News and Events

Tropical storm and flash-flood warnings are currently in effect for our campus and the surrounding areas through Sunday evening, with heavy rain and dangerous road conditions expected. Please avoid all nonessential travel during this time. 

While CalArts does not directly consider an applicant’s race as a “check-mark” part of our admission process, we are fiercely committed to building a community that reflects and advances the full diversity of our society.

The following feature story about California Institute of the Arts' animation programs was published June 17, 2023, in the major French daily newspaper Le Monde. Please find here the English translation and a link to the original article at Le Monde (French).

Read a message to CalArts' students, faculty, and staff regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decisions on affirmative action and loan forgiveness.

REDCAT joins CAP UCLA and the performing arts community in congratulating Edgar Miramontes, REDCAT’s Deputy Executive Director and Curator, in his new endeavor as the next Executive and Artistic Director of UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA).

CalArts' Facilities Development & Management Department (FDM) is proud to announce the creation of eight additional, permanent all-gender restrooms throughout the Main Building. 

CalArts Office of Facilities Development and Management, under the new management of Vice President Troy E. Allen, is currently engaged in or planning a number of significant construction and maintenance projects to upgrade, update, and repair CalArts’ academic, administrative, and...

This is a reminder that critical maintenance work taking place over Spring Break will significantly impact many campus facilities. We strongly encourage you to avoid coming to campus if possible from March 25 through April 1.

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

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