/PRNewswire/ The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) has announced that independent filmmaker and educator Deborah LaVine has been named.
Space for Experimentation
Around the time that the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) was established, John Baldessari, the schoolâs chair of âPost-Studioâ practice, jotted down a set of notes outlining his ideal art college: âA watering hole, a flow of artists. Artists as ordinary people. Have artists as models. Create an environment where art can happen.â
Adapting his phrasing,
Where Art Might Happen: The Early Years of CalArts offers a bountiful history of the schoolâs formative decade, a companion to the eponymous 2019 exhibition at the Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover. This volume partly aims to redress imbalances in previous critical coverage of CalArts, highlighting work by lesser-known figures and focusing on the legendary but long understudied Feminist Art Program.
Soul (Pixar), the Best Animated Feature Oscar has now gone to alumni of the
California Institute of the Arts’ (CalArts) renowned animation programs 12 times. Since the category was introduced at the Academy Awards 20 years ago, the majority of winning films have been directed by “CalArtians.”
Soul (Pixar) was directed by
Pete Docter (Film/Video BFA 90) with co-director Kemp Powers. Docter, who also wrote the film with Powers and Mike Jones, took home trophies with producer Dana Murray.
Soul marks Docter’s third Oscar, having won for Pixar classics
Up and
Inside Out.
When accepting the award, Docter said, “We want to thank music teachers and art teachers everywhere… You make the world a better place.”