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
The Broad’s Since Unveiling Highlights Works from Baldessari, Pittman, Opie, and Lockhart December 21, 2021 The Broad contemporary art museum in downtown Los Angeles is showcasing nearly 60 pieces from its collection in the exhibit Since Unveiling, which runs through April 2022. Among the artists featured is John Baldessari, the late American conceptual artist known for his work with found... Read More
Berlinale Taps Three Films by CalArts Faculty December 15, 2021 The 2022 Berlin International Film Festival has revealed its first titles for the festival, which will run from Feb. 10-20, 2022, including films from CalArts’ faculty Nina Menkes, James Benning, and alum and former School of Critical Studies visiting faculty Travis Wilkerson (Film/Video MFA... Read More
CalArts’ Alums and Faculty Films Represent at Sundance 2022 December 10, 2021 The 2022 Sundance Film Festival lineup of features, documentaries, shorts, and episodic series was released Dec. 9 and 10, selected from 14,849 submissions, including 3,762 feature-length films. Across this field, CalArts continues a strong tradition of representation by prominent faculty and... Read More
Composer Ulrich Krieger Unveils 236 Strings Album December 8, 2021 Composer Ulrich Krieger, longtime faculty member of The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts, has released his latest album, 236 Strings, a collection of instrumental ambient pieces and electro-acoustic soundscapes crafted on a piano. It’s a change of pace for the musician, whose main... Read More
Composer Ulrich Krieger Unveils 236 Strings Album December 8, 2021 Composer Ulrich Krieger, longtime faculty member of The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts, has released his latest album,... Read More
Carmina Escobar’s Bajo la Sombra del Sol has its World Premiere at REDCAT November 16, 2021 On Thursday, Nov. 18, experimental vocalist Carmina Escobar (Music MFA 11), faculty in The Herb Alpert School of Music at... Read More
Carmina Escobar’s Bajo la Sombra del Sol has its World Premiere at REDCAT November 16, 2021 On Thursday, Nov. 18, experimental vocalist Carmina Escobar (Music MFA 11), faculty in The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts, premieres Bajo la Sombra del Sol / Under the Sun’s Shadow at REDCAT in Downtown L.A. in collaboration with Boss Witch Productions. Bajo La Sombra del Sol /... Read More
Works by Sharon Lockhart in New Exhibition and Educational Project November 12, 2021 Works by School of Art faculty Sharon Lockhart are presented in her latest exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain and also through an educational partnership at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw in Poland. Read More
To Commit to Memory on View at Portrait Society Gallery of Contemporary Art in Milwaukee November 11, 2021 To Commit to Memory, a solo exhibition by Lois Bielefeld (Art MFA 21) opened at the Portrait Society Gallery of Contemporary Art in Milwaukee, Wis., earlier this fall. The body of work was created for Bielefeld’s CalArts thesis project and features four video works, an audio installation,... Read More