2025 Monterey Car Week
ArtCenter will be present at multiple events throughout the world-renowned celebration of automotive excellence, marking the College’s 23rd consecutive year of participation.
Members of the ArtCenter community, including alumni, faculty and current Transportation Design students, will be part of The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, Exotics on Broadway, and the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance at Monterey Car Week.
ArtCenter at the 2025 Monterey Car Week
Friday, August 15
The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering
ArtCenter will showcase Oilstainlab’s HF-11 supercar, the brainchild of twin brothers, Iliya Bridan (BS 11) and Nikita Bridan (BS 11), who are also ArtCenter alumni and faculty of the Transportation Department.
HF-11 is a striking evolution of Oilstainlab’s original, handmade Half-11, a 1960s tribute. Offering a unique blend of nostalgia, performance, and advanced technology, with a healthy dose of mischief, the vehicle demands attention with an exposed powertrain, dynamic proportions, and a minimalist streamlined body.
The HF-11’s livery for The Quail appearance was designed in collaboration with ArtCenter students.
The ArtCenter College of Design - Design Excellence Award will be judged by ArtCenter students and presented by ArtCenter alumnus (Transportation 1990) and Board of Trustees Chairman, Michael Warsaw.
Saturday, August 16
Exotics on Broadway
The College will also host a tent at Exotics on Broadway on where many vehicles with alumni connections are expected to be on display.
2025 Monterey Car Week Alumni Reception
5–7 p.m.
Monterey Plaza Hotel
Join the alumni reception and connect with fellow alumni and ArtCenter leadership to hear what's new and exciting at ArtCenter.
Participants include ArtCenter President Karen Hofmann (BS 97), Transportation Design Chair Marek Djordjevic (BS 91), Transportation Design Associate Chair Alan Macey (BS 06), Transportation Design Professor Leon Paz (BS 06) and several members from ArtCenter's Board of Trustees.
Sunday, August 17
Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
The ArtCenter College of Design - Design Excellence Award will be presented. Judges include Karen Hofmann, Marek Djordjevic and acclaimed architect Lord Norman Foster.
ArtCenter will present the ArtCenter College of Design - Design Excellence Award at both The Quail and Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
About the Award
Since 2002, this honor has recognized vehicles that exemplify groundbreaking technology and timeless design. Past recipients include iconic models such as the 1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale and the 1956 Maserati A6G Zagato Berlinetta. This year’s honorees promise to be just as stunning.
This year’s award trophy was modelled on the 1948 LeMans Coupe, designed by Strother MacMinn, the founder of ArtCenter’s Transportation Design program.