Page Content News CalArts Center for New Performance Publishes New Book Celebrating Its 20th Anniversary Press Releases July 30, 2024 CalArts Center for New Performance (CNP) has published an extraordinary new book titled Follow the… CalArts Welcomes Vice Provost Rachel Berger Press Releases July 26, 2024 CalArts announced the appointment of Rachel Berger as its next vice provost who begins on… CalArts Appoints Ranu Mukherjee Dean of Film/Video Press Releases May 11, 2024 California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) announced the appointment of Ranu Mukherjee as Dean of… CalArts Appoints Katy Dammers Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Performing Arts at REDCAT Press Releases April 26, 2024 The Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater (REDCAT) announced the appointment of Katy Dammers as… Experience the Future of the Arts at CalArts’ Community Weekend April 26-28 Press Releases April 18, 2024 Free public events include the World Music and Dance Festival and MFA Open Studios California Institute of the Arts to form long-term affiliation with Vermont College of Fine Arts Press Releases April 3, 2024 CalArts campus to host VCFA's winter and summer residencies beginning in 2025 CalArts Appoints Lareese Hall Dean of Library Press Releases March 27, 2024 California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) announced the appointment of Lareese Hall as its new… CalArts Appoints Kathleen Nicely Senior Vice President for Advancement Press Releases January 24, 2024 California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) announced the appointment of Kathleen (Katie) Nicely as its… CalArts Hosts Poet Don Mee Choi as its 2024 Katie Jacobson Writer in Residence Press Releases January 12, 2024 The Creative Writing MFA Program of the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is pleased… CalArts Names Writer and Artist Denise Ferreira da Silva its 2024 Theorist in Residence Press Releases January 12, 2024 California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is pleased to announce world-renowned writer and artist Denise… Fernandeño Tataviam Scholarship for Excellence Press Releases December 1, 2023 Merit-based aid will support students committed to Fernandeño Tataviam knowledge Henry Mayo Providing Primary Care Medical Care Services at CalArts Press Releases October 18, 2023 To expand convenient access to high-quality medical care for California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)… CalArts Appoints Evan Tapper as Its Inaugural Dean of Extended Studies Press Releases June 28, 2023 California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) announced the appointment of Evan Tapper as Dean of… CalArts Appoints Anthony Garrison-Engbrecht Vice President for Student Affairs Press Releases May 26, 2023 California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) announced the appointment of Anthony Garrison-Engbrecht as its new… Herb Alpert Award in the Arts Announces 2023 Winners Press Releases May 4, 2023 May 3, 2023 will mark the 29th annual celebration of the Herb Alpert Award in… California Institute of the Arts Presents the 2023 CalArts Expo on May 4, 2023 Press Releases April 21, 2023 Audiences will experience CalArts Expo in 15 student-curated venues across campus, creating an environment of… California Institute of the Arts Presents CalArts’ 50th Anniversary Weekend Press Releases April 18, 2023 To celebrate its first 50 years of experimentation and innovation—and launch the next—CalArts invites the… CalArts Presents 2023 World Music and Dance Festival Press Releases April 14, 2023 Experience free concerts of music and dance from around the world as the Institute celebrates… CalArts Names Bestselling Author Stephen Graham Jones its 2023 Katie Jacobson Writer in Residence Press Releases December 22, 2022 California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is pleased to announce New York Times bestselling author… Wuzhen Theatre Festival Names Travis Preston To Artistic Committee Press Releases December 2, 2022 California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) School of Theater Dean and CalArts Center for New… CalArts Welcomes Irene Scholl-Tatevosyan As General Counsel Press Releases November 7, 2022 She brings deep experience supporting labor and employment matters, along with intellectual property, copyright, and… Statement in Support of Oregon Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director Nataki Garrett Press Releases October 12, 2022 Statement by Ravi Rajan, CalArts President, and Travis Preston, Dean of the School of Theater… CalArts Appoints Ann Wiens its Vice President for Marketing & Communications Press Releases September 29, 2022 California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) announces today the appointment of Ann Wiens as its… CalArts Center for New Performance Kicks Off 20th Anniversary Season Press Releases September 2, 2022 CalArts Center for New Performance (CNP) kicks off its 20th anniversary season on Thursday, September… CalArts Appoints Troy Allen its Vice President for Facilities Development & Management Press Releases June 30, 2022 Allen will begin his work as a member of the