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“Its whole focus is on the individual creativity of the students. That means identifying what’s unique in the students’ points of view in their approach to artmaking and helping to build up the strengths of those points of view.” CalArts’ interdisciplinary approach means that students regularly collaborate with colleagues across different art forms. Set designers often work in producing theater, dance, and music. Composers are as likely to invent new instruments as they are to create interactive gallery art. It’s that spirit of collaboration across disciplines that nurtured alumni such as Brad Bird, the writer, animator, producer, occasional voice actor, and Academy Award winner behind the hit movies The Incredibles and Ratatouille. CalArts is no stranger to accolades. New York’s Museum of Modern Art honored the school with a retrospective film screening series appropriately titled Tomorrowland. Graduates of CalArts’ animation program have generated a combined $27 billion in worldwide box-office grosses since 1985. U.S. News & World Report included the school in its “Top Ten” rankings of fine arts, graphic design, multimedia and visual communications, sculpture, and photography programs. And Newsweek/The Daily Beast ranked CalArts as the nation’s No. 1 college for students in the arts. Ultimately, the school’s greatest strength and inspiration, according to Lavine, is its stunningly talented students — the so-called “CalArtians.” “This is a world that can get pretty discouraging,” says Lavine. “So many kids are struggling so hard and pursuing careers they don’t want. And I don’t fault them; it’s a rough world. But I look at our kids, fully aware they have to find ways to support and sustain themselves, and wanting to create a genuine contribution, and they go out and do it.” At CalArts, there’s always a new generation of imagineers ready to change the world. Opposite: the CalArts Winter Dance Concert This page, clockwise from left: the CalArts New Century Players in rehearsal; Jon Gomez (left), a member of the Character Animation faculty; CalArts’ KarmetiK Machine Orchestra; the indooroutdoor Wild Beast Music Pavilion California Institute of the Arts 24700 mcbean parkway valencia, ca 661.255.1050 calarts.edu usairwaysmag.com June 2013 91 http://www.calarts.edu http://www.usairwaysmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - June 2013

US Airways - June 2013
Table of Contents
CEO Letter
From the Editor
Did You Know?
Making It Happen
Hot Spots: Best Outdoor Music Venues
Hub Crawl: Los Angeles International Airport
Wine & Dine: Infused Spirits
Great Tastes: B.B. King's Blues Clubs
Diversions: Beer Gardens
Great Escapes: Hard Rock Hotels
Great Escapes: Universal Orlando Resort
Diversions: Seven Super Spas
Adventure: Sebasco Harbor Resort, Maine
Golf: Billy Casper
Gear Up: Family Games
Travel Feature: The Lure of the Lake
US Airways: All in the Family
Chefs Tell: Sea Fire Grill
Charlotte, NC
Special Section: Los Angeles Arts
Must Read: Color Blind
Great Dates
Puzzles
Readers Resource Index
Your US Airways Guide
Video Entertainment
Audio Entertainment
U.S. and Caribbean Service Map
International Service Map
Airport Terminal Maps
US Airways Fleet/Customs & Immigration
Passenger Info/Contact US Airways
US Airways MarketPlace®
Window or Aisle?

US Airways - June 2013