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S3E12 Beyond the Blue Wall: A Conversation with School of Film/Video Dean, Ranu Mukherjee
This is the second episode in a series of conversations we’re having with the deans at CalArts. Henderson sits down with Ranu Mukherjee, the dean of CalArts’ largest School Film/Video, who was…
S3E11 Beyond the Blue Wall: A Conversation with School of Art Dean, Steven Lam
This is the first episode in a series of conversations we’re having with the deans at CalArts. Henderson sits down with Steven Lam, who has been dean of the School of Art and the Kraus Family Endowed…
S3E10 Beyond the Blue Wall: 50+50
50+50: A Creative Century from Chouinard to CalArts is an alumni and artist-led scholarship endowment initiative launched in 2020, as the Institute prepared to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary. In…
S3E9 Beyond the Blue Wall: Tori Danner
Tori Danner (Theater MFA 19) was born in Benin City, Nigeria and raised in Kuwait. She received a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Mass Communications and Media from the American University of Kuwait.…
S3E8 Beyond the Blue Wall: Kataneh Vahdani
Kataneh Vahdani (BFA Character Animation 05; MFA Experimental Animation 08) grew up in Iran. She is a director, animation creator, story artist, and educator, and came to the US with her mother and…
S3E7 Beyond the Blue Wall: World Music Festival
Launched in 1978, The World Music Festival has its roots in CalArts’ World Music program in the Herb Alpert School of Music. As we prepare for the The 2024 World Music Festival in April, we are…
S3E6 Beyond the Blue Wall: Jinal Sangoi
Jinal Sangoi (Art MFA 18) is an artist and educator, currently living in Mumbai, who weaves art, design, pedagogy, and community through her participatory and collaborative practice, designing…
S3E5 Beyond the Blue Wall: Esteban Ramón Pérez
Esteban Ramón Pérez (Art BFA 17) taps into his experience as a professional upholsterer, often working with leather to produce works that intertwine the cultural and artistic sensibilities of his…
S3 BONUS: Beyond the Blue Wall: How your gift supports our students
A lot that goes into creating a world class institution like CalArts, and your support of our mission helps to make that happen. In this bonus episode, Henderson explains the various ways that your…
S3E4 Beyond the Blue Wall: The Feminist Art Program Exhibition
In this episode, we’re joined by REDCAT’s Chief Curator, Daniela Lieja Quintanar and Assistant curator, Talia Heiman to talk about their new exhibition celebrating and honoring the groundbreaking…
S3E3 Beyond the Blue Wall: Austin Beutner
Trustee Emeritus, Austin Beutner, served as chair of CalArts Board of Trustees from 2006- 2014. He is a fierce supporter of arts education, including CalArts’ own Community Arts Partnership (CAP)…
S3E2 Beyond the Blue Wall: Halloween at CalArts
CalArts’ annual Halloween party occupies a unique place in the hearts of most CalArtians. In this episode, we talk with past and current producers of Halloween to give you a unique look at what it…
S3E1 Beyond the Blue Wall: Patty Disney Center for Life and Work
Host Henderson Blumer is joined by the Director of the Patty Disney Center for Life and Work (PDCLW), Jen Hitchings, and the Assistant Director for Career Connections & Development, Lonnie Woods…
S2E7 Beyond the Blue Wall: Bijan Berahimi
Bijan Berahimi (Art BFA 13) is a Graphic Design graduate and founder of Fisk, a design firm based in Portland, OR. Fisk has worked with CalArts on the Strategic Framework website and the 50th…
S2E6 Beyond the Blue Wall: Emara Neymour Jackson
To learn more about Emara Neymour-Jackson (Dance BFA 20) and her practice, as well as to view some of her work, visit emaraneymourj.comCheck out this 2020 profile of Emara in VoyageLALearn more about…
S2E5 Beyond the Blue Wall: Chad Hamill
Chad Hamill/ čnaq'ymi (Music BFA 93; MFA 97 ) is the Executive Director for Indigenous Arts and Expression and Senior Advisor to the President on Indigenous Affairs at CalArts. During the 2021-22…
S2E4 Beyond the Blue Wall: REEF Residents Fía Benitez and Simone Zapata
The REEF Residency is a collaboration between the School of Critical Studies, School of Film/Video, and School of Art. Learn more about the REEF Residency. In this episode, we speak with 2022 REEF…
S2E3 Beyond the Blue Wall: The Story of A-Block
On Saturday, June 5, 2021, a cooling tower on the fifth floor of CalArts’ A-block overflowed, flooding several locations below and causing much damage to the Character and Experimental Animation…
S2E2 Beyond the Blue Wall: Ochion Jewell
Ochion Jewell (Music MFA 07) is a jazz saxophonist and composer from Appalachian Kentucky. He studied classical music as an undergraduate at the University of Louisville and studied jazz, free…
S2E1 Beyond the Blue Wall: Andrea Bowers
As The New York Times noted in a 2021 profile, “for a quarter-century, through the ever-changing social and cultural climate, [Andrea] Bowers has forged lasting bonds with queer and trans folk,…
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