Second Floor

Almost as busy as the third floor, the second floor of CalArts houses a mix of production and fabrication spaces, as well as places used by every student like the Library, the Writing Center, the Bijou Cinema, the Student Union, the CalArts Store, and Tatum Lounge/Coffee Bar.

Map of the CalArts Second Floor

African Drum Room

This room contains an extensive instrument and costume collection for intensive study of polyrhythmic music and dance from Africa's Ghanaian region. Visiting artists teach repertoires from many African cultures. Students are immersed in performance, theory, transcription, and analysis and gain practical skills for maintaining, repairing, and tuning instruments.

African Drum Room