The California Institute of the Arts was formed in 1961 when Walt Disney and his brother merged two existing Los Angeles schools for art and music.

Ravi S. Rajan, California Institute of the Arts President. With just 14,000 alumnx, the CalArts community achieves an outsized impact for its size. Programs spanning art, design, film, ...

Scores of arts industry leaders have graduated from CalArts over the years, enhancing the institute’s prestigious education even further. Director Tim Burton, responsible for films including Edward ...