https://24700.calarts.edu NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS Sun, 19 Apr 2026 02:04:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://24700.calarts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/favicon-150x150.jpg https://24700.calarts.edu 32 32 https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/04/18/killer-klowns-from-outer-space-closes-the-uks-for-the-love-of-horror-convention/ https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/04/18/killer-klowns-from-outer-space-closes-the-uks-for-the-love-of-horror-convention/#respond Sun, 19 Apr 2026 02:01:16 +0000 https://24700.calarts.edu/?p=114455 Since its release in 1988, the Chiodo Brothers’ horror-sci-fi-comedy film Killer Klowns from Outer Space, has earned the mantle of cult classic (aka “kult klassic”) with numerous screenings over nearly four decades at repertory theaters, film festivals, and horror conventions. Co-written and directed by Experimental Animation faculty member Stephen Chiodo, the film follows evil extraterrestrials who look […]]]> https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/04/18/killer-klowns-from-outer-space-closes-the-uks-for-the-love-of-horror-convention/feed/ 0 https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/04/15/calartians-named-2026-guggenheim-fellows/ https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/04/15/calartians-named-2026-guggenheim-fellows/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:32:57 +0000 https://24700.calarts.edu/?p=114435 On Tuesday, April 14, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced its 2026 class of Guggenheim Fellows, recognizing 223 artists, scholars, and scientists working across 55 fields. Selected from nearly 5,000 applicants, the fellows were chosen for both prior achievement and exceptional promise. Among this year’s honorees are four CalArts alums recognized in Creative Arts […]]]> https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/04/15/calartians-named-2026-guggenheim-fellows/feed/ 0 https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/04/13/calarts-school-of-art-named-among-nations-top-mfa-programs-by-u-s-news/ https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/04/13/calarts-school-of-art-named-among-nations-top-mfa-programs-by-u-s-news/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0000 https://24700.calarts.edu/?p=114420 CalArts’ School of Art has once again been recognized among the top graduate fine arts programs in the country by U.S. News & World Report. In its 2026 Best Fine Arts Programs rankings, released April 7, CalArts was ranked No. 7 nationally and No. 2 in California. For its 2026 rankings, U.S. News evaluated graduate-level […]]]> https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/04/13/calarts-school-of-art-named-among-nations-top-mfa-programs-by-u-s-news/feed/ 0 https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/04/10/calarts-alum-zoe-hertzberg-debuts-a-music-inspired-stand-up-hour-this-sunday/ https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/04/10/calarts-alum-zoe-hertzberg-debuts-a-music-inspired-stand-up-hour-this-sunday/#respond Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:29:43 +0000 https://24700.calarts.edu/?p=114410 CalArts alum Zoe Hertzberg (Theater BFA 25) returns to solo performance this Sunday with Stand Up in a Record Store, a new hour of comedy shaped by music and what she describes as “niche references [she] assumes are universal.” In a recent email interview, Hertzberg shared more about the origins of the show and her […]]]> https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/04/10/calarts-alum-zoe-hertzberg-debuts-a-music-inspired-stand-up-hour-this-sunday/feed/ 0 https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/04/02/bfa-2-dance-students-share-original-solo-works/ https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/04/02/bfa-2-dance-students-share-original-solo-works/#respond Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:27:43 +0000 https://24700.calarts.edu/?p=114302 Every spring, second-year BFA students in The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance at CalArts perform in a solo showcase, after given one month to conceptualize and choreograph a three-to-four minute dance. The BFA2 solos are highly anticipated as an opportunity for dancers to showcase their creative freedom, ability, and vision—a stepping-stone between the technique-heavy […]]]> https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/04/02/bfa-2-dance-students-share-original-solo-works/feed/ 0 https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/03/30/calarts-faculty-lead-silent-music-workshops-symposium-and-performance-in-paris/ https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/03/30/calarts-faculty-lead-silent-music-workshops-symposium-and-performance-in-paris/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0000 https://24700.calarts.edu/?p=114384 This week, CalArts faculty members Arne De Boever (Critical Studies) and Michael Pisaro-Liu (Music) are leading a series of workshops, presentations, and performances in Paris centered on their collaborative course “Silent Music.” The programming takes place across multiple institutions and venues, including École nationale supérieure d’arts de Paris-Cergy (ENSAPC), an exchange partner of the MA […]]]> https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/03/30/calarts-faculty-lead-silent-music-workshops-symposium-and-performance-in-paris/feed/ 0 https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/03/30/calarts-ranks-no-1-in-animation-career-reviews-2026-rankings/ https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/03/30/calarts-ranks-no-1-in-animation-career-reviews-2026-rankings/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:02:26 +0000 https://24700.calarts.edu/?p=114382 CalArts’ animation programs (Character Animation and Experimental Animation) have earned the top spot in all eligible categories in Animation Career Review’s 15th annual Animation School Rankings, marking the sixth consecutive year at No. 1. Out of 207 schools considered, CalArts ranked first in all six applicable categories: Top 50 Nationally (#1, top 1%)Top 40 Nationally […]]]> https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/03/30/calarts-ranks-no-1-in-animation-career-reviews-2026-rankings/feed/ 0 https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/03/25/calarts-alum-trustee-don-cheadle-set-to-make-broadway-acting-debut/ https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/03/25/calarts-alum-trustee-don-cheadle-set-to-make-broadway-acting-debut/#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:49:06 +0000 https://24700.calarts.edu/?p=114362 On Tuesday, March 31, CalArts alum and trustee Don Cheadle (Theater BFA 86)—an Oscar nominee, and a Grammy-, Tony- and Golden Globe-winner—makes his Broadway acting debut alongside Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) in David Auburn’s Proof. The production is the first Broadway revival of the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play, and is co-produced by former […]]]> https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/03/25/calarts-alum-trustee-don-cheadle-set-to-make-broadway-acting-debut/feed/ 0 https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/03/23/calartians-featured-in-historic-photography-exhibition-at-the-cheech/ https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/03/23/calartians-featured-in-historic-photography-exhibition-at-the-cheech/#respond Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:57:31 +0000 https://24700.calarts.edu/?p=114270 CalArts alumni and faculty are among the artists featured in Chicano Camera Culture: A Photographic History, 1966–2026, now on view at The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum in Riverside, California. Chicano Camera Culture: A Photographic History, 1966–2026 is described as the first major survey to explore the […]]]> https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/03/23/calartians-featured-in-historic-photography-exhibition-at-the-cheech/feed/ 0 https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/03/20/calarts-alum-todd-gray-debuts-portals-at-perrotin-los-angeles-alongside-new-lacma-installation/ https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/03/20/calarts-alum-todd-gray-debuts-portals-at-perrotin-los-angeles-alongside-new-lacma-installation/#respond Fri, 20 Mar 2026 23:31:28 +0000 https://24700.calarts.edu/?p=114341 CalArts alum Todd Gray (Art BFA 79, MFA 89) is having a major moment across Los Angeles this spring, with a new exhibition at Perrotin Los Angeles and a monumental commission opening at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Gray opens Portals at Perrotin Los Angeles tomorrow, Saturday, March 21, marking his debut with […]]]> https://24700.calarts.edu/2026/03/20/calarts-alum-todd-gray-debuts-portals-at-perrotin-los-angeles-alongside-new-lacma-installation/feed/ 0