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6 CalArtians Among Artists Selected for ‘Made in L.A. 2018’
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6 CalArtians Among Artists Selected for ‘Made in L.A. 2018’

UCLA’s Hammer Museum has announced the 32 artists including six CalArts alumni who will participate in “Made in L.A. 2018,” the fourth edition of the museum’s biennial exhibition, which will run June 3 to Sept. 2 at the Westwood museum.

The exhibition continues to highlight the practices of artists working throughout Los Angeles and the surrounding areas, primarily focusing on emerging artists. Six CalArts alumni have been selected for “Made in L.A.”: Beatriz Cortez (Art MFA 15), Lauren Halsey (Art BFA 12), Gelare Khoshgozaran (Art MFA 11), Daniel Joseph Martinez (Art BFA 79), Naotaka Hiro (Film/Video MFA 00) and Rosha Yaghmai (Art MFA 07) alongside School of Film/Video faculty James Benning.

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6 CalArtians Among Artists Selected for ‘Made in L.A. 2018’

CalArtians Featured on Digital Recording of ‘Young Caesar’ Opera

For those who missed last year’s sold-out staged production of Lou Harrison’s long-evolving opera “Young Caesar” at Walt Disney Concert Hall, you can now experience it through The Industry Records’ digital release of the live performance recorded with the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s New Music Group.

Yuval Sharon, the LA Philharmonic’s artist-collaborator, directed the 2017 production of Harrison’s “Young Caesar,” which boldly depicts Caesar’s love for another man. The opera’s original 1971 debut was considered scandalous by the public and incited protests.

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Dark Comedy “Two Fisted Love” to Feature Sound Design by CalArts Grad

The upcoming world premiere of Range of Light Productions’ Two Fisted Love, written by David Sessions, features sound design by CalArts alumna Cricket S. Myers (Theater MFA 03).

Opening Saturday (Feb. 10*), at the Odyssey Theater in Los Angeles, the dark comedy is set in the privileged world of Silicon Valley in 2008, in the days leading up to the financial crisis and presidential election.

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Dark Comedy “Two Fisted Love” to Feature Sound Design by CalArts Grad

CalArts Alumnus Takes Home Grammy for Producer of the Year

The 60th Annual Grammy Award winners were announced on Sunday with CalArts alumnus Greg Kurstin (Music BFA 92) winning the Producer of the Year, Non-Classical category, (awarded during the pre-telecast, the Grammy Premiere Ceremony). He becomes the first producer to win it two years in a row since Babyface won it three years running from 1995 through 1997. Last year’s award came courtesy of his work on Adele’s hit album, 25.

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CalArts Alumnus Takes Home Grammy for Producer of the Year

CalArts Alumna’s Project Premieres at Sundance

The 2018 Sundance Film Festival kicked off last week, and CalArts Film/Video alum Christine Beebe (MFA 05) was at the festival to help premiere her latest project, Hal, directed by Amy Scott.

Beebe, now an LA-based independent filmmaker, was one of the producers of the documentary feature about Hal Ashby, an unsung hero of the New Hollywood Cinema era.

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CalArts Alumna’s Project Premieres at Sundance

CalArtians’ ‘Boxx Baby,’ ‘Coco,’ ‘Dear Basketball’ Earn Oscar Nominations

Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards were Tuesday morning, and four CalArts alumni are among the nominees this year — three in the Best Animated Feature Film category and one in the Animated Short Film category.

On the venerated list is Disney/Pixar’s “Coco,” the Día de los Muertos-themed film co-directed and co-written by CalArts alumnus Adrian Molina (Film/Video BFA 07).

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CalArtians’ ‘Boxx Baby,’ ‘Coco,’ ‘Dear Basketball’ Earn Oscar Nominations

CalArts Alumni Nominated for 2018 Oscars

Several California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) alumni are nominated for an Academy Award for their work on animated films and animated shorts this year.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 90^th annual awards show during a live stream Tuesday.

Three of these alumni are nominated in the “Animated Feature Film” category.

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CalArts Alumni Nominated for 2018 Oscars

CalArts Alum’s Film “Coco” Earns Oscar Nomination

Disney/Pixar’s “Coco” earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature Film, a film which CalArts alumnus Adrian Molina co-wrote and co-directed along with Lee Unkrich.

The news came early Tuesday morning as the 90th Academy Awards nominations were announced live from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

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CalArts Alum’s Film “Coco” Earns Oscar Nomination

CalArtians Among United States Artists’ New Fellowship Class

Several CalArtians are among the Chicago-based United States Artists‘ annual fellowship class of 45 artists and collaboratives who will each receive an unrestricted $50,000 grant for their respective art practices.

The new fellows, selected from nine disciplines and from throughout the U.S. and announced Tuesday, include CalArts alumni, faculty and guest artists.

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CalArtians Among United States Artists’ New Fellowship Class

Machine Project Print Sale, Wrap Party

Machine Project, the alternative artist-run space founded by CalArts alum Mark Allen (Art MFA 99), will host its final event — a celebratory goodbye party and commemorative print sale — in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, January 13 from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The print sale includes Machine Project’s entire catalog of limited-edition artist prints.

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Machine Project Print Sale, Wrap Party