Tahnee L. Cracchiola (BFA 97) Lead Photographer at J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Imaging Studios
Storyboard: Anthony Zepeda Inspiration and a bulletproof work ethic In 1973, I took a solo sojourn to Europe. I found myself in Amsterdam, where I visited the Stedelijk Museum. I saw Goya and Rembrandt prints and was struck by the intensity of the black ink on the paper. Seeing those beautiful pr...
Katie Sprague Finding true north Throughout the course of my life, Ive found myself continually returning to one simple question: Why have I devoted my life to this crazy thing called Brand Strategy? Why did I decide to go back for a second round of college in my 30s? Why, indeed. Even as a k...
Modern light-filled studios are available to Fine Art and Illustration students seeking a space of their own to create and collaborate.
Storyboard: Tom Knechtel Life as a Theater Though Ive been a painter for most of my life, Ive long considered my body of work to be something akin to a theater company. Let me explain. When I was nine years old, my favorite thing in the world was to make stuffed animals. I made them for my friend...
Storyboard: Frank Lanza Making sense of the gifts Ive been given There werent many distractions when I was a kid. There was no television, no internet. At the most, my friends and I would listen to serials on the radio. Of course, we had plenty of time on our hands. Invariably, I would end up ask...
Dr. Richard L. Walker, Jr., is Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students at ArtCenter College of Design
Storyboard: Darin Johnstone The Plum Assignment Somebody once asked me if being a creative has ever made me feel like an outsider. The answer is: Yes. Most days that end in y. As an undergrad architecture student at Cal Poly Pomona, I was lucky enough to take an architecture class taught by a wo...
The Surface Design Research Lab houses an archive of surface design projects, a library of leading American Modernist monographs, publications and examples of the work of Charles and Ray Eames, modern surface design publications and a database of surface design influencers, designers and organizatio...
A multi-space installation work by Los Angeles artist Eli Smith, Today Is Your Birthday is an inquiry into the labor of both forgetting and remembering across generations. This series of scripted spaces, closed to the public and presented virtually, is a post-immigration story for a post-Trump real...
Storyboard: Joann Jung Do dreamers ever get to where they need to be? I came to America from Korea when I was sixteen years old. The world was a much different place to me then. My mother was a painter. She was a fearless woman and the risk taker in the family. She believed that to be creative me...
ArtCenter collaborates with L.A.-based arts organizations to support underserved youth and build pathways to art and design education.
Storyboard: Zach Leazer How a life in the Air Force prepared me for a life making movies The first time I ever directed anything, I was still serving in the United States Air Force. I know thats a weird concept, but just hear me out for a second. I was an airplane mechanic doing my first tour of ...
Film and Photography Sound Stages Two fully equipped 4,600-square-foot stages provide ample space to shoot any type of project—from elaborate photo shoots to special effects-enhanced film scenes to entire automotive commercials. A 24-foot strobe box, and multiple lighting modifiers, including...
Storyboard: Yuri Shimizu Abelson Making Everyday Objects Not So Everyday I am lucky enough to share a personal and creative partnership with my fellow ArtCenter grad, Mike Abelson (BS 97 Product Design). Together we are the minds behind Postalco, a brand influenced by the elevated practice of Jap...
Storyboard: Bob Dirig It's the greatest job in the world Think of all the stuff you throw away each day. Almost all of it has no inherent value, right? Try telling that to an archivist. For instance, several years ago, the Library at ArtCenter College of Design received a substantial donation fr...
Storyboard: Tom Cordner The Relentless Pursuit of Perfection It may seem strange for an ArtCenter grad to admit that they havent always been a great student. In my case, though, it would be true. As a kid growing up in Baltimore, I found it damn near impossible to sit still and focus in a classro...
Storyboard: Mark Fennimore Following in my dad's footsteps by not following in my dad's footsteps When I was a kid, my dad worked for NASA. He started in the Apollo program and after the first man landed on the moon, he transitioned to Skylab and then the Shuttle Program. He was a very pragmatic, ...
Storyboard: Ron Galella When the world was my studio When was the last time you saw your favorite celebrity having a raw, honest human moment in front of a camera? Im not talking about somebody picking their nose or taking their dog for a walk. When was the last time you saw a famous person and th...
Storyboard: Pearlyn Lii What do people do in difficult times? They invent their way out of it. My parents grew up in a very rural, underdeveloped part of South China. In fact, they even met in the same village. They were young and in love, though there was always the question of where the next mea...
Storyboard: Ophelia Chong Chance encounters of the fluid kind I believe that everyone is capable of having at least six careers in their lifetime. How does one do that? Remain fluid and open to what the universe throws at you. I was born in Canada and became an American citizen 20 years ago. As a...
Storyboard: Chris Hacker Design Across Generations It took me a long time to realize that it was my destiny to become a teacher. As an adult designer, I realized one day there had been some basic things missing in my own education. I felt compelled to go back to the drawing board and help others ...
Storyboard: Dennis Juett Power to the pencil I was always around graphic design, even as a child. My dad was in the business. One of my favorite things to do as a kid was take apart watches and put them back together. At fifteen, I was doing the same thing with cars. By the time I reached high sc...
Hello LA surveys the work of renowned designer, author and educator Clive Piercy (1955-2017). On View March 9 - June 24, 2023.
Storyboard: Nolen Niu A jones for furniture I like to tell people that I furniture when I first visited Europe. Of course, theres a considerable divergence between American and European design. American furniture places a great deal of emphasis on comfort and practicality, whereas Europeans are ...