Haeyong Moon
I was the head projectionist for the film school at the time and Agnès Varda, one of my heroes, came as the Visiting Artist. I was in the Bijou projection booth screening a film print of Cléo from 5 to 7 when she appeared in the dark and introduced herself to me, “Hi, I’m Agnès.” […]
Maryam Mirbagheri
CalArts was my wonderland and I was Alice, to this day I think about my CalArts days often and I really miss it but I’m content knowing that I spent my college years living the most magical life in the most magical college. From mermaid baptisms to Thursday night gallery, that togetherness changed my life.
Adam Henry
My final year was the Northridge earthquake. By sheer coincidence I took all my animation home the day before and I was able to keep working on my film. A miracle!
Lucy Griffin
Fran Bennett saying, “breathe through your coccyx dahlings” in voice class.
Adam Stern
I began at CalArts as a flutist, convinced that a life as a soloist or an orchestral player was my future. Out of curiosity, and to round out my education — to see what it was like on “the other side of the podium” — I took a class in the rudiments of conducting during […]
Edward Rollin
Steve Allen at graduation said, “Welcome to the unemployed!”
Anthony Brandt
It was my happy responsibility to meet Mel Powell in the parking lot with his mobile wheelchair before his first composition lesson of the day. One morning, I rode the mobi-chair out to the lot at the appointed hour. No Mel. Time passed. Still no Mel, which was unusual because he was always so punctual. […]
1971
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1970
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Karen LeCocq
Womanhouse: the first feminist collaborative art project. Participating in this historic project was life-changing. It was covered in TIME magazine and has since been described in many art history books. The pic is me as Lea from Collette’s “Cheri,” the aging courtesan in the room “Lea’s Room” created by Nancy Youdelman and me.
