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On Tuesday, Zootopia and Moana, both co-directed by alumni of California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), received Academy Award nominations for Best Animated Feature. The two films add to the extraordinary box office grosses generated by graduates of the CalArts Character and Experimental...

President's Statement on CalArts as a Sanctuary Campus  

Rajan follows 29-year tenure of CalArts President Steven Lavine.

Offering rigorous undergraduate and graduate degree programs through six schools—Art, Critical Studies, Dance, Film/Video, Music, and Theater—CalArts has championed creative excellence, critical reflection, and the development of new forms and expressions.  As successive...

Held at CAP Council member Susan Disney Lord's restaurant The Bel-Air, the benefit raised more than $60,000. At the event, CalArts President Steven Lavine was honored for his dedication and service to the Institute and CAP. 

CalArts President Steven D. Lavine joined more than 100 other college and university presidents from public and private institutions in signing an open letter to uphold and continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The leaders cite the “moral...

The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) presents its annual Winter Concert featuring choreography by faculty and acclaimed guest artists

For the second annual symposium, CalArts explores how female characters are presented in animated films.

For El Acercamiento/The Approach, events in Havana, Los Angeles and Miami challenge Cuban and American artists to envision possible futures between the two countries.
 
 

New Book Released Based on Influential Animation History Class at CalArts