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This is the shared login page for both the CalArts and VCFA Application Portals.
VCFA has recently moved to the CalArts application system. Whether you're applying to CalArts, VCFA, or both, you can log in or reset your credentials below.
Existing VCFA applicants logging in for the first time must reset their password to access the portal. This reset will work for both your CalArts and VCFA applications if you're applying to both.
VCFA has recently moved to the CalArts application system. Whether you're applying to CalArts, VCFA, or both, you can log in or reset your credentials below.
Existing VCFA applicants logging in for the first time must reset their password to access the portal. This reset will work for both your CalArts and VCFA applications if you're applying to both.

Founded in 1961 by Walt Disney and his brother Roy, CalArts offers comprehensive undergraduate and graduate degree programs across the full range of the visual, performing, media, and literary arts.
The CalArts application is closed.

As the only college devoted exclusively to graduate fine arts education, VCFA offers artists and writers a transformative and progressive educational experience through six low-residency programs.

