Storyboard: Nino Yuniardi Its all about contrast When I was in 9th grade, I discovered the artwork of Salvador Dal and Tino Sidin. I was compelled by the mystery of Dal's shapes and the hallucinatory mood he summoned. I was awestruck by his work and dumbfounded as to how he brought these otherworl...
Community Partnerships From recruitment activities initiated by our Admissions office to outreach efforts led by our Public Programs team, ArtCenter partners with a number of community arts organizations located throughout Greater Los Angeles to build a pipeline for students to pursue an art and de...
Storyboard: Gloria Kondrup My Journey to Type Heaven I was supposed to be a lawyer. During my last semester of high school, I acted as special executive intern for the Mayor of New York. I was a student in the citys accelerated public education programs, and after high school I was supposed to go...
Storyboard: Mari Nakano Two streams I was raised in a fairly traditional Asian-American family. As far as a career, I believed I had two options: become a doctor or a lawyer. A creative career was out of the question. I mean, where was the stability in that? Part of being a true creative means br...
Storyboard: Lisa Stotska Nourishing your creative self and not letting life get in the way My mom was born in Chicago, an only child. My grandmothers name was Marjorie, but everyone affectionately called her . My grandfather, a lifelong smoker, ended up stricken with tuberculosis, prompting them t...
Storyboard: Jo Ann Shimizu Stabile A reverie on becoming me I was born and raised in Tokyo. My work has brought me all over the globe, though I currently reside in Oakland, California. I suppose what you may be asking yourself is how I ended up at ArtCenter. When I was still in Tokyo, my dad wou...
Storyboard: Matt Haligman The unpredictability of the creative life Heres a scenario for you: Imagine youre the smartest person in the room. Then, one day, imagine that this changes... dramatically. Youre no longer the smartest person in the room. Not even close. In fact, the proverbial is now f...
Storyboard: Tom Suiter Playing in perfect harmony Ive said the following at countless academic presentations and in just as many conversations with friends and colleagues: Nothing Ive accomplished in my decades-spanning career would have been possible without the time I spent at ArtCenter. As a ...
Hospitality entrepreneur Clarence Daniels is a member of ArtCenter College of Design's Board of Trustees
Lynn Aldrich (MFA 86 Art), Artist, Lynn Aldrich Studios