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The CalArts Alumni Magazine Subscribe to the Pool View Stories Winter/Spring 2023 Issue 12 Features From Meisner to the Marvel Cinematic Universe: A Conversation with Don Cheadle When Don Cheadle (Theater BFA 86) stepped from the stages of the Mod Theater and E400 to the sets of Hill Street Blues and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in the late 1980s, CalArts was a very different place—or was it? Recent graduate Jo Siri (Theater BFA 22) talked to Cheadle for The Pool about… READ MORE Agency in Action: CalArtians’ Conservation in Joshua Tree When Anthony McCann, director of CalArts MFA in Creative Writing, approached School of Critical Studies Associate Dean Mike Bryant with the idea of participating in a desert-focused climate change initiative, it sounded like a... READ MORE Food for Thought A large kiddie-sized pool filled to the brim with Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Cardboard cut-outs celebrating a quinceañera. At first, they don’t seem to have much in common. But both connect to themes that run... READ MORE Don Cheadle’s Prolific Career (So Far) Upon graduating from CalArts, Don Cheadle (Theater BFA 86) scored supporting roles in such decade-defining television series as Fame, Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, Night Court, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, as well... READ MORE Building the Haus of Sugar Dancer and choreographer Jasmine Sugar (Dance BFA 18) has forged her career by taking on both commercial and concert work. Her efforts have led to projects with A-list stars—from dancing under the direction of Solange Knowles (with the developed work featured in Solange’s art book In Past Pupils and Smiles) to dancing at the 2020… READ MORE View FeaturesFROM THE PRESIDENT There are a few constants that CalArts has come to love during our first 50 years in Valencia. Of them, change may be the most important. After all, constant change drives the relentless creative experimentation at our core. Almost instinctively, we know that we’ll learn, transform, and push closer to truth and understanding only by… READ MORE View From the PresidentFROM VISUAL ESSAY CalArts: Based on a True Story ’THE SIMPSONS’ © and TM 2017 20th Television. All rights reserved. View Visual Essay From In Memoriam Ashley Bickerton (1959-2022) Ashley Bickerton (Art BFA 82), whose mixed-media oeuvre encapsulated consumerist parody and fantastical imaginings... READ MORE Chris Ledesma (1958-2022) Chris Ledesma (Music 77), former longtime music editor of The Simpsons, passed away on... READ MORE David L. Emerson (1957-2022) Born on Oct. 31, 1957 in Finlay, Ohio, artist and CalArts alumnus David L.... READ MORE View In Memoriam From Class Notes Gary Schwartz (Film/Video 81) Gary Schwartz shares, Performed a Cantastoria ‘Cranky’ at the Detroit Cantastoria Fest 2022. CRANKY... READ MORE David A. Bossert (Film/Video 83) David A. Bossert recently hit a professional milestone with his 10th book being published.... READ MORE Cynthia Pepper (Dance 84) Cynthia Pepper says, Loving the art making! I’ve been teaching world dance forms and... READ MORE Curtis Macdonald (Music 86) Curtis Macdonald writes, School of Music BFA 1986, released the contemporary New Age instrumental... READ MORE Eric Adkins (Film/Video 87) Eric Adkins checks in: Worked to supervise the live action plate photography for animation... READ MORE Lynn Becker (Film/Video 88) Lynn Becker’s picture book, Monsters in the Briny, illustrated by Scott Brundage, was named... READ MORE John Dubiel (Film/Video 89) John Dubiel notes, On Nov. 13, 2022, the Company of Angels (CoA) theater in... READ MORE Alyse Korn (Music 92) Alyse Korn shares, New duo album of all original compositions. Alyse Korn, piano, vocals,... READ MORE Jeudi Cornejo Brealey (Film/Video, Theater 95) Jeudi Cornejo Brealey says, The past few years have been a great ride. I... READ MORE View Class Notes FROM THE BUZZ The Fall and Rise of the Animation A-Block A-Block, the wing of CalArts’ Main Building that has been the stomping grounds for decades of storied animation artists—including such highly accomplished filmmakers as Tim Burton, Lauren Faust, Jorge Gutierrez, Pete Docter, John Lasseter,... READ MORE Adriano Pedrosa Named Curator of the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia December was a banner month for museum director and CalArts alum Adriano Pedrosa (Art-Critical Studies MFA 95). The board of La Biennale di Venezia and its President Roberto Cicutto named Pedrosa—currently the artistic director... READ MORE Mindy Johnson Honored for Animation History Discovery This past February, the 50th Annual Annie Awards honored author, historian, filmmaker, and School of Film/Video faculty Mindy Johnson with one of their highest distinctions: the June Foray Award. Named for voice actor June... READ MORE CalArts Alums Named 2023 United States Artists Fellows In January, United States Artists (USA)—a Chicago-based national arts funding organization—announced its 2023 Fellows from 10 creative disciplines. CalArts alums Antoine Hunter aka Purple Fire Crow (Dance 02) and Kite (Music BFA 14) were... READ MORE View all Buzz stories The Pool From the President Features Class Notes In Memoriam Visual Essay The Buzz Submit Your Classnotes About the Pool Issues Current Issue Issue 11 Issue 10 Issue 9 Issue 8 Issue 7 Issue 6 Past Issues Click below to view previous Issues. The Pool Issue 1 The Pool Issue 2 The Pool Issue 3The Pool Issue 4 The Pool Issue 5 The Pool Issue 6 The Pool Issue 7 The Pool Issue 8 The Pool Issue 9 The Pool Issue 10 About the Pool Submit Your Class Notes Support CalArts CalArts Store calarts.edu Facebook Twitter Instagram Subscribe to The...