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Courses in Art and Design for High School Students Grades 9–12 SUMMER 2021 APR. JUN. APR. MAY JUN. JUN. 05 04 08 27 24 05

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For Summer Workshops and Intensives only 09 Fashion Sketching

* Classes end Director’s Letter — 9 ACX Teens helps students strengthen their creativity, build their confidence Design Your Future and discover their unique voices. Career Information and Our faculty of professional artists and Suggested Classes — 10 designers challenge students to become better risk-takers by playing Classes and Workshops to their strengths and encouraging Tuition — 14 them to tackle their weaknesses. 10-week Saturday Classes — 14 – 19 Getting Started — 15 Creative Direction/Graphic Design — 15 Digital Media — 15 Entertainment Design — 16 Fine Art/Illustration — 16 Photography and Imaging/Film — 18 Product / Transportation / Environmental Design — 19 One-Week Summer Workshops — 21 Two-Week Summer Workshops — 23 Four-Week Summer Intensives — 24

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General Information Tuition — 28 Advisement — 28 How to Register — 28 Scholarships — 30 Featured Course — 31

Illustration Workshop 3 4

Creative Sketchbooks

Creative Sketchbooks

Figure Drawing

Character Design 5 6

Figure Drawing

Exploring Photography

Collage and Mixed Media

Character Design 7 When day comes, we step out of the shade, aflame and unafraid, the new day blooms as we free it. - Amanda Gorman, poet

Even the pandemic can’t stop the power of You’ll learn from a distinguished faculty of creativity. In ACX Teens, ArtCenter’s extension professional artists and designers who will program for students in grades 9–12, you can share their personal stories, professional use your creative voice to open up your mind experiences and best practices with you. and imagination at home and beyond. Our faculty will also engage you in discussions about career opportunities in art and design, Classes in ACX Teens are being taught mindful of sustainability and global issues remotely until it’s safe to meet in person again. and the role of artists and designers as agents These classes are all designed to provide you of social change. with rich and meaningful experiences to apply art and design to master technical and concep- Whether you’re just beginning or are at an tual skills, foster personal growth, and reach advanced level, you’ll become part of a creative beyond the obvious. You’ll learn the ins and community dedicated to using art and design outs of the creative process—how to identify as catalysts to invent, motivate and challenge needs, frame problems, make choices, gener- yourself and those around you. ate alternatives, work collaboratively and communicate your ideas with impact—all in a Are you ready to fuel your passion and find fun and creative learning environment. We’ll your creative voice? If so, then ACX Teens is also challenge you to become a better risk-tak- for you. er not only by playing to your strengths but by strengthening your weaknesses. Paula Goodman Director, K–12 Programs Our curriculum is rich and varied, conceived to help you become a better artist, designer and thinker. ACX Teens classes mirror the diverse disciplines of ArtCenter’s degree programs and reflect the College’s founding educational philosophy that a comprehensive art and design education is the foundation for successfully achieving both personal and professional goals.

Drawing with Color 9 CREATIVE DIRECTION DIGITAL MEDIA

/ GRAPHIC DESIGN Technology continues to transform the art and design professions. Artists in almost every discipline Brands today must make powerful two-way connec- enhance their work, speed up the production process tions with their audience. Creative directors deter- and create entirely new art forms with the latest mine the way a brand's messaging looks, feels and advancements. Animators rely on their drawing skills interacts with the viewer. Whether they're designing to create moving images and effects for feature a poster or an interface for a smartphone, graphic films, television, commercials and short features. For designers infuse words and images with life and these artists, drawing is a crucial starting point, but meaning. In both disciplines, you'll need to learn the proficiency with the latest software is an integral part most relevant and contemporary forms of media of professional training. as well as master new technologies and emerging ad platforms. Classes offered in Digital Media in alphabetical order: Classes offered in Creative Direction Animation in recommended order: Motion Graphics Branding Basics Graphic Design Digital Design Brandcamp Summer Intensive Supplemental classes (A-Z): Whether you’re enrolling in one of To help get you started, we have put Creative Letterform our classes for fun or mapping out together a list of suggested classes Design 360° your future career, your decision that will aid in your development. Film Fundamentals of Photography to deepen your art and design Let ACX Teens’ faculty of practicing Object + Space: Brand Experience knowledge is the first step toward artists and designers introduce you Classes offered in Graphic Design a creative and challenging journey. to a world of opportunities. in recommended order: Graphic Design Branding Basics Motion Graphics Brandcamp Summer Intensive Supplemental classes (A–Z): Art as Design Design 360° Fundamentals of Photography Object + Space: Brand Experience

