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An early peek at Art Center at Night’s newest offerings for makers, change-makers and career-changers

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Need a career makeover? Ready to explore a new path? Have a dream to fulfill?

Consider your wait over.

Next Wednesday, Art Center at Night (ACN) is holding its annual open house at Art Center’s South Campus from 7–9 p.m. At the event, visitors have a chance to explore the broad range of opportunities available through Art Center’s continuing education program.

At Experience Art Center at Night, visitors can: sit in on classes (see participating courses); observe student presentations and critiques; meet ACN’s instructors; see student work; register for Fall courses; learn about Art Center’s full-time degree programs; enter a raffle to win a free ACN course; and share their ACN experiences in the event’s first ever video confessional booth.

The event is also the perfect opportunity to learn more about and sign up for ACN’s newest courses. This coming Fall term, the program is offering more than a dozen new courses, including:

Digital Painting for Entertainment
Painting can seem complicated. But by understanding the medium and combining foundation skills with more lateral approaches, you can discover the joy of digital painting. This introductory digital painting course is designed specifically for aspiring entertainment design, entertainment arts, and illustration students. Instructor: Justin Pichetrungsi

Dimensions: Exploring Dynamic Objects
Before you can successfully create sculpture or make art, you must expand your definition of objects and object-making past the notion of craftsmanship. This course will challenge you to consider how objects can engage us emotionally and conceptually and offer you the opportunity to work with new tools and materials. Instructor: Mason Cooley

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Rockin’ the foundation: Alumnus Simon Davey on how Art Center at Night influenced his work

Simon Davey’s Spiteful Table.

Many successful Art Center students get their first taste of the College through Art Center at Night (ACN), the College’s continuing studies program. Take for example recent Product Design alumnus Simon Davey, whose student rebranding project for Dulce Mexico was recently highlighted on Adobe’s packaging form Designer Showcase.

I chatted recently with Simon Davey on how ACN influenced both his career at Art Center and his entire design process. Here are a few excerpts.

On the playful quality of his work:
I’ve heard people describe my work as playful or whimsical, and I don’t really shy away from that. At the heart of my design philosophy is an attempt to truly understand the context in which a problem exists. In other words, I like questioning how and why people are using their stuff. And that means sometimes the work I create borders on the ridiculous, like my Spiteful Table, a side table/rocking chair hybrid.

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Get Experienced with Art Center at Night

Students in an Art Center at Night "Intro to Graphic Design" course. Photo: Four Eyes Photography.

Are you experienced in the ways of Art Center at Night?

No? Then you’re in luck because the College is giving you three nights in a row—starting tonight!—to experience first-hand Art Center’s popular continuing studies program.

At Experience Art Center at Night, you can sit in on several ACN courses, observe student presentations and critiques, take a self-guided tour of South Campus, and watch ACN’s instructors in action. Whether you’re seeking to advance your professional career, looking for a new creative outlet, or preparing a portfolio for entry in to Art Center’s full-time degree programs, Art Center at Night has a wide range of courses to fit your needs.

Participating classes:

Monday, April 16, 7–9 p.m.
Digital Design 1; Digital Magazines for iPad; Fashion Illustration; Intro to Environmental Design; Intro to Graphic Design; Intro to Product and Transportation Design; Perspective; Service-Based Products; and Visual Communication and Form Development.

Tuesday, April 17, 7–9 p.m.
Contemporary Letterpress; Introduction to Advertising; Intro to Documentary Film; Intro to Graphic Design; The Next Great Idea; Photo 102: Taking it to the Street; Product Design: Process; Physical Computing with Arduino; and Web Fundamentals.

Wednesday, April 18, 7–9 p.m.
The Art of Storytelling; Editorial Design for the iPad; Essential Typography; Exploring Lighting: Next Step; Graphic Design; Illustration Techniques and Concepts; Intro to Environmental Design; Intro to Package Design; Intro to Product and Transportation Design; Motion Design 1; Printmaking Studio; Product Branding Strategy; and Visual Communication and Form Development.

See you there!

Experience Art Center at Night
April 16–18, 7–9 p.m.
Art Center College of Design
South Campus
950 South Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91105
artcenter.edu/atnight

Meet Art Center at Night Student Roberto Galicia

ACN student Roberto Galicia. Photo: Mike Winder

Nobody walks in L.A.?

Don’t tell that to Roberto Galicia.

After taking Introduction to Product and Transportation Design at Art Center at Night (ACN), Galicia decided to pursue design as a career.

The only problem? He lived in Ontario, the courses he needed were in Pasadena and he had no car.

We sat down recently with Galicia to get his full story; here’s what he told us:

“Where I went to high school in Rancho Cucamonga, everybody seemed to get a brand new car as soon as they turned 16. But not me. Ever since I was a little boy I loved cars and dreamed of one day designing cars. But I never had the means to own a car, so I took the bus everywhere.

“After high school and some community college classes, I signed up for Art Center at Night’s Introduction to Product and Transportation Design with Rimon Ghobrial. Rimon was a great instructor, and when he learned what I wanted to do with my life, he suggested I also enroll at Pasadena City College (PCC) to take classes with Stan Kong and Albert Yu, both Art Center alumni. I knew I had to take those classes, but I was worried about transportation. I didn’t have a car, so how was I going to get there? I enrolled at PCC and eventually figured it out, but the solution was ridiculous.