ENTRANCE 'EXAMS' AUDITIONS CAN CLINCH CALARTS ENTRY.Byline: Naush Boghossian Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Grades and SAT scores don't impress the faculty members at California Institute of the Arts California Institute of the Arts known as CalArts U.S. private institution of higher learning in Valencia. Created in 1961 through the merger of two other art institutes, it was the first in the U.S. when it comes to choosing their freshman class. Rather, in a highly competitive process, they pore through piles and piles of ``applications'' that come in the form of portfolios, videos and pieces of art to determine which students will be accepted to the institution. Here, there are no quotas to fill. Students are accepted based on one criterion: talent. Of about 2,500 students who apply to the school, fewer than 400 comprise the arts institution's freshman class. ``The odds are against you,'' said Carol Kim, director of enrollment services. ``It's a very competitive program.'' The faculty, all working professionals, review the applications and determine who will be accepted to the program, she said. Students apply directly to the specific field of study they are interested in and rarely switch to another program during their undergraduate years. The application process varies depending on which program the student applies to within one of CalArts' six schools - art, critical studies, dance, film/video, music and theater. Theater and dance students, for example, audition for a place at the school. Each year, faculty members hold auditions in Chicago, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and at the CalArts campus, searching for talent. But school officials say that unlike other art schools, they look for a certain elusive quality Elusive Quality (born 1993) is a thoroughbred racehorse who holds the world record for one mile on turf, 1 minute 31.6 seconds, set in the 1998 Poker Handicap. Elusive Quality, owned by Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, stands at stud at Gainsborough Farm in Versailles, in the students' art and performance most easily described as experimental. ``If we get a portfolio full of beautiful landscapes, we'll write, 'Beautiful work, but not for us. Reject,''' said Dwayne Moser, admissions counselor for school of arts. ``We are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. potential, and the kind of potential we are looking for is a willingness to take chances with art - an interest in challenging traditions of art making.'' David Lynch, Tim Burton, John Lasseter John Alan Lasseter (born January 12, 1957) is an Academy Award-winning American animator and the chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is also currently the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering. and David Salle - all known for their edgy, offbeat off·beat n. Music An unaccented beat in a measure. adj. Slang Not conforming to an ordinary type or pattern; unconventional: offbeat humor. and innovative work - are all CalArts alumni. And to those students they decline, the faculty recommends other schools they feel would be more suited to their talents. ``It takes a special person to come here,'' Kim said. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Carol Kim, director or enrollment, left, and Dwayne Moser, admissions counselor, look at potential students' portfolios. (2 -- color) Carol Kim, director of enrollment, left, and Dwayne Moser, admissions counselor, look at potential students' portfolios. David R. Crane/Staff Photographer |
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