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Andrea Pallaoro’s Latest Film Opens at Venice Film Festival
“Hannah,” the latest film from director, screenwriter and CalArts alum Andrea Pallaoro (Film/Video MFA 08) previered at the 74th Venice International Film Festival on September 8, and the following day, the film’s lead Charlotte Rampling was awarded the prestigious Volpi Cup for Best Actress.
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CalArts Productions Earn Raves at 7th Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe – the largest arts festival in the world – drew its 70th annual celebration to a close on August 28. As the curtain fell on 3,398 shows in 300 venues across the capital city of Scotland, the CalArts Festival Theater and its three productions drew acclaim from international theater reviewers.
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CalArts Alum Wins Prestigious Berlin Award
Artist and composer Raven Chacon (Music MFA 04) is a Spring 2018 recipient of the Berlin Prize from the American Academy in Berlin. The prestigious semester-long fellowship and residency in Berlin supports U.S. artists, scholars and writers working on individual and collaborative projects between local German artists and institutions. To encourage public engagement, the Academy […]
Two CalArtians Named 2017 Student Academy Awards Finalists
CalArtians Mathieu Libman (Film/Video BFA 19) and Aram Sarkisian (Film/Video BFA 17) are among the seven finalists for 2017 Student Academy Awards in the Animation category, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said last week.
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Aug. 31: “Friends” Yarn Bomb; Seeking Crocheters
Forge Ahead Arts is looking for crocheters to help create a small yarnbomb project in celebration of Artober.
The “Friends” sculpture in Canyon Country park will be adorned with colorful yarn accoutrements. The piece is relatively small, but as always Forge Ahead Arts likes to include as many yarn artists as possible in the work, so […]
CalArts Alum Wins Barlow Endowment Award
Drummer and composer Jesse Quebbeman-Turley (Music BFA 17), was recently awarded a Barlow Endowment commission to write a new work for Similar Fashion, an ensemble led by fellow CalArtian Logan Hone (Music BFA 15).
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Local Artist Featured in Solo Exhibition at LACMA
For 60 years, Santa Clarita resident Edward Fella has spent his career in the design and professional world.
His work has appeared in collections and exhibitions the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, the Walker Art Center, the Cranbook art Museum and, most recently, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art […]
CalArts Lands $100k+ from Hollywood Foreign Press
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association — best-known as the organization behind the Golden Globe Awards — has granted more than $100,000 in funds to CalArts.
Based in Valencia, California, CalArts received $60,000 for fellowships and institute support, $12,500 for HFPA scholarships/endowments and $31,104 in equipment grants.
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CalArtians Dance in International Competition in Seoul
Two recent CalArts graduates, Eva Flores (Dance BFA 17) and Ezra Shipin (Dance BFA 17), were selected to join several hundred dancers from around the world in the 14th annual Seoul International Dance Competition in Seoul, South Korea, from July 18-23.
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