The CalArts educational philosophy is based on close collegial interaction between teachers and students. This approach combines rigorous instruction with individualized attention, a process that empowers students to define their own personal objectives—and to develop and refine their own distinctive artistic voices. Given more creative freedom than at traditional art schools and conservatories, our students, in turn, are self-motivated, passionate, and deeply committed to their work.
California Institute of the Arts educates artists in a learning environment founded on artmaking excellence, creative experimentation, critical reflection and the diversity of voices. To advance the exploration of new forms and expressions, CalArts urges collaboration and reciprocity among artists, artistic disciplines and cultural traditions--both on campus and in ongoing engagement with communities near and far.
The MA Aesthetics and Politics Program offers a one-year degree that encourages interrogations of the arts and politics in an expanded field. Students specialize in Critical Theory, Global Studies, or Media and Urban Stu[...]
January 26, 2013
The CalArts School of Film/Video has been ranked among the top 10 film schools in the world by the Hollywood Reporter in 2011 and 2012. CalArts is seeking a dean that will provide the visionary leadership to build upon[...]
January 14, 2013
Join us November 9th–11th for "Psychopathologies of Cognitive Capitalism: Part One." Hosted by Arne De Boever (MA in Aesthetics and Politics, CalArts), Warren Neidich (The Delft School of Design, TU Delft School of A[...]
October 30, 2012
Sensing is doing. Aesthetic transformations are political revolutions. Agree? Disagree? The MA Aesthetics and Politics offers a one-year degree that encourages interrogations of the arts and politics in an expanded fi[...]
September 19, 2012
The Program in Art seeks an accomplished artist with a painting practice, significant exhibition record, and extensive teaching experience. We actively seek and encourage applications from candidates who share the Progr[...]
June 8, 2012
Apply for Fall 2012! The MA in Aesthetics & Politics focuses on the multiplicity of ways in which the aesthetic and the political intertwine. Students work with CalArts' distinguished faculty and visiting spea[...]
February 15, 2012
The successful candidate will be expected to teach two graduate level courses per semester in the Program in Art and Technology, as well as to supervise independent study and workshop projects at the Center for Integra[...]
January 21, 2012
The MA in Aesthetics and Politics program at CalArts is pleased to announce its Spring 2012 WHAP! schedule. Co-hosted by the city of West Hollywood and the MA program. WHAP! is a new lecture series ranging from critic[...]
December 5, 2011
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) has been named America's Number 1 College for Students in the Arts in the college rankings recently released by Newsweek/Daily Beast. Taking a new expansive approach to rati[...]
September 30, 2011
The MA in Aesthetics and Politics program offers a one- or two-year degree that focuses on the multiplicity of ways in which the aesthetic and the political intertwine. Students specialize in one of three areas of con[...]
September 28, 2011
