"When one of your rough sketches ends up on a Time magazine 🤣 Final paint in movie was done by Simon Baek (BFA 18)." -- @celinekim218 (BFA 16)
KPOP Demon-Hunters (aka the most popular @netflix film of all time) has ArtCenter DNA coursing throughout its devil-stalking veins, from art director Angela Sung to cinematographer Gary H. Lee (BFA 01) to co-director Chris Appelhans (BFA 02).
Congratulations on the stratospheric success and thank you for using your ArtCenter skills to give world the exact kind of thrillingly imaginative entertainment it needs right now.
Why ArtCenter? We polled our graduating students for their expert opinions.
At our latest Grad Show, students shared what makes ArtCenter unforgettable—from world-class faculty who become mentors and friends, to peers who push you beyond your limits, to the final projects that turn creative potential into reality.
Are you ready to take the next step in your creative journey? Attend an upcoming virtual session with Admissions and learn more about our majors, application and portfolio requirements, transfer admissions and more. Register at the link in bio.
Best in class: Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce ranked ArtCenter the top art and design college in the country for return on investment.
Translation: Our graduates earn more at 10, 20, 30 and 40 years out of college than those holding degrees from similar institutions. Head to our bio more on Georgetown’s 2022 college ranking by ROI. #artcenterpride
Is your teen passionate about photography, figure drawing, character design, or exploring a creative career? Or are they simply creatively curious?
This summer they can find out what it's like to pursue those passions and curiosities in ArtCenter's summer classes for teens. Offered during one-week sessions in July and August, our classes give high school students hands-on studio time with expert instructors on one of the world's most creative campuses.
Early Bird rates end June 1. Space is limited.
Explore all classes and register: artcenter.edu/acx
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These exquisite examples of Ferrari design are rolling into Pasadena for the 2026 ArtCenter Design Invitational on May 31. From a 1961 Ferrari 250 GTE in midnight blue to a 2025 Daytona SP3 that looks like it was designed by someone who grew up on Maranello mythology and decided to top it. This year's special focus on Italian design means the sculpture garden will also be home to Alfa Romeo, Lamborghini, Lancia, Maserati, Ducati and more. Sixty-five vehicles. One Design Invitational you’re not going to want to miss. Tickets: https://www.artcenter.edu/connect/events/2026-design-invitational.html
Sunday, May 31 | 10 a.m.–2 p.m. | 1700 Lida St., Pasadena | $35 | Ages 18 and under free
Students at ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena are working with algae to create products that work as well as plastic, but won't last thousands of years.
Over 14 weeks students explored the design potential of seaweed and algae (which is what seaweed is made of). All in service of getting at a question posed by architect David Martin, an @artcenteredu trustee who sponsored this class: “How can you make a chair out of seaweed?”
Full story at link in bio 🔗
Original reporting by Brandon Reynolds
That's a wrap on Printed Matter's LA Art Book Fair 2026!
What better way to capture the spirit of this year's analogue extravaganza than by letting our very own Graduate Art Press have the last wise words on this year's event.
toodaloo till next year!
Renowned designer Jason Wu came to ArtCenter for two days and left our students with advice they'll carry for the rest of their careers.
"Some of my most successful things are things I failed at the most. I trust my instincts as a creative and I embrace my mistakes because I don't think they're mistakes. I think it's a journey."
Wu, who rose to international prominence at 26 when Michelle Obama chose his gown for the 2009 Presidential Inaugural Ball, spoke openly about his design process, his collaborations with artists like Robert Rauschenberg and Tong Yang-Tze, and the importance of surrounding yourself with talented people you can trust.
He also met with upper-term students to review their work and offer feedback—a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn from one of the world's leading designers.
Thank you to Jason Wu, ArtCenter Trustee David C. Martin, Mary Martin, and MADWORKSHOP for making this visit possible.
Both ominous and glamorous, Ed Ruscha's images of gas stations and sun-baked apartment buildings capture a Los Angeles seemingly lost to the mists of time...
But this weekend you'll have the rare opportunity to see selections of his work in person at @printedmatter_artbookfair , hosted by ArtCenter, where @GettyArchive will display selections of Ruscha's ongoing project, "Streets of Los Angeles: Artist, Image, Archive, City," documenting LA's thoroughfares since 1965.
May 8-11, ArtCenter South Campus, 950 South Raymond Avenue.
Sneak peak! Printed Matter’s booth - A1 at this year’s LA Art Book Fair @artcenteredu . New arrivals, new editions, out of print and rare books and ephemera, the return of @someotherbooks Zine Tent, Fair merch, and more! Tickets @printedmatter_artbookfairs . 6-9p Thursday!
Senator @sashareneeperez ’s first impression of our Spring 2026 Grad Show? Our students are ready to take the creative economy by storm!
She toured the exhibition space shortly before delivering the keynote address at our Spring 2026 Graduation ceremony, where the entire auditorium erupted into spontaneous applause at least twice during her remarks tracing her journey from the DJ booth into a seat in California's State Senate.
Once all the degrees had been conferred, the Senator headed straight back to Grad Show for a second look at our students’ culminating creations.
Join Fair partner RISO Studio Arts in their Project Space at LAABF 2026 for daily printing workshops🌀These workshops will happen amidst an installation of Riso prints made from archival photographs documenting the Japanese RISO Kakagu Corporation’s history from 1945 to present day. The corporation invented the Risograph as well as other screenprinting technologies such as GOCCO and MiScreen; RISO Studio Arts (PR 6) will be leading hands-on silkscreen printing demos using the MiScreen A4 system by RISO Kagaku Corporation—this workshop offers a fast, accessible way to turn your digital image into a silkscreen print. Register online at the link in bio 🖨️❤️ and come visit us @artcenteredu May 7–10
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