Institute's senior leadership team on… CalArts Center for New Performance Presents World Premiere Project in Paris Press Releases June 20, 2022 CalArts Center for New Performance (CNP) presents a thrilling new work titled Augustine Machine ou… CalArts Elects Charmaine Jefferson Chair of the Board of Trustees Press Releases May 16, 2022 California Institute of the Arts announces that Charmaine Jefferson has been elected Chair of the… Jazz Legends Charles Lloyd, Wayne Shorter, and esperanza spalding Receive Honorary Degrees from CalArts Press Releases May 13, 2022 CalArts will award honorary degrees to legendary jazz musicians and world-renowned artists Charles Lloyd, Wayne… Herb Alpert Award in the Arts Announces 2022 Winners Press Releases May 3, 2022 May 4, 2022 marks the 28th annual celebration of the Herb Alpert Award in the… Americans for the Arts Welcomes New Members as Board of Directors Press Releases April 26, 2022 CalArts President Ravi Rajan joins the Americans for the Arts' board of 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IAIA and CalArts Explore New Partnership for Indigenous Influence and Collaboration Press Releases April 7, 2022 The partnership will allow the schools to collaborate and influence each other through student and… Daniel Alexander Jones Joins Leadership Team of CalArts Center for New Performance Press Releases March 17, 2022 The 2006 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts recipient joins CNP's leadership team as producing… CalArts Names Steven Lam as Dean of the School of Art Press Releases March 7, 2022 An accomplished administrator, professor, and curator, Lam will assume the role on July 15, 2022. AICAD stands with HBCUs against violence and intimidation Press Releases February 7, 2022 California Institute of the Arts President Ravi Rajan has signed the Association of Independent Colleges… Lin-Manuel Miranda, Luis A. Miranda Jr., Ed. Sec. Cardona Honor First Winners of Full Tuition Posse Arts Scholarships of Bard, CalArts, and UNCSA at Awards Ceremony Press Releases January 28, 2022 Twenty-seven high school seniors have learned they will be attending college on full-tuition art scholarships… CalArts to Explore the Futures of Music at REDCAT on Jan. 15, 2022 Press Releases January 11, 2022 "As creators and listeners, we are not only bearers of the personal and cultural memory… CalArts Names Author, Educator, and MacArthur ‘Genius’ Maggie Nelson its 2022 Theorist in Residence Press Releases January 11, 2022 California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) has named writer, poet, and scholar Maggie Nelson as… CalArts Names Michael Elgarico Vice President for Enrollment Press Releases December 6, 2021 Michael Elgarico has been appointed Vice President of Enrollment at California Institute of the Arts… CalArts Announced as 2021 ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Award Winner Press Releases November 8, 2021 ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Honors Higher Education Institutions, Educators and Students Who Increased Student… CalArts Center for New Performance Kicks Off Fall 2021 with a World Premiere from Daniel Alexander Jones Press Releases September 20, 2021 LOS ANGELES (Sept. 20, 2020) – On Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, CalArts Center for New… CalArts' Chief Technology Officer Allan Chen Named to EDUCAUSE Board Press Releases September 16, 2021 At CalArts, Chen is responsible for strategic planning and CalArts' technology portfolio, including infrastructure, support… CalArts Earns Inaugural Credit Rating of Baaa1 Press Releases August 19, 2021 Moody's Investor Service, a credit rating agency responsible for setting the market standard for bond… 're:connections'—CalArts 2021 MFA Postgraduate Exhibition Press Releases July 29, 2021 After almost two years apart, Art MFAs at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) present… Chad Hamill Establishes Indigenous Artists Scholarship at CalArts Press Releases July 8, 2021 The CalArts alum's gift will cover tuition for an Indigenous artist from acceptance to degree. CalArts Appoints New Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Bridgette Monique Wilder Press Releases June 21, 2021 Armed with a history of excellence in multiple human resources leadership roles, Wilder will assume… HERB ALPERT AWARD IN THE ARTS ANNOUNCES 2021 WINNERS Press Releases May 18, 2021 May 20, 2021 will mark the 27th annual celebration of the Herb Alpert Award in… 'Soul' Marks CalArts' 12th Win in the Best Animated Feature Category Press Releases April 26, 2021 With last night's win for Soul (Pixar), the Best Animated Feature Oscar has now gone… CalArts and Santa Clarita Announce Plans to Increase Access to Art with New Partnership at Newhall Crossings Press Releases March 30, 2021 Two key goals of the agreement are to provide artists with new exhibition spaces and… Will a CalArts Alum Take Home the Oscar for Best Animated Feature for the 10th Year in a Row? Press Releases March 16, 2021 CalArts Animators: Three 2020 Oscar Nominations, 13 Academy Awards, $50 Billion in Box Office Grosses… Herb Alpert Award in the Arts Announces 2021 Panelists Press Releases March 6, 2021 May 20, 2021 