The Sundance Institute has announced the 91 projects selected for the feature films, episodic and new frontier programs for the 40th edition of its festival, which runs Jan. 18-28 in Park City, Utah. Two alums of California Institute of the Arts are among the announced titles, director Scott Cummings...

The J. Paul Getty Trust has named contemporary artist and California Institute of the Arts alum Mark Bradford (Art BFA 1995, MFA 1997) as the 2024 recipient of the Getty Prize. Established in 2013, the annual prize (originally called the Getty Medal) now recognizes a single cultural leader whose work...

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,...

Diné artist and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Raven Chacon, a graduate of California Institute of the Arts (Music MFA 2004), was named one of the 20 2023 MacArthur Fellows on Wednesday, Oct. 3. Colloquially known as the MacArthur “genius” grants, the $800,000 unrestricted award from the John D....

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...

California Institute of the Arts mourns the death of longtime School of Film/Video faculty Bérénice Reynaud on Sunday, Sept. 17 after a multiyear battle with cancer. A curator, critic and author, Reynaud taught in the CalArts School of Film/Video for more than 30 years with a brilliant, rigorous relationship...

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...

California Institute of the Arts mourns the loss of Ron Cephas Jones, an actor and and School of Theater faculty. Jones won two Emmy Awards for his acting on the hit television drama “This Is Us.” His death, at age 66, was reported this past weekend by his manager, Dan Spilo. Jones received a double-lung...