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Skip to Main Content -- calarts Toggle Menu Search Academics Programs of Study CalArts offers a variety of unique programs at the undergraduate and graduate level within its six world-renowned Schools—Art, Critical Studies, Dance, Film/Video, Music and Theater. BFA General Education Undergraduate core courses are the foundation of BFA studies at CalArts, providing a strong general education and opportunities to deepen every student's artistic practice. Further Study Overview Interdisciplinary International Engagement Opportunities Open Learning Library The CalArts Library enables students and faculty to develop the skills necessary for creative exploration, critical reflection and lifelong learning. 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Explore the local area and community. Extended Studies Offering innovative continuing education arts courses designed to meet the needs of both emerging artists and lifelong learners. Schools Art Critical Studies Dance Film/Video Music Theater Request Info Apply Give School of Art Home Programs Faculty and Staff Visiting Faculty Alumni Facilities Home MFA Open Studios A sanctuary for cross-disciplinary training, the School of Art actively promotes both the creative environment and the intellectual context for artistic experimentation. The Programs in Art, Photography and Media, Art and Technology, and Graphic Design prepare graduates to thoughtfully challenge the prevailing conventions of artistic expression, develop new forms and become innovators and leaders in their chosen fields. Each unique Program offers specific courses of study and yet none is isolated from the others. True to the Institute's founding ethos, students are highly encouraged to collaborate with one another across disciplines and to investigate hybrid art forms—not only within the School of Art but also throughout all of CalArts. This accumulation of varying expertise provides an invaluable foundation on which students can build an independent practice and expand upon the boundaries of artmaking. Apply Request Information Programs Art Graphic Design Photography and Media Art and Technology East of Borneo REEF Residency In Memoriam Visiting Artist Lecture Series Travel Opportunities Practicum Learning Beyond the Classroom Video Introduction to the School of Art Latest News July 8, 2020 Art Intervention In Plain Sight Protests Immigrant Detention During last weekend’s Independence Day holiday, when Americans expected the sky to be filled... July 7, 2020 CalArts Collaborates: Arts and Activism Collide in WRI Webinar On June 29, creative solutions to the oceans in crisis were showcased in “Arts and Activism for... July 6, 2020 24700 Podcast Presents Radical Practice Series CalArts’ 24700 podcast presents a new series that focuses on the Graphic Design Program’s... July 2, 2020 Artforum Hosts CalArtian Art MFA Thesis Exhibitions The COVID-19 pandemic put a stopper on MFA thesis shows across the nation, spurring artists to... June 29, 2020 Online Panel Examines ‘hyper(in)visibility’ Among Asian Women Artists Multidisciplinary artist and recent CalArts graduate stephanie mei huang (Art MFA 20) has... View All News School Gallery Archive Exhibition with Julie Cabral, Dave Muller (Art MFA 93), and Christina Niazian Gallery Night Bookmaking Workshop Ceramics Practicum Hagar Cygler, Photo/Media MFA2 Mid-Residency Show Jae Hyun (TanTan Hong), BFA Exhibit "Fuzzy Pictures Show" Calendar of Events View All Events Alumni Story Liz Glynn Art MFA 08 Liz Glynn I came out of my undergrad at Harvard knowing that, if nothing else, I could stay in the studio all night, work myself into a corner, and throw myself at building something. What was great about CalArts is that it broke all those habits and proved to me that it wasn’t just the labor that was going to fix the work. It opened me up to different ways of looking at the ideas behind the work, and how to address those before making anything. At CalArts I realized that I was more interested in the process of production. My work is research-driven. I’m not wedded to the idea of stylistic consistency, but there’s an underlying idea that human action matters and can shape the physical world, and by extension, metaphorically, the political and social reality that we inhabit. I got so much out of being at CalArts and learning many different logics of critique, and the process of deconstructing a work and figuring out how to put it back together. I don’t think most other institutions would ever dare go that deep. To have that as a professional artist, later on, is incredibly important because there’s so much that’s pushing you in the direction of maintaining consistency. But the only way to make progress is to have these moments of destruction and teardown. Many of the artists I now teach with as colleagues are CalArts alumni. At any given museum opening, I’m surrounded by them. It’s an honor to be part of that legacy of artists, and it’s also one group of alumni that maintains a critical conversation long after graduating. 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