The Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography: Two Years, Two Paths, One Destiny I was supposed to be a lawyer. A product of perhaps the best quality of public education, I excelled in school and finished my last semester of high school working as the executive intern for the mayor of New York City. I...
Photography alumna Barbara DuMetz is a one woman force In the summer of 1967, Photography and Imaging alumna and pioneering commercial photographer Barbara DuMetz, then 20, took her new Kodak Instamatic—a gift from her dentist father—and walked through her Detroit neighborhood, photogra...
ONE FOR THE ARTIST BOOKS: TOMES EXHIBITION EXPLORES THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE MEDIUM On view at ArtCenters Williamson Gallery through December 15, Tomesfeatures 25 artist books from the 1970s and 80s which challenge the conventional definition of a book. Curated by John David OBrien and Piero Varron...
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...
Full Circle: Meet Director Libero Antonio Di Zinno ArtCenter: What are you working on right now? Libero Antonio Di Zinno (BFA 89 Photography), director: Ive blessed to be on the inside of a brilliant project, Endangered Activism. I got pulled in by Shannon Galpin, my esteemed partner in Mountain2Mo...
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...
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 ...
Lighting the Past Alumna Tahnee Cracchiola brings antiquity to life, one photograph at a time Its a crisp December morning at the Getty Villa, the Malibu branch of the J. Paul Getty Museum. Home to one of the worlds finest collections of antiquities, the Villa features architecture modeled after a...
Syrup poured in a tan stream over a pink waffle. Chunks of dark chocolate next to cherries. A pair of magenta beets side-by-side. Los Angeles photographer and recent Photography and Imaging alumna Tatijana Vasily (BFA 16) not only takes food photos that are colorful and vibrant, they also inspire a ...
As part of the IdentificarX exhibition, four creatives came to campus for the Alumni Panel Discussion, Saturday, June 29, to share their journeys into their respective fields, the impact of an ArtCenter education, and the challenges of working in the arts.
A commercial and fine art photographer, Susan Goines specializes in crafting visual definitions and creating imagery for commercial, public and residential spaces.
ArtCenter Film student Joel Aaron and his mentor Brandon Martinez were paired together as part of the Career and Professional Development Mentorship Program.
Bright and colorful illustrations by ArtCenter alum John Parra (BFA 97 Illustration) celebrate dishes that have shaped and influenced American food culture. The six plates hail from Central and South America, Mexico and the Caribbean.
Read the February 2023 DEI newsletter. Stories include Black History Month, IdentificarX, Grace Lynne Haynes and more.
Film alumnus and cinematographer Larry Fong (BFA 89) has shot groundbreaking music videos and more than $1.6 billion worth of Hollywood blockbusters directed by filmmakers he befriended at ArtCenter. On break between giant gorilla reboot Kong: Skull Island (opening March 10) and pre-production for S...
American Godsproduction designer Patti Podesta on bone orchards, doors of heaven, andteaching at ArtCenter She styled the Ambassador Hotel setting where Robert F. Kennedy was shot for bio-pic Bobby, designed CIA offices for Emmy-winning Homeland and most recently built a full-sized Viking ship in T...
Long May She Wave: Alumnus Kit Hinrichs' Love for the American Flag Runs Deep The American flag is not only a symbol that everyone recognizes, writes alumnus Kit Hinrichs (BFA 63 Advertising) in his introduction to Long May She Wave: A Graphic History of the American Flag, a 2001 coffee table book ...
The educational innovators behind lynda.com and The Skool, and the booming business of online learning Were in the infancy of this industry, and theres a lot of room for a lot of different angles on how to attack the problem of teaching online. Lynda Weinman The pioneers Forbes magazine ...
Setting A Scene: Meet Set Designer Assaf Horowitz ArtCenter: What are you working on right now?Assaf Horowitz (BS 14 Entertainment Design) lead set designer, Blue Sky Studios: An animation feature that will be out in 2020, but I cant say more than that. AC: Describe a moment in your childhood wher...
The Reel Thing: Meet Film Producer Maja Zimmermann ArtCenter: What are you working on right now? Maja Zimmermann (BA 99 Film) film producer: For the past four and a half years, Ive been working on Killing Jesus. It recently premiered at the Toronto film festival and now were traveling the world wit...
BRAVE AND THE BOLD: SURVIOS AND HEARTSMINDS LEADERS TO DISCUSS SECRETS OF CONNECTING In an increasingly noisy world of advertising and marketingfull of hashtags, sponsored lenses and, yes, good old-fashioned word of mouthhow do creatives find the audiences they need to build their brand? Thats one ...
Las Fotos Project is one of several L.A. community arts organizations that ArtCenter Admissions partners with on portfolio reviews and skill-building workshops.
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.