Summertime Is Showtime

A number of our students and alumni are exhibiting work this summer in galleries around the country. A few current exhibits: Photography and Imaging student Chase Koopersmith has work in the group show Inspired, opening at the Steven Kasher Gallery in New York on July 14. Grad Art alum Emilie Halpern is currently showing work […]

Catching up with Wendy MacNaughton

Excited about the new iPhone? Check out this clever illustration by Fine Art alum Wendy MacNaughton. MacNaughton stays busy—she illustrated the July cover for San Fran’s 7×7, and sits down for an interesting Q&A with the publication as well. She’s also currently featured on Jen Bekman’s 20×200. You can buy MacNaughton’s 7×7′s cover art as […]

Outer Circle is Here!

The latest issue of Outer Circle, our biannual online alumni magazine, is here! The 80th anniversary issue of Outer Circle shares alumni memories and photos from the last 80 years, outlines a new direction for Alumni Relations, remembers faculty member and alumnus Norm Schureman, checks in with alumni fundraising group Legacy Circle, and much more. […]

In Case You Missed It

As you know, there’s always something going on when it comes to Art Center alumni, students and faculty. Some of the latest: Acclaimed author, illustrator and Art Center alum James Gurney’s magical world of Dinotopia comes to life in a new exhibition at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Fla. Artdaily.org Looking […]

Take Action: Volunteer

This Saturday Art Center students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends will come together for Art Center Takes Action: A Day of Service in Pasadena, a volunteer initiative launched in celebration of Art Center’s 80th anniversary. “We strive to provide opportunities for our students to get the most out of their educational experience both inside and […]

Take Action: Volunteer

Next week Art Center students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends will come together for Art Center Takes Action: A Day of Service in Pasadena, a volunteer initiative launched in celebration of Art Center’s 80th anniversary. The event will be held Saturday, June 12. Among the local organizations that Art Center volunteers will assist include AIDS […]

Take a Trip Back to 1969

Here’s a fun video courtesy of Archives for a drizzly Tuesday—an Art Center promotional film from 1969. It was directed by Advertising students Wayne Carmona and Gerald Eggers, and funded by the Society of Art Center Alumni. We really love the groovy intro and outro music, and the psychedelic cartoon near the end has us […]

In Case You Missed It

As you know, there’s always something going on when it comes to Art Center alumni, students and faculty. Some of the latest: Linkin Park 8-Bit Rebellion!, a new game for iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone, pits players against an evil company planning to ruin gaming with HD graphics. Illustration alum and band member Mike Shinoda […]

Art Center Earthquake Project Showcased at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

The L.A. Earthquake Sourcebook and the short film Preparedness Now, developed at Art Center as part of The Los Angeles Earthquake: Get Ready project, will be showcased in Cooper-Hewitt’s 2010 National Design Triennial, opening Friday. Art Center students, faculty, alumni and artists, in partnership with leading scientists and community experts, generated new research and visual […]

Albert and Trudy Kallis Foundation Endows Illustration Scholarship

Advertising alumnus Albert Kallis, with his wife Trudy, recently established an endowed scholarship to support Illustration students with a gift from the Albert and Trudy Kallis Foundation. In addition to helping students receive an education at the College, they hope to inspire fellow alumni to participate in the tradition of helping the next generation. Widely […]