will mark the 27th annual celebration of the Herb Alpert Award in… CalArts Names Lori Husein Senior Vice President of Finance & Administration Press Releases January 15, 2021 Lori Husein has been appointed Senior Vice President of Finance & Administration at California Institute… Volker Straebel Named Dean of The Herb Alpert School of Music and Richard Seaver Distinguished Chair in Music at California Institute of the Arts Press Releases October 29, 2020 Valencia, Calif. (October 29, 2020) - Volker Straebel has been named Dean of The Herb… CalArts Names Allan Chen Vice President for Institute Technology and Chief Technology Officer Press Releases October 22, 2020 Allan Chen has been appointed Vice President for Institute Technology (VPIT) and Chief Technology Officer… Creative Exchange for a Sea Change: CalArts Center for New Performance Announces Partnership with AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles Press Releases October 15, 2020 Through active research and exchange between artists, scientists, educators and entrepreneurs, the new collaboration, CNPxAltaSea… Charles Gaines Establishes CalArts Fellowship to Support Black Students in the MFA Art Program Press Releases October 9, 2020 Following the news last summer of philanthropist Eileen Harris Norton's $5 million gift to CalArts… REDCAT Announces Its Fall 2020 Season of Streaming Performances, Exhibitions, Screenings, and More Press Releases September 16, 2020 LOS ANGELES (Sept. 16, 2020) -- In this wildly unprecedented year, Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts… CalArts Center for New Performance Presents Online Screening of The Carolyn Bryant Project Press Releases September 9, 2020 The Carolyn Bryant Project traverses time, conjuring the specter of Emmett Till's murder amid today's… Major Gift from Philanthropist Eileen Harris Norton Creates the Charles Gaines Faculty Chair Press Releases August 28, 2020 The $5 million gift will provide transformational support for Black and underrepresented faculty in the… REDCAT Exhibition Celebrates 50 Years of Graphic Design From CalArts Press Releases August 26, 2020 This comprehensive retrospective surveys the history of graphic designers producing experimental work for the numerous… CalArts School of Theater Presents the 2020 Voice-Over Showcase Press Releases August 14, 2020 In the age of Covid 19, even actors are working remotely—and many find they need… Time is Out of Joint - CalArts 2020 MFA Postgraduate Exhibition Press Releases August 11, 2020 Taking its title from Shakespeare's Hamlet, the exhibition Time is out of Joint features the… CalArts Student Transformed Tragedy into Memoir Published by Bloomsbury Press Releases June 14, 2020 What does it take to write a memoir? How do writers transform, often painful, intimate… 26th Annual Herb Alpert Award in the Arts Recipients Announced Press Releases May 22, 2020 Five $75,000 prizes given annually for the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts in the… CalArts Celebrates Graduates at Virtual Ceremony on May 15 at 6 pm PDT Press Releases May 8, 2020 The virtual graduation ceremony was produced by School of Theater alumni Johnathan Barhite and Alice… On May 15, CalArts Expo Transforms into a Virtual Event Press Releases May 8, 2020 Continuing its experimental tradition, the annual CalArts Expo returns on Friday, May 15 as a… Tech Company Rescues Student Projects During Covid-Mandated School Closures Press Releases April 30, 2020 Students at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) are learning to transform familiar buildings with… Generation Z Takes on the Pandemic with Editorial Cartoons Press Releases April 24, 2020 Cartoons in college? At California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), students are creating editorial cartoons… CalArts Experimental Animation Program Faculty Pia Borg Awarded 2020 Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship Press Releases April 9, 2020 Pia Borg, associate director of the Experimental Animation Program at California Institute of the Arts… Sublevel Magazine Launches Issue # 4: EDGE Press Releases March 30, 2020 Sublevel magazine announces the launch of its fourth issue: EDGE. This new issue of the… Update re: CalArts ongoing response to COVID-19 Press Releases March 11, 2020 Out of an abundance of caution, CalArts is suspending all in-person classes, activities, and performances… Meredith Robbins Appointed Senior Vice President of Advancement at CalArts Press Releases March 5, 2020 Arriving at CalArts in 2019, Robbins served as Vice President of Development and in this… California Institute of the Arts Appoints João Ribas as the Steven D. Lavine Executive Director of the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT) and Vice President for Cultural Partnerships Press Releases February 25, 2020 The second director in REDCAT's 17-year history, Ribas was selected through a nine-month search process… CalArts Center for New Performance Presents A Vibrant Series of Community Events to Accompany the Los Angeles Debut of Performance/Installation rasgos asiáticos Press Releases February 20, 2020 Making its world premiere on March 19-22 in Los Angeles, site-specific performance