Local news for the Santa Clarita arts community.
Round-Up of the Top Five Things to Do at the 2017 Cowboy Festival
The Cowboy Festival is finally here and shows begin on Wednesday, April 19. Several of our special ticketed performances are almost sold out so don’t wait until the last minute to buy your tickets. For [...]
Open Call for Bands, Musicians at Rivendale
The LA SummerFEST, is announcing an open call for musicians for the 2017 season. The LA SummerFEST is an annual 5-week, summer cultural series that serves the North LA County region. The family friendly, free [...]
CalArts Alumnus Gary Lang Wins Francis J. Greenburger Award
Painter and CalArts alumnus Gary Lang (Chouinard 68, Art BFA 72) is one of five recipients of the 2017 Francis J. Greenburger Awards, which honor “established artists whom the art world knows to be of [...]
CalArts Alumna, Faculty Member’s Video Featured on “The Late Show”
A CalArts alumnus and Experimental Animation faculty member Kirsten Lepore’s (Film/Video MFA 12) stop motion animation video “Hi Stranger” has not only gone viral but a parody version was even featured on The Late Show [...]
April 17: CalArts Bands Live at The Troubadour
On Monday (April 17), seven bands from the graduating class of The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts will perform live at The Troubadour, one of Los Angeles’ most legendary venues. Soundstream 2017, an [...]
CalArtians Named 2017 Guggenheim Fellows
Friday, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced the new class of Guggenheim Fellows for 2017. Among the list of 173 “individuals who have already demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability [...]
Mayor Smyth to Proclaim April 11 as Arts Day 2017
In celebration of the first year of Santa Clarita’s adoption of the Arts and Culture Master Plan, Mayor Cameron Smyth will proclaim Tuesday, April 11 as Arts Day 2017. Arts Day has been acknowledged in [...]
CalArts Ranks in College Choice’s Top 25 Best MFA Programs
College Choice, a leading authority in college and university rankings and resources, has published its 2017 ranking for the 25 Best MFA Programs, with Valencia’s California Institute of the Arts making the list. SCVNews.com: CalArts [...]
April 22: CalArts Highlights Emerging Artists at Dance Camera West Film Festival
Bridging the gap between the film and dance communities, the nonprofit organization Dance Camera West (DCW) brings audiences two weekends of challenging and provocative dance films for the 16th annual DCW Dance Film Festival. Happening [...]
The MAIN Looking for Artists to Feature in Lobby’s Exhibits
The city of Santa Clarita Arts and Events Office is seeking art entries for an exhibit in the lobby of The MAIN, the city’s arts venue in Old Town Newhall. The Arts and Events Office [...]
Digital Market Expert Answers Questions About Marketing Independent Films
Digital marketing expert Sheri Chandler will be hosting a marketing workshop at City's the next New Heights session April 12th. Prior to the workshop, she sat down for a Q&A to discuss the importance [...]
QS Rankings Ranks CalArts as Top University for Art and Design
The QS World University Rankings recently released its list of Top 10 Universities for Art & Design and CalArts is among the higher education institutions cited. CalArts ranks ninth out of a list that names [...]