News and Events

In the wake of the United Nations’ Climate Change Conference in Paris, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) announces its initiatives to reduce investments in fossil fuel companies and to promote on-campus strategies for reducing dependence on fossil fuels. 

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. 

Special guest Christopher Rountree will conduct the CalArts Ensemble in concert on Monday, December 14th, at 8pm. The concert features compositions by renowned contemporary composers Morton Feldman and György Ligeti, and presents original work by graduate...

REDCAT hosts distinguished artists Emilio Chapela, Rubén Ortiz-Torres and Mariángeles Soto-Díaz, along with REDCAT Gallery Director and Curator Ruth Estévez, and moderated by SPACE Art Collection Chief Curator Cecilia Fajardo-Hill, in a...

Animation Blends with Live-Action in He Named Me Malala, a New Documentary from Academy Award Winning Director Davis Guggenheim

Events: Wednesday, October 14, at REDCAT in Los Angeles and Monday, October 26, at the Ford Foundation in New York. According to the New York Times, the US Census Bureau “projects that minorities will constitute a majority of American children under 18 by 2023 and of working-age Americans...

Former students, family & friends honor the memory of faculty member Charlie Haden—one of the most important bassists in the history of jazz and founder of the Jazz program at CalArts. Stellar lineup includes Quartet West member Ernie Watts; Jazz Program alumni Ravi Coltrane and...

Making new career paths available to students around the world, classes from renowned school of the arts are free and open to the public.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects employment for video game designers to increase at a rate of 7-13% growth through 2018.

Faculty member Barry Schrader retires from the Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts at end of 2015-16 academic year

Sharon Lockhart will begin teaching in the Institute’s Photography and Media Program Fall 2015 with Schaber joining the program in Spring 2016.