Local news for the Santa Clarita arts community.
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 [...]
CalArts Alum Takes Home Oscar Gold for ‘Zootopia’
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Zootopia,” which was co-directed by a CalArts alumnus, took home Oscar gold at the 2017 Academy Awards on Sunday night. The film, co-directed by 1987 CalArts graduate Rich Moore, won the [...]
CalArts Alumni’s Photography on Display in Belgium
New work by James Welling (Art BFA 72, MFA 74) is on display at S.M.A.K., the Museum of Contemporary Art, in Ghent, Belgium from Jan. 28 through April 16. SCVNews.com: CalArts Alumni's Photography on Display [...]
Thursdays@Newhall is Back for 2017 Season
The city of Santa Clarita’s Thursdays@Newhall series, presented by Galpin Subaru, will kick off its 2017 March through October season on Thursday, March 2, 2017 with a fresh lineup of events on Main Street in [...]
Artists Transform Suitcases Into Powerful Narrative Art Pieces for DVC of SCV
Five regular suitcases have been transformed into powerful narrative art pieces shining a light on emotional events experienced by clients from the Domestic Violence Center of Santa Clarita Valley. SCVNews.com: Artists Transform Suitcases Into Powerful [...]
CalArts Alumni Films Showcased in International Film Festival Rotterdam
Several alumni from CalArts’ Program in Film and Video showcased recent work at the annual, held in the Netherlands from Jan. 25-Feb. 5. The prestigious ten-day festival is in its 45th year and highlights the [...]