CalArts Alumni and Family Weekend 2015 Wrap-up
Almost 400 visitors came to campus for CalArts’ first Alumni and Family Weekend, held on Oct. 16 and 17. An informative and engaging slate of events kicked off on Friday…
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ArtChangeUS: Arts in a Changing America Launch
ArtChangeUS: Arts in a Changing America is a new, five-year initiative, based out of CalArts, which explores the demographic transformation of the United States, and its impact on arts and culture. Through…
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CalArts Faculty Marissa Chibas Awarded Fox Fellowship
Longtime CalArts faculty member Marissa Chibas has been awarded a Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship for Distinguished Achievement. The prestigious fellowship comes with a monetary award that will support Chibas’ artistic and professional…
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EventOctober 15 - 25, 2015
Spotlight on CalArts Alumni at Live Arts Exchange (LAX) Festival
From Oct. 15-25, Los Angeles Performance Practice and the Bootleg Theater present the third annual Live Arts Exchange (LAX) Festival, a performance series featuring local artists, including many former and current…
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CalArts Animators Behind-the-Scenes on Malala
Oscar-winning documentarian Davis Guggenheim used a team of CalArts animators for his latest live-action feature, He Named Me Malala, an intimate portrait of activist Malala Yousafzai. In 2012, 15-year-old Malala was shot in the head…
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EventOctober 17 - November 14, 2015
Maureen Selwood’s Exhibition at Rosamund Felsen Gallery
Filmmaker, installation artist and CalArts’ faculty Maureen Selwood’s first solo artist exhibition, Sounding the Note of A, opens this weekend at Rosamund Felsen Gallery in Los Angeles. The show features…
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Julia Holter Talks Music Influences at CalArts
The noted singer-songwriter, composer and CalArts alumna Julia Shammas Holter (Music/IM MFA 09) returned to campus on Sept. 28 as a visiting lecturer in the VoiceArts Forum. Students packed The Wild Beast for the…
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EventOctober 16, 2015
Aesthetics & Politics WHAP! Series: Re-Assembling Tijuana
The Aesthetics & Politics program’s WHAP! lecture series continues on Oct. 16 at 8 pm at the West Hollywood Public Library with Re-Assembling Tijuana, a panel discussion that features architect/professor Rene Peralta, author/professor…
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EventOctober 17, 2015
CalArts Pays Tribute to Late Jazz Legend Charlie Haden
On Oct. 17, CalArts pays tribute Charlie Haden, founder of the Jazz Studies Program and educator and mentor of more than 32 years at The Herb Alpert School of Music at…
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Adventures Abroad: Eliane Lima’s Portuguese Travelogue
Editor’s note: On occasion, 24700 includes guest posts from students to provide first-person accounts of their artistic endeavors and adventures. Such is the case for School of Film/Video student Eliane Lima (MFA 17), who…
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