CalArtians Elected to American Academy of Arts and Letters March 8, 2022 On Thursday, March 3, the American Academy of Arts and Letters announced 18 new inductees and three honorary members who... Read More
Steven Lam Named New School of Art Dean March 7, 2022 An experienced curator with a strong track record of higher education leadership, Steven Lam will join CalArts as its next... Read More
Filmmaker James Benning on his Productive Isolation March 3, 2022 For filmmaker James Benning, the coronavirus pandemic sparked a torrent of productivity. He made two films in the first month... Read More
CalArts Names Hilton Als Its 2022 Katie Jacobson Writer-in-Residence February 22, 2022 This week, CalArts welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and author Hilton Als as its 2022 Katie Jacobson Writer-in-Residence. Organized by the... Read More
New Book and Panel Discussion Focus on John Baldessari’s Impact February 15, 2022 Before his death in January 2020, the conceptual artist John Baldessari—a renowned pillar of CalArts history—completed a final series of... Read More
Online Screening Seminar Covers CalArts Animation History February 1, 2022 Jerry Rees (left, foreground), Eric Larson (middle, seated), Henry Selick (Film/Video MFA 77) (right, standing), and others at Walt Disney Feature Animation (WDFA). | Courtesy of the Walt Disney Archives Photo Library; © Disney Artist and longtime School of Film/Video faculty member Michael... Read More
CalArts Mourns the Passing of Former Provost Jeannene Przyblyski February 1, 2022 Jeannene Przyblyski, former CalArts provost and School of Art faculty, has passed away after a long illness. Przyblyski joined the Institute in 2012 after serving as vice president and dean of academic affairs at the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI). In announcing her as the new provost,... Read More
Enduring Artist Friendships Explored in New Exhibition at the Armory January 27, 2022 Curator and interim associate dean of the School of Art Michael Ned Holte organizes how we are in time and space: Nancy Buchanan, Marcia Hafif, Barbara T. Smith, a major group exhibition running from Jan. 28–Jun. 12 at the Armory Center For the Arts in Pasadena, California. how we are in... Read More
The Herb Alpert School of Music Presents Futures of Music at REDCAT January 13, 2022 On Saturday, Jan. 15, The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts invites viewers to reimagine musical performance and pedagogy in Futures of Music, a 90-minute in-person experience at REDCAT in downtown Los Angeles. The performance is organized and created by Volker Straebel, dean of The... Read More
Ron Cephas Jones Returns to Broadway in Clyde’s January 11, 2022 After a seven-year absence punctuated by health issues, acclaimed actor and School of Theater faculty Ron Cephas Jones returns to the Broadway stage in Clyde’s, a play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage now running at Second Stage Theater in New York City. Read More