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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
Much can be said about the graduate student's journey. In many respects it is a metaphorical hero's journey into new, unfamiliar, even mythical territory that is somewhat removed from the outside world and the market's c[...]
April 27, 2011
Craft Forward examines the multifaceted practices that both distinguish and blur the historically charged edges between craft, art, design, architecture, and writing. The symposium brings together a diverse group of make[...]
March 7, 2011
The School of Critical Studies at CalArts is currently accepting applications for Fall 2011 admission to its MFA program in Writing and its MA program in Aesthetics and Politics. CalArts brings together internationally r[...]
January 29, 2011
The successful candidate with be expected to teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses in general art history and theory as well as courses in their area of specialization and supervise independent study projects. A si[...]
January 20, 2011
The seven graduate programs at California College of the Arts in San Francisco—Architecture, Curatorial Practice, Design, Fine Arts, MBA in Design Strategy, Visual and Critical Studies, and Writing—are now seeking ap[...]
December 3, 2010
