This term, Art Center will again offer a series of free, noncredit digital media workshops dedicated to editing, designing and coding. The six-hour courses, taught by Art Center instructors, are open to degree-enrolled day students, and (space permitting) staff and faculty on a first-come, first-seated basis. No reservations required.
All classes take place at the Hillside Campus in room 144 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
Here’s the lineup through Febuary:
This term, Art Center’s Advertising Department welcomes five industry leaders whose clients include Chevy, Burger King, eBay and Google.
The first is Javier Torok, who has done some of the most acclaimed work, at some of the most highly regarded agencies over the past several years, including Crispin Porter Bogusky, Goodby Silverstein & Partners and RGA.
His revolutionary work for the launch of the Chevy Sonic at Goodby earned him a One Show Gold, a One Show Silver and a Bronze Lion at Cannes in 2012.
A graduate of Art Center (photography) and Miami Ad School (advertising), Javier brings a diverse and contemporary perspective to his work. Javier will be teaching Ad Lab 3, an 8th term required class, and will be helping you push your work to the edge during the crucial, final phase of our program.
Art Center student Ellen Houlihan is up for the 2012 Talenthouse filmmaker of the year award for her public service announcement starring gay comedian Todd Glass in a homophobic role.
>In the 30-second spot, Glass plays a father whose gay son has recently committed suicide. The ad questions if there’s a difference between suicide and negligence by parents who push “archaic beliefs and misinformation” on their LGBT children.
Houlihan, a Broadcast Cinema major, was inspired to create the ad after hearing Glass come out on a recent podcast of “WTF with Marc Maron,” a revelation which surprised Houlihan and others given Glass’ brash brand of comedy.
Students and alums can learn more about the relationship between Art Center and Kickstarter, including Art Center’s curated page.
Kickstarter’s Art Program Director Stephanie Pereira will host a workshop at Hillside campus Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 6 p.m. to discuss the power of Kickstarter and best practices to reach your funding goals.
An alumni reception will follow. RSVP by Feb. 4 to alumni@artcenter.edu.
TEDx will host a daylong creative conference Feb. 10 for Southern Californian youth ages 14 to 19.
Dubbed TEDxYouth@Hollywood, presenters include visual strategist for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and alum Dan Goods, who has drilled a hole into a grain of sand and recast Jupiter’s storms as art.
A half dozen presenters will speak at the inaugural event, which will focus on the inspirational theme of “jumping.”
Art Center artists show how their majors—and the scholarships that support them—can be powerful investments in creating community.
Control Room
Graduating from Art Center, Fine Art alumni Evelena Ruether FINE 09 and William Kaminski FINE 09 didn’t want to lose track of the many remarkable artists they had met here.
“So often, once you leave school everyone disperses to pursue their individual careers,” Ruether explains. “We wanted to stay in touch with the community we’d created at Art Center. At the same time, we felt that many of our peers were doing work that was as good, or better, than what we were seeing in commercial galleries, and we wanted to create a place for them to exhibit their work.”
In this way was born Control Room, an artist-run gallery occupying part of their live-work space on Seventh Street in downtown Los Angeles near the L.A. River. In its first years, the gallery offered a sense of community and networking opportunities for Fine Art graduates during the important early post-college years.
The scholarship allows Art Center at Night to provide financial support to adult students.
When Nancy Player Legler suggested to her three sisters that they join forces to endow a scholarship at Art Center, her idea was met with immediate enthusiasm. “We all agreed that this was a way to make a real difference in people’s lives and honor the memory of our parents,” she says.
Established in 2012, the Ross Dimond Player and Madelyn Maberly Player Endowed Memorial Scholarship provides financial support for adult students enrolled in the College’s Public Programs, with a preference for veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.
According to Dana L. Walker, Managing Director, Public Programs, and Director, Art Center at Night, “Thanks to the Player family’s generosity, Art Center at Night will be better able to assist recent vets who want to take our continuing studies classes–especially those who are seeking to build their portfolios for admissions to Art Center’s full-time degree programs.”
Architectural Digest recently featured mixed-media artist and alum Pae White, whose well-known works include large-scale, site-specific projects.
At the 2010 Whitney Biennial, for example, she debuted a mesmerizing 40-foot-long tapestry with swirling swaths of smoke against a black backdrop. The year prior, her piece “Weaving, Unsung” at the Venice Biennale transformed a 13th-century Isolotto building into a giant birdcage with seed-encrusted chandeliers and a ceiling of colorful string.
“I kind of want to do it all,” White told Architectural Digest of her varied creative endeavors. “It’s a combination of wishing to try everything and being unable to say no.”
Born and raised in Pasadena, she attended Scripps College and later earned an MFA from Art Center.
It’s official: The Oscar nominees are in. Film Department Chair Ross LaManna weighs on who was best in show among the 85th Annual Academy Awards top 10 categories. (Hint: It’s not “Lincoln.”)
1. Best Picture: “Argo.” Choosing strictly on broad entertainment value, it’s a close call between “Argo” and “Django Unchained,” with “Argo” squeaking out a win. It’s a solid, suspenseful thriller and good old-fashioned moviemaking.
2. Best Actor: Hugh Jackman, “Les Misérables.” Hugh Jackman’s performance reminds me of what someone said of Ginger Rogers – she did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in heels. Jackman gave a terrific leading man performance, portraying a profound character arc over a long period of time… and he sang the whole damn thing.
3. Best Actress: Naomi Watts, “The Impossible.” An amazing, no-holds performance in an excellent movie, on what was clearly a grueling shoot.
Each year, more than 1,500 illustrations dot The New York Times opinion section, which has paired original art with stirring perspectives since its inception in 1970.
The Times selected 60 visual highlights from the section to recap 2012, with nine Art Center alums on the list.
“We are proud of our record with the New York Times,” said Illustration Department Chair Ann Field. “Our OP ED Illustration class tackles real assignments from this great publication,” which are critiqued by a New York Times editor.
Here are images by our alums that capture provocative topics — from a dangerous love affair with Bambi to redefining autism.
