School of Art

On Oct. 26, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) on Grand Avenue in Los Angeles opened Open House, the latest solo exhibition by CalArts alum Gala Porras-Kim (Art MFA 09). Open House features a range of “ephemeral, transitional, malleable” artworks to showcase the roles museums play in...

The theme of this year’s CalArts Halloween Party is Twisted Candyland. The legendary event, which takes place on campus on Nov. 1, is entirely student-produced and features elaborate stage design, decorations and a full lineup of live musical performances and activities. One of the longstanding...

On Tuesday Oct. 29, tune in for a livestream of The Other Space, a stop-motion film from Blake Derksen (Film/Video BFA 19). The four-minute film was inspired by Derksen’s adolescent battle with cancer, and has already drawn attention from individuals and organizations who are collectively...

On Monday, Oct. 28, from 6:30-8:30 pm in CalArts’ F200 classroom, the 2019 recipients of the Felix Gonzalez-Torres Foundation Travel Grant — Casey Chan (Art BFA 20) and Jorge Alexeis Reyes (Art MFA 20) — present their research and projects funded by the awards.

Graphic designer Es Youn (Art BFA 19) is criss-crossing the globe as a participant in the World’s Greatest Internship (WGI). WGI, now in Edition 2, is a multioffice, multicountry internship that allows creatives to “dive headfirst into a creative cornucopia, with stops at top companies doing top...

On Saturday, Oct. 19, Alicia Piller (Art MFA 19) unveiled her first solo show Spirit of the Times at Lowell Ryan Projects. The exhibition runs until Saturday, Dec. 21.

Several alumni artists — including Jazmin Urrea who uses Flamin' Hot Cheetos in her work — are participating in CURRENT:LA 2019, Los Angeles’ public art triennial.