By Taya Zoormandan On Friday, Nov. 10, the Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 66th Grammy Awards, with several CalArtians among 98 genre-spanning categories. Up for Best Opera Recording is Black Lodge by Timur and the Dime Museum and featuring the Isaura String Quartet. The band is...

By Taya Zoormandan California Institute of the Arts earns the number seven spot in this year’s top 50 film schools in the US, per entertainment and media business platform TheWrap. The eighth annual list was arranged according to numerous data points from each of the schools, including class size,...

California Institute of the Arts student Hanna Wu’s (Dance BFA 2022, MFA 2024) latest film work “Kissing in the Cold: The Film” screened at the fourth annual Inspired Dance Film Festival in Sydney, Australia. Wu was named a 2023 finalist for the Student and Mobile Device category. “Kissing...

Jonathan Dolgen, longtime entertainment industry executive and California Institute of the Arts trustee, died of “natural causes” on Monday, Oct. 9. He was 78. “A trustee of the Institute since 2015, Jonathan was a dedicated supporter of CalArts and advocate for its mission. His deep...

The Herb Alpert School of Music at California Institute of the Arts presents the second annual Artist in Residence Week, AIR23, from Monday, Nov. 6, to Friday, Nov. 10. AIR23 features five days of concerts, in-studio and live ensemble collaborations between residents and students, on-campus panel discussions,...

Alums and faculty from the California Institute of the Arts School of Film/Video are screening films at film festivals around the globe throughout the fall. More than 18 CalArtians’ works have been selected for festival lineups taking place across Canada, Romania, the United Kingdom and the United...

Chicago Underground Film Festival, the world’s longest-running annual underground film festival, returns with its 30th edition at The Harper Theater and the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago. Running from Wednesday, Sept. 13 through Sunday, Sept. 17, this year’s lineup of boundary-pushing films...

Innovative work by student filmmakers will be showcased during the upcoming 24th season of KCET’s Fine Cut Festival of Films, which presents an annual slate of animation, documentary and narrative short films. The 2023 lineup features 30 shorts by festival finalists, six of which were created by California...

Written by Taya Zoormandan The Hollywood Reporter recently released its 2023 list of Top 25 American Film Schools, with CalArts’ School of Film/Video retaining its number five spot from last year. The annual list is assembled based on facility evaluations and interviews with deans and faculty from...

The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce today announced the honorees for its 2023 Black Business Month Celebration, hosted at the California Institute of the Arts on Aug. 31 at 5:30 PM. The event will acknowledge and show appreciation for black-owned businesses across the Santa Clarita Valley. “As...