School of Art

Weems' project is designed to heighten public awareness of COVID-19 among people of color, who have been disproportionately affected by the deadly virus

From July 1-Oct. 4, 2020, M+ Pavillion in Hong Kong, presents Shirley Tse: Stakes and Holders, a site-specific reframing of Shirley Tse’s two installations, Negotiated Differences and Playcourt. The artist and CalArts faculty member created the installations to represent Hong Kong in the...

When CalArts closed its campus in March due to Covid-19, students in the School of Theater’s Costume Design Program scattered across the country. Many were without sewing machines. By May, Costume Design students, along with a multidisciplinary group of alums, launched an initiative to...

Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany, presents Mapping the Collection, a virtual exhibition of American art from the 1960s and ‘70s. The exhibition, which runs from Saturday, June 20 to Sunday, Aug. 23, features the work of several CalArtians.  Mapping the Collection highlights a...

Artist, writer, educator and CalArts alum Audrey Chan (Art MFA 07) has been named the first-ever resident artist by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California (ACLU SoCal).  “Art has long played a vital role in advocacy for change and justice,” said ACLU SoCal...

On Wednesday, May 27, Kirby Dick (Art BFA 76) and Amy Ziering’s investigative documentary On the Record becomes available to stream on HBO Max.  Directed and produced by Dick and Ziering, On the Record follows Drew Dixon, a former hip-hop executive who produced hit records for artists like...