Local news for the Santa Clarita arts community.
Filming this week in Santa Clarita, Dec. 4-10, 2017
Film and TV productions bring revenue and jobs to the Santa Clarita Valley. On any given day, you might encounter a film crew. These productions are filming around Santa Clarita during the week of –Dec. [...]
CalArtians in 2nd Edition of ‘Contemporary Plays by Women of Color’
Two decades ago, the first edition of the anthology “Contemporary Plays by Women of Color” was published, paving the way for work by female writers and writers of color to be more widely produced and [...]
CalArts Grad Greg Kurstin Up for Two 2017 Grammy Awards
CalArts alumnus Greg Kurstin (Music BFA 92) earned two nominations in the 60th Annual Grammy Awards announced on Tuesday. Kurstin is nominated for Best Song Written for Visual Media (“Never Give Up” from the “Lion” [...]
CalArts Alum Wins ‘Best Student Film’ at 2017 SF Dance Film Festival
Award-winning Deaf culture advocate, producer, choreographer and dancer Antoine Hunter (Dance 02) won an award at the 2017 San Francisco Dance Film Festival last month. Hunter co-choreographed and performed in Qiying Lin’s short film, “Dance [...]
Detroit-based Artist Collaborates with CalArtians on Music Video
Tempe Hale (Film/Video MFA 14) and Ambar Navarro (Film/Video BFA 15), both graduates of CalArts Experimental Animation Program, premiered their new music video for Detroit-based artist Stef Chura on DIY Magazine. The melancholic track, “Speeding [...]
CalArtian Solo Show Underway at MaRS
Artist and animator, Eric Leiser (Film/Video BFA ) currently has a solo show at the Museum as Retail Space (MaRS) Gallery in Los Angeles. The exhibition, Time Crystals, which opened Nov. 11 and runs through [...]
New CalArts Dance Dean Takes Dance from the Theater to the Streets
With a desire to share the global reach and expansive impact of art, Dimitri Chamblas, California Institute of the Arts’ (CalArts) new dean of the Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance, is bringing his choreography [...]
CalArts Dancers Plan Massive ‘Impromptu’ Performance
Los Angeles’ streets are famously devoid of pedestrian activity, but those driving or walking down Grand Avenue on a December evening may encounter the controlled chaos of an impromptu dance experience. On Friday and Saturday, [...]
ArtsChangeUS and CalArts Celebrate New Edition of Groundbreaking Anthology
ArtsChangeUS (Arts in a Changing America) and California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) announce the release of the second edition of the groundbreaking anthology Contemporary Plays by Women of Color (Routledge Press, 2017), edited by ArtsChangeUS Director Roberta Uno. “The need [...]
CalArts’ Graphic Design Classes in Creative Bloq’s Top 10
CalArts Graphic Design Coursera classes are the crème de la crème of online learning opportunities, according to Creative Bloq, an online magazine tracking creative trends and developments in design. The classes are geared toward beginners and are [...]
Cougar News | Art gallery Showcasing the Work of Sheldon Figoten
The College of the Canyons Art Gallery is showcasing the work of Sheldon Figoten in a one-person exhibition of new paintings. “Light Fields” is open until December 7th. Cougar News reporter Sam Delgado with more [...]