Extended Studies at CalArts offers credit and non-credit bearing options for creative exploration in the arts, both on and off campus and online.
Our offerings are developed with the same artistic integrity of the curricular courses at CalArts. Extended Studies at CalArts offers credit- and non-credit bearing options for creative exploration in the arts, on the ground and online, and on and off-campus. This page highlights related content from the California Institute of the Arts and our learning communities through Extended Studies. Visit us online at extendedstudies.calarts.edu.
06/02/2026
Attention to the curious and the experimental: expand your visual vocabulary and find your visual voice in Intro to Imagemaking!
online · asynchronous · starting june 17-- link in bio to enroll
05/30/2026
Our voice matters.
Polls open 7am to 8pm this Tuesday, June 2.
a day in the life at calarts ✨ seminar, coffee, badminton, blossom festival, gallery, and animating till 3am 🌚
please let us know if your work was featured in the video so you can be tagged!
calarts extended studies · link in bio to explore courses online and on campus 🔗
05/21/2026
Congratulations to all our former Extended Studies students who showcased their films at the 2026 CalArts Character Animation Producers' Show! Films were selected by a jury of faculty and screened at the Directors Guild of America.
And an extra shout out to Ben Knight, who earned The Walter and Gracie Lantz Animation Prize for Excellence in Animation for the film DOUBLE CLICK. !
Check our link in the bio or find the complete catalog of courses open now at calarts.edu/extended-studies
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"In my experience with the CalArts Animation Intensive, I’ve had my limits tested and learned to embrace the discomfort through a process that allowed me to genuinely reflect on my areas for improvement. Every critique I received from my professors only served to push me forward and I have quickly grown because of it." -Catherine Busch
Are you ready to push yourself to new heights? Applications for Animation Intensive due May 26.
Check our link in the bio or find the complete catalog of courses open now at calarts.edu/extended-studies
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Last call to turn in your application for Summer Animation Residency! The extended deadline is May 1st by 11:59pm PST!
Listen to incoming CalArts Character Animation BFA1 Sam Khomamizadeh's experience in the program last summer. Congratulations on your acceptance, !
Check our link in the bio or find the complete catalog of courses open now at calarts.edu/extended-studies
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Music: https://www.bensound.com/free-music-for-videos
License code: RDU3ALGTN7SI1377
Artist: : Benjamin Tissot
04/25/2026
It's the final weekend to see artist speaking ✨today✨ about her solo neon exhibition Language & Light. Go check it out!
📍 Gallery Azul, San Pedro
Check out this upcoming project from former Extended Studies student, Anya Butler!
Anya took our Portfolio Development Workshop back in 2016. We look forward to having her on campus this summer as a guest of the Summer Animation Residency.
Check out and to learn more!
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Student work to celebrate Earth Week for the Ecological Practices club on campus! ✨
If you want to learn the tools that made this, Intermediate Adobe Illustrator Course is open now through CalArts Extended Studies. Link in Bio.
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Poster design by
Floral graphics created by
Ecological Practices Club .practices
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Music: Music: Bensound
License code: NN4LHQUSJRLYAY3V
Artist: : Aventure
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Want to learn more about Mise-en-scène? Join award-winning filmmaker Brendan Bubion for his course, The Art of Filmmaking: Foundations of Time and Space.
Check our link in the bio or find the complete catalog of courses open now at calarts.edu/extended-studies
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