Local news for the Santa Clarita arts community.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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). SCVNews.com: [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Martine Syms, Cauleen Smith to Join CalArts School of Art Faculty
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 [...]
CalArts Alumni Score 10 L.A. Emmys for KCET Programs
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 [...]
CalArtians Collaborate on ‘Infusarium’ for Youth Cancer Patients
CalArts alum Roger Holzberg (BFA 76), a cancer survivor and former creative director and vice president at Walt Disney Imagineering, co-founded Reimagine Well, a revolutionary company that creates immersive healing experiences and builds custom virtual [...]
Santa Clarita Author Wins IPPY Gold Medal for Children’s Book
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.” SCVNews.com: Santa Clarita Author [...]
CalArts Grad Gary Simmons Exhibits ‘Fade to Black’ at CAAM
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 [...]
ReverbNation Features SoCal Pop Band Undecided Future
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 [...]