CalArts Events

Opening Reception: April 11 at 6 PM RSVP

Harmony Holiday: Spectacular Brooding investigates the spectacles and secrets of black grief. Read more...

Choreographers Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Riener combine technological and human pathways into a dynamic work that imagines an Artificial Intelligence lovingly programmed by experimental dance. Read more...

Grad recital with all original music featuring students and alumni as well as special guests from different parts of the West Coast and Latin America. A showcase of collaboration between different programs at CalArts highlighting Latino Cultural expression and my experiences as a deaf, brown artist.

Performing originals and jazz standards, Glynnis McNamara presents her MFA grad recital with students and faculty from the School of Music.

The Ecological Practices Club and Wellness Center present a range of Earth Week activities from April 20th through 24th. Additionally, drop by the library to browse a special display of ecological texts!

Nathan Turczan (MFA MTIID ‘19) visits Creative Technology Forum to present his software Scale Navigator, a suite of interoperable tools for composers, producers, and performers that synchronize harmony across DAWs, MIDI, instruments, and other performers in real time, originally developed as his CalArts MFA thesis.

Visiting Artist Open Mike Eagle joins for the Hip Hop Theory + Praxis class! 

OPEN TO THE INSTITUTE

A Side A/Side B performance featuring the culmination of Swara’s work over the last 2 years.

The CAGD Visiting Designer Lecture Series presents, Pedro Lavin, award-winning creative director and designer known for his versatile approach to design, animation, and VFX. 

The Open Show is a screening of all Character Animation student films made this academic year. The films range from year-long films to 48 hour films and one-week films. The show takes place over two nights. To see all of the films, make sure to attend both evenings. Films are screened in the order they’re submitted, with several short intermissions.

The 2026 Calarts Creative Writing MFA graduating class is proud to present the Next Words Reading Series!

Come join this two-night performance extravaganza by ExPop student bands!

For the first time since its creation in 1979, For Whose Entertainment by renowned filmmaker, artist, and educator Ben Caldwell has its first public screening. Read more...

Grad Recital with classical, latin, and original music featuring CalArts musicians and special guests from all over Los Angeles.

Paul Brach Visiting Artist Lecture: Lauren Bon