Aleshea Harris (Theater MFA 14) enjoyed the GOLD (Grads of the Last Decade) Alumni Reunion, which took place this year at Thymele Arts. This hub for new work and emerging artists in L.A. is created and curated by John Henningsen (Theater MFA 15).
President Ravi Rajan greeted James Chiao (Music MFA 17) at the GOLD Reunion, where a new ‘open mic’ for alumni performers called Open Seasonal took place. James showcased selections from his original opera.
Alumni Ambassador Niko Solorio (Art BFA 07) served as the Open Seasonal emcee at GOLD.
Roberto Antonio Martin (Theater BFA 14) and Jacob Gibson (Theater BFA 15), of hip-hop fusion duo Good Peoplez, performed the closing set at GOLD.
At the Digital Arts Expo in May, a panel of virtual reality (VR) and immersive technologies industry trailblazers and scholars spoke to the CalArts community about the innovations, ethics, and future of VR technologies. Moderator Vangelis Lympouridis hosted speakers Christian Greuel (Theater MFA 92), Théotime Vaillant (Film/Video BFA 15), Candace Reckinger (CalArts Parent 09, 10), and Google’s Karen Dufilho.
Chouinard and CalArts alumni attended “Real Shadows for Mere Bodies” exhibiting the work of Stephanie Deumer (front, left) (Art MFA 15) and Arden Surdam (back, right) (Art MFA 15). Guests included Larry Hurst (Chouinard BFA 71), Juan Renteria (Art BFA 11), Pamela Bailey Lewis (Art MFA 91), Michael Richards (Art MFA 14), Jessica Li (Art MFA 14), and Georgia Lassner (Art MFA 16).
Attending Graduation were Randy Gloss (Music MFA 97, faculty), Alfred Ladzekpo (former faculty), Michael Scroggins (Film/Video MFA 87, BFA 75, CalArts Parent 14 & 15, faculty), and David Roitstein (CalArts Parent 12, faculty).
The Alumnx Office’s Graduating Students Dinner included an alumni induction toast and Latin jazz from Ritmo de Guateque, led by Jesse Audelo (Music MFA 17). Guests enjoyed a beautiful catered dinner complemented by graduate-designed ice cream flavors crafted by Tai Kim (Art BFA 95), founder of Scoops.
Filmmaker Reynier Molenaar (Theater 00) led a professional development workshop on how artists can honor their creative instincts while collaborating with diverse stakeholders in a commercial world.
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