[nggallery id=272] Landfills—with their refuse and discarded items—have often become a treasure trove for artists working with found objects. Earlier this summer, officials from the 592-acre Chiquita Canyon landfill, located…
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Janet Sarbanes Interviews Fluxus Artist Alison Knowles about CalArts
East of Borneo, a contemporary online arts magazine produced by the CalArts School of Art, recently published a 2011 interview in which Janet Sarbanes, director of the MFA Writing Program…
Continue reading »‘Artists as Travellers’ Exhibit Part of a CalArts-Braunschweig Exchange
[nggallery id=270] Last month, artist Shirley Tse—co-director for the Program in Art at CalArts and recently named California Community Foundation fellow—led a group of 13 students from the School of…
Continue reading »Return to the Wild: CalArtians at Earthfire Institute for Summer Residency
[nggallery id=271] For the third consecutive summer, this past July, four CalArtians traveled to the Earthfire Institute’s Idaho Wildlife Sanctuary on the western slope of Grand Teton National Park. The…
Continue reading »CCF Visual Artist Grants Awarded to CalArts Faculty and Alumni
A video excerpt from Adam Overton’s 20 Meditations in 20 Minutes [SHOUTED!!] [nggallery id=269] Several CalArtians were recently named 2012 recipients of The California Community Foundation (CCF) Fellowship for Visual…
Continue reading »Made in L.A. Soundmap iPhone App Features Artist, ‘CalArts Groupie’ Simone Forti
As we previously posted, Made in L.A. 2012, L.A.’s first biennial exhibition featuring the work of 60 local artists, runs through Sept. 2 at the Hammer Museum in Westwood, LAXART in Culver…
Continue reading »REDCAT Festival Celebrates the NOW
[nggallery id=268] The New Original Works (NOW) Festival—REDCAT’s summer celebration of vital new works for the stage—began a three-week run last night in LA featuring artists that challenge traditions and…
Continue reading »Artists Sam Durant and Liza Lou in Conversation at the Fowler Museum
The exhibition Order and Disorder: Alighiero Boetti by Afghan Women closes this week at the Fowler Museum at UCLA, and in a culminating public program tonight (July 26), artists Liza…
Continue reading »Animation Block Party in Brooklyn this Weekend
The Deep Dark (trailer) from Laura Heit on Vimeo. [nggallery id=267] The ninth annual Animation Block Party (ABP)—the largest animation festival on the East Coast—runs this weekend (July 27-29) at…
Continue reading »Susan Allen Performs in Concerts Celebrating Artist Yuri Titov in Paris
Renowned harpist and CalArts faculty member Susan Allen is in Paris this week, performing in a series of concerts (July 26-28) that honor Russian-born artist Yuri Titov. Titov, who will…
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