CalArts students graduate
Student trustee Abby Salling and president and chair of the Students' Union Malik Drawhorn-Pauldon prepared a special message for Friday's graduation ceremony.

CalArts students graduate

Future Academy, Tony and Grammy award-winners and a host of other artists from California Institute of the Arts achieved a dream Friday they sought to accomplish when they first auditioned…

Contemporary artist to receive honorary doctorate of arts from CalArts
Contemporary artist Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds will become the first Native American to receive an honorary degree from the world-renowned California Institute of the Arts. (Photo credit: Ted West, courtesy of the artist)

Contemporary artist to receive honorary doctorate of arts from CalArts

Contemporary artist Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds will become the first Native American to receive an honorary degree from the world-renowned California Institute of the Arts. When…

Everything you need to know about Friday’s CalArts graduation
California Institute of the Arts students proceed to their seats ahead of the school's 2017 commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 12, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Everything you need to know about Friday’s CalArts graduation

Hundreds of students from the internationally renowned California Institute of the Arts will don their hand-made costumes and decorated dresses, as they grace the stage for the 2018 graduation ceremony.…

CalArts to host its annual free, three-day World Music Festival
CalArts School of Music MFA student Alexander Shaw during the CalArts Grad Recital in the Roy O. Disney Concert Hall (ROD) on the CalArts campus. Courtesy Photo

CalArts to host its annual free, three-day World Music Festival

Professional artists as well as California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) students, faculty and alumni are working together to create original music and performances for the institute’s annual World Music…

CalArts community participate in national school walkout
CalArts student and President of the Black Arts Collective Alexandra Mitchell and CalArts President Ravi Rajan speak to students, faculty and staff in front of the school’s campus during the National School Walkout on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Christina Cox/The Signal

CalArts community participate in national school walkout

At 10 a.m., dozens of students, faculty and staff at California Institute of the Arts, including CalArts President Ravi Rajan, gathered in the school’s main lobby before walking out in…

Local schools plan for walkouts, student forums
Students hold signs displaying the handwritten names of school shooting victims during a demonstration at Golden Valley High on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. Austin Dave/The Signal

Local schools plan for walkouts, student forums

Thousands of high school and college students across the country plan to walk out of their classrooms Wednesday morning to honor the victims of February’s school shooting in Florida, as…

Films from 11 CalArtians to appear at Slamdance Festival
The Slamdance Film Festival will be held in Park City, Utah from Jan. 19 to Jan. 25, 2018. Facebook Photo

Films from 11 CalArtians to appear at Slamdance Festival

Eleven original films from current California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) students, faculty and alumni from the institute’s school of Film and Video will appear at the 2018 Slamdance Film…

Steven Lavine receives prestigious award from the Government of Mexico
Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles Carlos Garcia de Alba, center, and CalArts President Emeritus Steven Lavine, right, received the Ohtli Award at the closing of the MXLA 2017 reception on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017. Courtesy Photo

Steven Lavine receives prestigious award from the Government of Mexico

This past Friday, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) President Emeritus Steven D. Lavine received the Ohtli Award, one of the highest awards given by the Mexican Government. The award—which…

CalArts alumnus nominated for two GRAMMY Awards
From left to right, Greg Kurstin and Inara George, who make up The Bird and the Bee, on the cover for their new album "Will You Dance?" Facebook Photo

CalArts alumnus nominated for two GRAMMY Awards

Greg Kurstin, an alumnus of California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), is nominated in two categories for the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards. The 1992 graduate is nominated for Best Song…

New CalArts dance dean takes dance from the theater to the streets
Dimitri Chamblas California Institute of the Arts’ (CalArts) Dean of The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance, instructs his dance students during a rehearsal for their upcoming performance of “HHUMAAN” outside of the CalArts campus on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. Christina Cox/The Signal

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…

CalArts celebrates the inauguration of President Ravi Rajan
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) President Ravi Rajan delivers a speech during his inauguration at the campus in Valencia on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

CalArts celebrates the inauguration of President Ravi Rajan

In a celebration true to its spirit of innovative thinking, cultural relevance and community involvement, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) commemorated the inauguration of its fourth president, Ravi Rajan,…

First Wild Beast Concert of the season to feature two CalArts alumni bands
The Wild Beast Concert , presented by The Herb Alpert School of Music at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), features genre-bending jazz bands led by CalArts alumni: The Daniel Rosenboom Octet and theBABAOrchestra. Photos by Eron Rauch, courtesy of the artists

First Wild Beast Concert of the season to feature two CalArts alumni bands

California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) will celebrate the end of its busy open house weekend with a live performance from two 21st century jazz bands led by CalArts alumni…

CalArts reveals new degree specialization in theme park attraction design
An immersive environment created for Fantômas: Revenge of the Image at the CalArts Center for New Performance. Photos by Rafael Hernandez/ Courtesy of CalArts

CalArts reveals new degree specialization in theme park attraction design

Combining design with collaborative storytelling and project-based learning, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) launched a new degree program focused on developing new, immersive theme park attractions. The institute announced…

CalArts to celebrate inauguration of President Ravi S. Rajan
Ravi S. Rajan, fourth President of California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). Photo by Myles Pettengill, Courtesy of CalArts

CalArts to celebrate inauguration of President Ravi S. Rajan

With music, art, rolling sculptures and a fleet of food trucks, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) will celebrate the inauguration of its fourth President Ravi S. Rajan next month.…

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