ArtCenter and INSEAD, one of the world's leading business schools, marked the tenth anniversary of their partnership, which blends design innovation with business strategy, with a celebration at Airbnb's headquarters in San Francisco.
ArtCenter's top 10 wins and biggest accomplishments of 2023, including ArtCenter the No. 1 art and design college in the country for ROI.
In the ArtCenter Extension (ACX) course Introduction to Filmmaking, students learn the fundamental concepts of filmmaking while making three short films.
DELBAR SHAHBAZ TEACHES STUDENTS TO BUILD CREATIVELY IN ACX COURSE MAKING OBJECTS Alumna Delbar Shahbaz (MFA 2017 Art) is known for her powerful sculptures, paintings, videos and installations that revolve around cultural and gender identity. When she was a graduate student at ArtCenter, she created...
How did Film alumnus Saman Kesh turn an assignment in Taiwan to create a video promoting a fantasy MMO into an action-packed, anime-inspired science fiction short which he'll soon be expanding and directing for 21st Century Fox?
The Los Angeles Unified School District joins forces with the College's social impact department, Designmatters, to implement "Where's Daryl?," a cutting-edge health curriculum designed to get tweens and teens to talk about gun violence.
Change Lab Podcast Episode 31 Ini Archibong on designing to spark wonder Ini Archibong is a luxury goods designer. He is also a furniture and immersive experience designer as well as an ArtCenter alum. He is all these things and yet this description remains inadequate. So heres how to explains wha...
ACX KIDS CLASS INVENTORS WORKSHOP TEACHES STUDENTS PROBLEM SOLVING Think of three ways to brush your teeth without using your hands, sketch those ideas, and then turn them into products. Thats a prompt alumnus Nas Oh (BFA 11 Illustration), a production designer for movies, music videos and commerc...
Stage of Life: Meet Freelance Artist James (Fader) Cui ArtCenter: What are you working on right now?James Cui (VJ Fader) (BFA 02 Illustration): Im doing a stage design for an EDM festival in Myanmar. Im also working with an architect to create a video installation piece for the new LG headquarters ...
Forging New Cinematic Frontiers: Meet Filmmaker Michael Reisinger ArtCenter : What are you working on right now? Michael Reisinger(MA 09 Film),Filmmaker: A script for my short film. Ive been making these 3- to 5-minute shorts, and my next project is going to be more ambitious 40 to 60 minutes, wi...
Poster series pays tribute to African-American artists, educators and authors The creative citizens among us give birth to the foundation of civilization, but their work does not end there; instead, they also question the very foundations they create. They challenge them, critique them, and even ...
Intuitive Designer: Meet Creative Director Paula Hansanugrum ArtCenter: What are you working on right now? Paula Hansanugrum (BA 08 Graphic Design) Executive Creative Director at Chase Design Group: So many things! At the moment, Im working on identity, branding and packaging design projects for se...
Bleed and Blend: Meet Creative Director Aaron Jacob ArtCenter: What do you like most about your job?Aaron Jacob (BA 08 Graphic Design) Associate Creative Director, Ayzenberg Groups space.camp: The fact that Im fortunate enough to spend my time collaborating with insanely talented creatives. Whether...
Artificial Knowing: Media Design alumnaefight discrimination, onealgorithm at a time In an airy, white loft space, in a fantastical art deco factory building in downtown Los Angeles, Media Design Practices (MDP) alumnae Christine Meinders (MFA 2017) and Selwa Sweidan (MFA 2016) are working to gathe...
Change Lab Podcast Episode 2: Director John X. Carey on Balancing Art and Commerce in Film John X. Carey (BFA 11 Film) is a filmmaker and ArtCenter alum whose social conscience has fuelled his wildly successful career as a commercial director. Best known for Dove Real Beauty Sketches, a short film ...
In his paintings and sculptures, artist Victor Estrada (BFA 86 Fine Art, MFA 88 Art) dives into the realm of identity, bigotry, self, perception, memory.
Shifting the Power: Three leaders share thoughts on how artists and designers can effect social change This year marks the 20th anniversary of Designmatters, ArtCenter’s social innovation program. Believing that art and design can inspire positive changes in society, the program has offered s...
ArtCenter Graduate Art student Delbar Shahbaz and Transportation Design student Ehsan Momeninejad, both from Iran, discuss how President Donald Trump's January 27, 2017 travel ban executive order has impacted them.
CREATIVE RESILIENCE: ALUM ANA LYDIA MONACO SUPPORTS SELF-LOVE WITH HER FILM SHOT DURING THE PANDEMIC ArtCenter alumni have adapted to change during the COVID-19 pandemic in a wide variety of ways. Some turned inward, while others turned outward. They slowed down or sped up. This story is part of a ...
Icon Worship Photographer and alum Matthew Rolston Leads Tour through the Getty Museums Icons of Style Exhibition This past September, Matthew Rolstona photographer and director who has created countless iconic portraits of celebrities including Madonna, Jay Z, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift for publi...
Change Lab Podcast Episode 1: Lynda Weinman on Taking Arts Education Online In the debut episode of ArtCenter’s Change Lab podcast, President Lorne Buchman interviews Lynda Weinman, who partnered with her husband, ArtCenter alum Bruce Heavin, to found Lynda.com in 1995. What began as a m...
In the ACX Kids "Illustration," children in grades 4 through 8 learn to communicate their ideas and emotions through drawings. Taught by artist and illustrator Michael Horowitz, this class encourages creativity, problem-solving, and brainstorming.
The IdentificarX Film Festival showcased films as part of IdentificarX exhibition programming celebrating our Latina/e/o/x ArtCenter alumni.
Turn Up the Volume Sound Design for Media teaches how to craft sound If you could sculpt and shape the soundtrack of your life, what would it sound like? A hip-hop anthem, a rock song, an R&B melody or pounding electronic dance beats? What about all the blips, noises and sonic textures in betw...
Face Book for Dummies If you’ve seen photographs of Oprah Winfrey or covers of Rolling Stone, it’s safe to say you’ve seen Photography and Imaging alumnus Matthew Rolston’s work. His 2007 shoot with Michael Jackson is known as the singer’s “last sitting.&rdq...