded…
Continue reading »Views from the Avant-Garde: 10 CalArtians in 2011 New York Film Festival
The 49th New York Film Festival (NYFF) opened last Friday (Sept. 30) with an unprecedented 13 films and installations by CalArts School of Film/Video students, alumni and faculty on the…
Continue reading »A Celebration of Cornelius ‘Corny’ Cole’s Life and Work this Weekend
In August, beloved CalArts Character Animation faculty member Corny Cole passed away at the age of 81. Known as an extraordinary animator, illustrator, painter and graphic designer, his friends, family,…
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