Back معهد كاليفورنيا للفنون Arabic معهد كاليفورنيا للفنون ARZ Institut de les Arts de Califòrnia Catalan California Institute of the Arts German Kalifornia Instituto de la Artoj EO Instituto de las Artes de California Spanish مؤسسه هنرهای کالیفرنیا FA California Institute of the Arts French Istituto delle arti della California Italian カリフォルニア芸術大学 Japanese

California Institute of the Arts

Not to be confused with California College of the Arts.
California Institute of the Arts
California Institute of the Arts logo
Other name
CalArts
TypePrivate
Established1883 (1883), Chouinard 1921, CalArts 1961, Valencia Campus 1971
FoundersEmily Valentine, Nelbert Chouinard, Walt Disney, Roy O. Disney, Lulu May von Hagen
Endowment$213.8 million (2022)[1]
PresidentRavi Rajan
Academic staff
400 (Fall 2019)
Administrative staff
262 (Fall 2019)
Students1,523 (Fall 2019)
Undergraduates1,025 (Fall 2019)
Postgraduates492 (Fall 2019)
6 (Fall 2019)
Address
24700 McBean Parkway
,
Santa Clarita, California
,
91355
,
United States

34°23′34″N 118°34′02″W / 34.3928°N 118.5673°W / 34.3928; -118.5673
CampusSuburban
Websitecalarts.edu
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The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a private art university in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for students of both the visual and performing arts. It offers Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Fine Arts, Master of Arts, and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees through its six schools: Art, Critical Studies, Dance, Film/Video, Music, and Theater.[7]

The school was first envisioned by many benefactors in the early 1960s including Nelbert Chouinard, Walt Disney, Lulu Von Hagen, and Thornton Ladd.[8][9] CalArts students develop their own work, over which they retain control and copyright, in a workshop atmosphere.

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2022.Annual Report (Report).
  2. ^ "About". CalArts. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Facts and Figures". CalArts. 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Mission and Governance". CalArts. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Board of Trustees". CalArts. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Accreditation". CalArts. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Academics". CalArts. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  8. ^ Rushkoff, Douglas (1995). Media Virus: Hidden Agendas in Popular Culture. Ballantine Books. p. 102. ISBN 0-345-39774-6.
  9. ^ "Timeline". CalArts. 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.