this is one of my favorite places in LA. they have a big art show every semester. it is awesome. i always try to make it with my art center friends. the students show off everything from short film to interactive displays. dj spinning cool tunes. appetizers flow free. one of the most stimulating nights your right brain can possibly have.
Went here for exhibts and talks. Amazing place. Smashed expectations.
It was the art night in pasadena, and i love the wall full of book's pages
This school and its car design (transportation design) program is the reason I migrated to the U.S. It was in the mid 80s when I tried to study there, but after couple of semesters I had to drop out due to financial reasons.
The best school in this country if you want to become a car designer - it was the best in the 80s and it still is. If you can afford it, there is no better school than this one when it comes to car design.
I was deceived by counselors at the school, that my stuff was good and to spend money on their extension program to beef up my portfolio. They then boosted my ego by saying my portfolio was good and ready for review, even though they removed several pieces and instead left the extension program work, only for hopes to be dashed and told my stuff was narrow in scope.
In hindsight, I'm glad I didn't get in and spend a ton of money, racking up student debt for a job I would come to realize I didn't like. I was darn good at graphic design, I just didn't like doing it for others.
The professors are good, and the campus is beautiful but my bank account is much prettier than those students that have gone here, drowning in debt. Right now, they would kill for the small amount of debt I have, part of it being a car payment.
Do not waist your time and your talent by this school if you are not a wealthy, rich Korean kid. This school doesn't care about you. After I found out that i couldn't pay for my classes one term, I had to drop all my classes with in the first week. Art center sent me a huge bill for one week of classes and refused to help me out with the payments. They also put a hold on my transcript, I can't go back to art center or in the matter of the fact any other schools until I finish paying for that week of classes. Thanks art center for making it impossible.
One of the best design college in the world. Worth to go see the student's works gallery.
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