School of Critical Studies

Robin Myrick (Critical Studies MFA 08) dissects the fraught and highly divided political climate of the US in I Am This State Of Emergency, the first title published by Surveyor Books. I Am This State Of Emergency is a 135-page collection of poems that dial up the strident soundscape of...

On Nov. 8, the short film, Vacuum In Front Of You, co-created by Dean of the CalArts School of Critical Studies Amanda Beech and Diann Bauer was released to the public as part of the art project Tegel: Speculations and Propositions.  In 2011, project curators Jaspar Joseph-Lester,...

The 5th annual Supernova Digital Animation Festival, a month-long celebration of digital animation and motion-art, kicked off in Denver on Sept. 3. The festival includes an outdoor exhibition in the downtown area, as well as a virtual exhibition available to stream through the festival’s...

Critical Studies faculty Gabrielle Civil, who recently wrapped up her artist residency at Automata, an experimental performance venue in downtown Los Angeles, will now host a series of conversations through REDCAT’s online platform. Civil was among the artists—all six of whom...

Cori Bratby-Rudd (Critical Studies MFA 19) has released her first chapbook titled Cage of Eden (Finishing Line Press), now available for pre-order. The collection, which Bratby-Rudd began writing while studying at CalArts, has been described by poet and composer Ryka Aoki (He Mele a Hilo; Why...

In response to the global pandemic and its effect on artist communities, MOZAIK Philanthropy created Future Art Awards, an inclusive contest open to professional and amateur U.S. artists. The organization asked artists to submit work that was inspired by the current crisis and could help...

Writer and School of Critical Studies faculty Brian Evenson has been named the winner of a 2019 Shirley Jackson Award for his short horror fiction book Song for the Unraveling of the World (Coffee House Press, 2019). Named for mystery and horror writer Shirley Jackson, the awards are annually...