Local news for the Santa Clarita arts community.
CalArtians Danz and Rosero in 57th Biennale International Art Exhibition
While Mark Bradford and Sharon Lockhart represent the United States and Poland, respectively, in the prestigious Venice Bienniale (La Biennale di Venezia), two other CalArtians’ work is also on view there. SCVNews.com: CalArtians Danz and [...]
ARTree Speaker Series: Artist, Painter Bill Davis
The ArTree Speaker Series presents award winning artist Bill Davis. With a life-long love for surfing, Bill believes immersion in the surfing culture measurably affected his imagery and palette. He’s been creating art, in one [...]
CalArts Dance: A Turn with Didik Nini Thowok and Ratri Anindyajati
Didik Nini Thowok, master dancer from Yogyakarta, Indonesia, held a two-week artist residency at CalArts from April 24 to May 5, 2017. Didik engaged in several academic activities on campus that included lecture-demonstrations, as well [...]
CalArts Alumni Collaborate on YouTube Series
[Blank] My Life, a surreal, comedic YouTube webseries follows Susan, a millennial struggling to make it as an artist in New York City. Created by New York-based actor and writer Alex Speith, the show has [...]
Three Dog Night, Cheech and Chong, Dwight Yoakam and “Frozen” Sing-Along Included in 2017-18 Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center (PAC) Season
The 2017-18 Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center (PAC) season will feature an eclectic lineup of talented musicians and performers, as well as family-friendly programs as part of its College of the Canyons Presents season. Local [...]
CalArts Alumna’s Short Film Shortlisted for BAFTA Student Film Awards
Last month, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced a shortlist of films in the running for the 2017 BAFTA Student Film Awards. The 45 films listed were chosen from more than [...]
CalArts Partners with Women in Animation
Women in Animation (WIA) is pleased to announce the first round of academic partnerships to encourage student participation in the WIA network of support. The School of Visual Arts (SVA) has aligned as both a [...]
CalArtians VR Film Shown at Cannes Film Festival
Filmmakers are turning to VR to create new cinematic experiences, changing the ways audiences relate to onscreen action. As a tool, VR not only allows for full immersion, it also opens the door to interactive [...]
July 29: City to Commemorate Opening of The MAIN
The City of Santa Clarita will officially dedicate The MAIN, formerly the Repertory East Playhouse, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Old Town Newhall on Thursday, June 29 at 4 p.m. SCVNews.com: July 29: City to [...]
CalArts Alumna is Second Female to Win Best Director at Cannes Film Festival
Academy Award-winning filmmaker and CalArts alumna Sofia Coppola (Art 94) has won Best Director at the recently concluded 2017 Cannes Film Festival held in France. Coppola, who garnered the award for the Southern gothic, “The [...]
Saugus High School Wins Three Jerry Herman Awards
Saugus High School’s theater arts program took home three Jerry Herman High School Musical Theatre awards, which honor excellence in public and private high school theater performances, Monday. SignalSCV.com: Saugus High School Wins Three Jerry [...]
The ARTree Speaker Series: Writer and Filmmaker Carroll
The ARTree Speaker Series presents published fiction writer and poet, an award-winning screenwriter, filmmaker and now director, Carroll Brown. He works a full-time job in a field outside of the creative arts, as well as being [...]