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On Monday, the world lost a fierce champion of artists and of the critical role arts play in society: Robert "Bob" Fitzpatric, the second president of CalArts.

Thomas Lawson, artist, writer, magazine editor, and long-term faculty in the School of Art at CalArts has won a 2024 Rabkin Prize with its unrestricted gift of $50,000. | Photo: Kevin J. Miyazaki

Several CalArts alums received 2024 Emmy nominations, recognized for excellence in television storytelling across 118 categories.

On May 2, 10 risk-taking, mid-career artists were announced as the recipients of the 2024 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts (HAAIA).

The Tony Award nominations, which honor excellence in live Broadway theater, were announced on April 30 with lighting designer and... The post Brandon Stirling Baker Earns Tony Nomination first appeared on 24700.

The 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia (Venice Biennale) announced the 331 artists or collectives from around the world.

The 96th annual Academy Awards will be televised live on ABC on Sunday, March 10 at 7 pm EDT/4 pm PDT.

To mark the year’s end, art critics from The New York Times curated a list of the city’s most captivating and thrilling exhibitions of 2023 with several CalArtians mentioned.

On Friday, Nov. 10, the Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 66th Grammy Awards, with several CalArtians among 98... The post CalArtians Nominated for 2024 Grammys first appeared on 24700.

Diné artist and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Raven Chacon (Music MFA 04) was named one of the 2023 MacArthur Fellows.

The class of 2023—my class—has entered that world amid a strike that’s brought much of Hollywood to a standstill. 

Nominations for the 75th Emmy Awards were announced on July 12 with a number of CalArts’ alums earning nominations that recognized their work for exceptional storytelling in television and across multiple platforms.

The US Department of State program allows selected applicants from the US to pursue study, conduct research, or teach English in one of 140 countries worldwide.

2023 marks the 29th annual celebration of the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts (HAAIA), which will be presented to 11 risk-taking, mid-career artists.

Tse, who has taught at CalArts since 2001, was unanimously selected from a pool of nominees.

CalArts is joined by other noted programs at USC, UCLA, NYU, and SCAD in 'The Hollywood Reporter's' annual roundup. 

Obie Award-winning playwright Adrienne Kennedy’s neo-noir tale of sibling rivalry runs Thursday, Feb. 23 through Saturday, Feb. 25 at REDCAT.

Actors Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams unveiled the nominees for the 95th annual Academy Awards. | Photo: Al Seib / ©A.M.P.A.S.

United States Artists (USA)—a Chicago-based national arts funding organization—announced its 2023 Fellows on Tuesday from 10 creative disciplines.  

The International Animated Film Society (ASIFA-Hollywood) announced the nominees and honorees for the 50th annual Annie Awards on Tuesday, Jan. 24. | Photo: Courtesy of ASIFA.

For the third year in a row, CalArts’ animation programs have collectively earned the top honors from Animation Career Review.

With gratitude for your friendship in our first 50 years, and wishing you a joyous and generative 2023.

This weekend, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) honored the best in family-friendly television.

California Institute of the Arts earns the number five spot in this year’s top 50 film schools in the US,...

School of Art faculty Louise Sandhaus (Art BFA 93, MFA 94) has been named one of three 2022 AIGA Medalists,...

The latest issue of The Pool, CalArts’ twice-yearly alumnx/alumni magazine, is now online with features and news items about the CalArts community.

On May 9, Diné artist, composer, and CalArts alum Raven Chacon (Music MFA 04) was awarded the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in music.