Local news for the Santa Clarita arts community.
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 [...]
OutWest Concert Series | Walden Dahl
Walden Dahl brought the Bluegrass and Country Western style to The Main in another installment of the OutWest Concert Series. Walden Dahl is one of the finest Bluegrass and Country Western musicians around today. He recreates [...]
CalArts Alum in Broadway Production of A Doll’s House, Part 2
Actor and CalArts alumna Condola Rashad (Theater BFA 08) joins Laurie Metcalf, Chris Cooper and Jayne Houdyshell onstage for a Broadway production of Lucas Hnath’s A Doll’s House, Part 2, with previews starting on March [...]
CalArtians Screen Works at Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tenn.
The Knoxville, Tennessee-based Big Ears Festival curates a world-class lineup of musicians and filmmakers. This year, the festival runs from March 23-26 with several CalArtians screening their works, including School of Theater faculty Janie Geiser [...]
Dr. Steven Lavine Honored by the Arts Commission
Each month the Arts Commission recognizes individuals or groups who have made a significant contribution to the artistic and cultural life of the Santa Clarita Valley. At the meeting on March 9, 2017, the Arts [...]
CalArtians Featured in 2017 Whitney Biennial in New York
The 78th installment of the 2017 Whitney Biennial opened to the public at the Whitney Museum in New York on Friday. The 63 artists, with a number of CalArtians counted among them, explore themes of [...]
Local Artist Spotlight: Frank Rock
Santa Clarita resident Frank Rock has been interpreting the world around him with pen, pencil and paintbrush for more than 60 years, when he started doodling faces, landscapes and characters in the margins of his [...]
CalArts Alum Writes, Directs ‘Logan’ Movie
Crafty CalArts writer-director James Mangold (Film/Video BFA 85) has brought a stripped-down, rugged, dramatically powerful Western film sensibility to Logan, the new X-Men movie that marks actor Hugh Jackman’s final turn as the hell-bent, adamantium-clawed [...]
CalArts Alum Film ‘Spa Night’ Wins at Spirit Awards
Andrew Ahn’s (Film/Video MFA 11) debut feature film, “Spa Night,” took home the coveted John Cassavetes Award at the 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, February 25. Traditionally held the day before the Academy [...]