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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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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In line with the interdisciplinary spirit of CalArts are two new additions to the School of Art faculty: Martine Syms, who will begin teaching at CalArts in September, and Cauleen Smith, who will join the Institute in January 2018.
Both artists bend the traditional visual art world with film-based practices.
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CalArts School of Film/Video alumni Juan Devis (MFA 96) and Kelly Parker (MFA 07) took home multiple trophies from the 69th Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards at North Hollywood’s Saban Media Center on Saturday, July 22.
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Santa Clarita resident Collin Lee, an experienced copywriter but newcomer to picture books, recently won an IPPY, one of the world’s top independent book awards, for his book “The Efil Brothers.”
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Santa Clarita Author Wins IPPY Gold Medal for Children’s Book
Through July 2018, the California African American Museum in Los Angeles’ Exposition Park presents “Fade to Black,” the first LA exhibit by artist and CalArts alumnus Gary Simmons (Art MFA 90), and one of his largest installations to date.
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ReverbNation, the online platform for musicians boasting Rihanna and Public Enemy as some of its many talents, recently made Southern California teen pop band Undecided Future its Featured Artist.
Lead vocalist Matt Isaac, drummer Matisse Pasillas, bassist and vocalist Hayden Lyskoski, keyboardist and vocalist Nick Stone, and guitarist, vocalist and CalArts student Cole Fredrick (Music BFA […]
The CalArts Center for New Performance has unveiled its 2017-2018 season of original works, including two world premieres — a French/American co-production and another launching in China — and the continuing development of new productions.
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CalArts Unveils Center for New Performance’s 2017-2018 Season
Television productions based in Santa Clarita scored big in the 69th annual Emmy Awards nominations announced Thursday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
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‘Westworld’ Leads Santa Clarita TV Productions in 2017 Emmy Nominations
OnStage, a blog dedicated to Broadway and community theater reviews and to discussing the business of theater, released a list titled “The Best Theatre Colleges in Every State for 2017.” CalArts was named the best theater school in California.
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