News and Events

On May 4, 2023, California Institute of the Arts presents the annual CalArts Expo, a one-day immersive event featuring interdisciplinary creative work from the CalArts community, ranging from first-year BFA students to internationally renowned faculty and alumnx creators.

To celebrate its first 50 years of experimentation and innovation—and launch the next—CalArts invites the public to join in the party with three full days of art, music, theater, dance, performance, food, and festivities. The entire Valencia, California, campus will be transformed...

From Friday, April 28 through Sunday, April 30, the CalArts World Music and Dance Festival brings traditions from around the globe to Southern California. Over one spectacular weekend, audiences will experience a variety of world-class world musicians, on the campus of California Institute of...

California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is pleased to announce New York Times bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones as its 2023 Katie Jacobson Writer in Residence. Jones, the critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of My...

California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) School of Theater Dean and CalArts Center for New Performance (CNP) Executive Artistic Director Travis Preston has been named to the Artistic Committee of the Wuzhen Theatre Festival.

She brings deep experience supporting labor and employment matters, along with intellectual property, copyright, and other key priorities. 

Statement by Ravi Rajan, CalArts President, and Travis Preston, Dean of the School of Theater and Artistic Director of the CalArts Center for New Performance.

California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) announces today the appointment of Ann Wiens as its new Vice President for Marketing and Communications. Reporting to CalArts President Ravi S. Rajan, Wiens will begin her work as a member of the Institute’s senior leadership team on Nov. 28, 2022.

CalArts Center for New Performance (CNP) kicks off its 20th anniversary season on Thursday, September 29, 2022, with the world premiere of Scene with Cranes, written by acclaimed playwright Octavio Solis, directed by Chi-wang Yang.

Allen will begin his work as a member of the Institute’s senior leadership team on July 11, 2022.