The art of entrepreneurship: CalArts students pitch their companies to local tech leaders
Saurabh Suri, left, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner of CerraCap Ventures gives instructions to the three judges, right, as presenters look on before their "Shark-Tank" like pitch presentations held at CalArts on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal

The art of entrepreneurship: CalArts students pitch their companies to local tech leaders

After three months of hardcore, hands-on learning and preparation, five CalArts students had the opportunity to pitch their company proposals to local tech industry leaders for a chance at future…

CalArts kicks off annual World Music and Dance Festival
Jean Rhee performs on the Korean changgo drum with the Samulnori Ensamble on during the CalArts World Music & Dance Festival held at CalArts in Valencia on Friday. Dan Watson/The Signal

CalArts kicks off annual World Music and Dance Festival

The Wild Beast Concert Pavilion and The Remo and Ami Belli stage were filled with the colorful attire of skillful dancers and the sounds of music Friday as attendees of…

CalArts prepares for this weekend’s annual World Music and Dance Festival
CalArts's Aza West African Ensemble performs at the World Music Festival 2018. Photos by: Angel Origgi. Courtesy of CalArts.

CalArts prepares for this weekend’s annual World Music and Dance Festival

Dozens of international artists and dancers will head to California Institute of the Arts this week for the school’s annual World Music and Dance Festival, which will occur over the…

CalArts students open their doors to visitors at Open Studios Day
Diego Barrientos stands between two mirroring works, both reflecting "The Myth of Sisypus," during the Open Studios Day at CalArts on Sunday. Ryan Mancini/The Signal

CalArts students open their doors to visitors at Open Studios Day

Visitors to California Institute of the Arts walked from room to room outside the John Baldessari Building to look at works put on display by the school’s graduating students during…

CalArts prepares for this weekend’s Open Studios Day
Student Casey Baden describes the naturally dyed textiles in her studio at CalArts which will be part of the CalArts Open Studios event in April. Dan Watson/The Signal

CalArts prepares for this weekend’s Open Studios Day

Residents of the Santa Clarita Valley and its surrounding communities are invited to Sunday’s Open Studios Day at California Institute of the Arts, where the public will have the opportunity…

CalArts celebrates Tim Disney award winners
Acclaimed writer Colum McCann is the recipient of the 2019 Tim Disney Prize for Excellence in Storytelling. Credit: Cassandra Madeline.

CalArts celebrates Tim Disney award winners

California Institute of the Arts has awarded acclaimed writer Colum McCann a 2019 Tim Disney Prize for Excellence in the Storytelling Arts. The Tim Disney award is given annually to…

CalArts LatinFest kicks off second year with Brazilian drumming and salsa
The second CalArts LatinFest kicked off with a salsa band and dancing at the Westfield Valencia patio. Matt Fernandez/The Signal.

CalArts LatinFest kicks off second year with Brazilian drumming and salsa

Crowds gathered on the patio of the Westfield Valencia mall early Sunday afternoon to enjoy a Brazilian drum parade, salsa music and dancing as California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) kicked off its second LatinFest.

CalArts students develop musical, “We Are Here,” to premiere Feb. 2
Magneto Morgan, Jamie Cayer, Carolyn Avenger and Socks Whitmore rehearse a scene from an original musical by Socks Whitmore and Evan Johnson called We Are Here at the Wild Beast Concert Hall at California Institute of the Arts in Valencia Monday night. Cory Rubin/The Signal

CalArts students develop musical, “We Are Here,” to premiere Feb. 2

When Evan Johnson and Socks Whitmore took a class together at the California Institute of Arts in fall 2017, they started working on a final project centering on composing multiple…

Innovative Lesson Plans: A New Approach in Calarts Classrooms
Ajay Kapur explains some of the goals of his new course in front of “Lydia,” an automated piano operated by motors through artificial intelligence, a machine he builds, reprograms and retools with students inside his classroom in the Herb Alpert School of Music at California Institute of the Arts on Friday. Cory Rubin | SCVBJ

Innovative Lesson Plans: A New Approach in Calarts Classrooms

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CalArts hosts summer school for high school students
California State Summer School for the Arts students rehearse a dance at California Institute of the Arts in Valencia on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

CalArts hosts summer school for high school students

High school students from across the country traveled to CalArts to participate in the California State Summer School for the Arts, which started July 7 and runs until Aug. 3.…

CalArts students open art show in L.A.
Titled “Rattlesnake Bells in the Desert,” the show is curated by Daniela Lieja Quintanar of the Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions and attempts to showcase a range of mediums, including digital art, photography and multimedia. The pictured artwork, going clockwise from the top left, is titled, "Hawking," by brd, "Exposing Brains," by Gabby Rosenberg, "Talking No Bodies," by Gabby Rosenberg and "Anthropocenic Diorama #1: post-Psychic earthquake," by Carolina Hicks. (Courtesy Art by Sydney Mills)

CalArts students open art show in L.A.

The California Institute of the Arts’ 2018 graduating Master of Fine Arts student art show opened on Friday at The Box in Los Angeles. The show, which runs until June…

CalArts students campaign to prevent gun violence
Students from Evelyn Serrano's Arts and Community Engagement class watch over their productions on the topic of gun violence. Eddy Martinez/The Signal.

CalArts students campaign to prevent gun violence

As the passionate conversation on gun control continues around the country, CalArts students have launched a new campaign in an effort to illustrate the ways in which gun violence shapes…

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