School of Art

On Nov. 3, Los Angeles Contemporary Archive celebrates the release of the book Mindless Pleasures by CalArts faculty Scott Benzel, and the digital release of Parafictions Research Journal 1 by Holly Harrell (Art MFA 20) and Misael Oquendo (Critical Studies MFA 20).  Mindless Pleasures...

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So excited to announce “Artist As Innovator: Demo Day,” a 3-day #virtualevent showcasing 7 #solution-driven projects on Friday–Sunday, October 22–24, 2021! #CreatorEconomy #SocialSculpture #VentureCapital #Artist #InnovatorTickets are on sale at https://t.co/DA2GrvLGz8...

CalArtians were among the recipients of the second annual Future Art Awards and inaugural Future Art Writers Awards, both issued by MOZAIK Philanthropy for creative explorations of the 2021 theme “reimagining democracy.” The Future Art Awards were launched in 2020 as part of MOZAIK’s...

table, a contemporary art space in Chicago founded by Kyle Bellucci Johanson (Art MFA 16), presents fellow CalArtian Lúcia Prancha’s (Art MFA 15) exhibition Bread Story, marking the artist’s first solo show in the city. Bread Story is a continuation of the artist’s...

On Oct. 9, the body is a blade (that sharpens by cutting), an exhibition curated by CalArts alums Vinhay Keo (Art MFA 20) and Evelyn Hang Yin (Art MFA 20), opens at Fellows of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.  The exhibition title is a quote from the poem “Headfirst” by acclaimed author...

Tom Leeser, director of the Art and Technology Program and the Center for Integrated Media (CIM) in the School of Art, has curated Tech/Know/Future/ From Slang to Structure, a new exhibition at Montclair State University in New Jersey running until Dec. 11, 2021. Leeser, who is currently on...