installation rasgos asiáticos… World Premiere rasgos asiáticos Explores Confluence of Chinese and Mexican Cultures Press Releases February 19, 2020 A new performance installation from CalArts Center for New Performance (CNP) and Duende CalArts, rasgos… CalArts is a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students And U.S. Scholars Press Releases February 12, 2020 California Institute of the Arts is proud to be included on the list of U.S… Students from CalArts's Herb Alpert School of Music Take the Stage of Hollywood's Legendary Troubadour Press Releases February 10, 2020 Get ready for the new sounds of next-gen talents at CalArts Soundstream 2020. The annual… CalArts Commissions 50 Celebrated Alumni Artists to Create New Works of Art Press Releases January 22, 2020 California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) announced today it has commissioned 50 prominent alumni artists… Will a CalArts alum win Oscar # 13 for Best Animated Feature? Press Releases January 16, 2020 CalArts alum and Co-Director of Klaus Sergio Pablos is in the running to the be… John Keene, Author of Annotations and Counternarrative, is the 2020 Katie Jacobson Writer-in-Residence at CalArts Press Releases January 9, 2020 The acclaimed MacArthur Fellow will be performing readings at CalArts and REDCAT. New Book and Exhibition to Celebrate 50 Years of Posters From CalArts Press Releases January 7, 2020 In April 2020, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) will celebrate its remarkable – and… CalArts Presents 2019 Winter Dance Concert Press Releases November 20, 2019 CalArts Winter Dance Concert 2019: featuring the work of contemporary masters at REDCAT, CalArts, and… Inspiring Student Voters: CalArts Earns Three ALL IN Challenge Awards Press Releases November 12, 2019 The 2019 ALL IN Challenge Awards Ceremony recognized colleges and universities committed to increasing college… Renowned Dancer and Educator Holley Farmer to Join Faculty and Direct the BFA Program in Dance at CalArts Press Releases October 29, 2019 The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance at CalArts is pleased to announce the appointment… US Debut: HA-M-LET At Hauser & Wirth Press Releases October 21, 2019 On Friday, Nov. 8, CalArts' Center for New Performance (CNP) partners with Hauser & Wirth… CalArts Center for New Performance Announces 2019-20 Season Press Releases September 24, 2019 The CalArts Center for New Performance (CNP) announces its current season for the 2019-2020 year… WITKACY / Two-Headed Calf: First American Premiere from CalArts Center for New Performance and Poland’s STUDIO Teatrgaleria Press Releases September 17, 2019 Creating a cross-cultural dialogue between avant-garde traditions, the production at REDCAT in downtown Los Angeles… From the 1960s to Today: The Evolution of David Rosenboom’s Brainwave Music Press Releases September 11, 2019 In the 1960s, Rosenboom began experimenting with biofeedback to create musical compositions—even John Lennon and… CalArts Celebrates an Extraordinary 50-year Career with "Propositional Music: David Rosenboom Portrait Concert" Press Releases September 10, 2019 As a composer, theorist, technologist and educator, Rosenboom, who holds the Richard Seaver Distinguished Chair… CalArts’ Sublevel magazine announces the release of its third issue: “Stamina” Press Releases August 29, 2019 The third issue of the literary magazine, Sublevel, investigates the question: "What is stamina?" Through… Documentary Explores How a Play Enabled Young Asylum Seekers to Tell Their Stories Press Releases August 14, 2019 As thousands of migrant children continue to be detained at the U.S.-Mexico border, a new… Veronica Alvarez Appointed Director of CalArts Community Arts Partnership (CAP) Press Releases June 18, 2019 California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) welcomes Veronica Alvarez, Ed.D as the new Director of… The Jack H. Skirball Screening Series at REDCAT receives Grant from The Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for its 2019-20 Season Press Releases June 5, 2019 Featuring some of today's most adventurous independent filmmakers and media artists, each year the Series… Michael Leong and Anthony McCann Join CalArts Creative Writing Faculty for Poetry Press Releases June 3, 2019 "They bring to this position over twenty years of community and university teaching experience, innovative… CalArts Dance Dean Dimitri Chamblas Directs Piece for 1,000 Voices for LA Phil’s crowd out Press Releases May 13, 2019 Acclaimed dancer and choreographer draws on his expertise with performance in public places to direct… The Herb Alpert Foundation and CalArts Announce the Five 2019 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts Recipients Press Releases May 10, 2019 The awards recognize artists working in Dance, Film/Video, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts. CalArts Presents Annual World Music and Dance Festival, April 27—29, 2018 Press Releases March 28, 2018 Presented by California Institute of the Arts's (CalArts) pioneering World Music Program in collaboration with… CalArts Launches Open Online Game Design: Art and Concepts Courses on Coursera Press Releases September 15, 2015