10 11 PHOTOGRAPHY AND FINE ART / PRODUCT /

IMAGING / FILM ILLUSTRATION TRANSPORTATION /

Photographers combine technical, aesthetic and A career in fine art requires the continual exercise ENVIRONMENTAL conceptual components to create powerful images of imagination and discipline. Artists share their com- that are central to human communication and under- pelling visions that question and transform our way DESIGN standing. Filmmakers orchestrate many forms of of seeing, thinking and engaging with the world. expression through visual storytelling. The results of Today’s illustrators are image makers, storytellers, Product Designers develop or improve objects we their collaborations are feature-length films, television conceptualizers, problem solvers, provocateurs and use in our daily lives by combining aesthetics and shows, documentaries, music videos, promotional culture observers. They create mood and atmosphere functionality, relevance and commercial viability with films, short features and commercials. for nearly every arena, including high fashion; retail visual and emotional appeal—all in a marketplace that environments; animation; computer games; political, increasingly demands minimal environmental impact. Classes offered in Photography, editorial and street art; and mainstream publishing. Transportation Designers work alongside engineers in recommended order: to create exteriors and interiors of vehicles. Although Fundamentals of Photography Classes offered in Fine Art, some designers specialize in public transportation, Exploring Photography in recommended order: most concentrate on cars, trucks or motorcycles. Intermediate Photography Summer Workshop Figure Drawing Environmental Designers develop a range of spatial Supplemental classes (A–Z): Drawing with Color projects, including residential spaces, businesses, Design 360° Drawing with Ink parks and town centers. Unlike architects, they do Film Drawing from the Nude not need to be licensed to practice. Environmental Classes offered in Film, Figure Painting designers concentrate on the design of a project in recommended order: ENTERTAINMENT Head Drawing rather than on the technical aspects. Film Head Painting Filmmaking from A-Z DESIGN Supplemental classes (A–Z): Classes offered in Product and Transportation Directing for Film Alternative Sketchbooks and Journals Design, in recommended order: Film Production Workshop Entertainment designers are storytellers. They bring Concept Design Basics Introduction to Product Design Remix Media stories to life by designing novel objects, characters Costume Figure Drawing Introduction to Transportation Design Supplemental classes (A–Z): and worlds or by creating new interactive experiences. Creative Collage Industrial Design Summer Intensive Animation Concept artists create the visuals we see in films, Creative Sketchbook Intermediate Transportation Design Design 360° video games, animation, commercials, TV shows and Design 360° Supplemental classes (A–Z): Exploring Photography theme parks, executing everything from environments Dynamic Drawing Design 360° Fundamentals of Photography and architecture to characters and vehicles. Game Exploring Figure Drawing Dynamic Drawing designers create the rules, plots and puzzles we Life Sculpture Summer Workshop Experimental Fashion Design and Construction experience in video games, mobile games and more. Sculpture Classes offered in Environmental Design, Classes offered in Illustration, in recommended order: Classes offered in Entertainment Design, in recommended order: Environmental Design in recommended order: Figure Drawing Architecture Concept Design Basics Illustration Object + Space: Brand Experience Figure Drawing Drawing with Color Supplemental class: Character Design Drawing with Ink Design 360° Creature Design Drawing from the Nude Entertainment Design: Characters and Worlds Head Drawing Entertainment Design Summer Intensive Character Design Introduction to Product Design Entertainment Design Introduction to Transportation Design Head Painting Supplemental classes (A–Z): Children's Book Illustration Summer Workshop Advanced Drawing from the Nude Supplemental classes (A–Z): Costume Figure Drawing Animation Design 360° Comic Book Illustration Dynamic Drawing Design 360° Intermediate Transportation Design Dynamic Drawing Experimental Fashion Design and Construction Exploring Figure Drawing Figure Painting 12 13 Getting Started Digital Media

Design 360° ACT-017___$350 3D Character Modelling ACT-051___$375 1–4pm Saturdays for Gaming 1–4pm Saturdays

Do you have an interest in art or design but not sure Gain a rich interdisciplinary foundation in organic model- which field suits you best? Then this lecture/studio class ing and texturing in Maya. In this class, you will learn is for you. Design 360º explores many of the majors about the basics of lighting, animation and rendering and in ArtCenter’s degree programs, including: Advertising, complete a modeled and textured character. This class is Entertainment Design, Environmental Design, Film, highly recommended for those interested in video games, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography and film and entertainment in general. Prerequisite: basic Imaging, Product Design and Transportation Design. computer knowledge. Estimated cost of materials: $45 Through individual projects, you will get the chance to Saturday Classes explore the principles of each of these art and design 3D Illustration ACT-103___$375 disciplines. Drawing skills are emphasized as an essential 9am–noon Saturdays way to communicate your ideas. This class is a perfect Explore the digital image creation tools used throughout introduction for students new to ACX Teens. Estimated Tuition, except where noted in the the entertainment industry. Today, artists use programs cost of materials: $20 class description (cost of materials such as zBrush to up their digital games. Begin your digital journey by learning how to integrate zBrush sculpt- Creative Direction / Graphic Design is additional): ing techniques and traditional illustration methods in Photoshop. Explore traditional concepts like composition Branding Basics ACT-114___$300 and lighting while learning to use zBrush to enhance your 1–4pm Saturdays 10-Week Saturday Classes drawing abilities or confront your insecurities. Students will What is a brand? Learn the basics of branding—and the complete a poster that integrates both 3D and traditional $300–$375 integral role that design plays in creating brands—by drawing elements. Estimated cost of materials: $25 studying the work of successful (and unsuccessful) One-Week Summer Workshops influencers, celebrities, products and companies. In this Animation ACT-045___$375 $400* class, you will work on identifying and describing brands 1-4pm Saturdays as well as conceptualizing and designing your own brands Learn how to bring drawings to life through movement in from the ground up. All media platforms will be studied— Two-Week Summer Workshops Adobe Flash. Create a storyboard and transform your from social media outlets to guerrilla advertising to tradi- story into an animation. Discover the importance of “mean- $800 tional print formats. Estimated cost of materials: $40 ingful movement”—not just moving an object from one side of the page to the other but also deciding how it should Four-Week Summer Intensives Graphic Design ACT-112___$300 move. Explore your imagination to create an emotional and 9am-noon Saturdays $1,800 organic experience. Estimated cost of materials: $20 Ideas and inspiration are the basis of great design. In this class, you’ll discover fundamentals that help organize Motion Graphics ACT-043___$300 *Except Life Sculpture ($435) your ideas and creativity on paper while learning what 9am-noon Saturdays gives graphic design its structure and meaning. You’ll be Spring Term Classes are listed alphabetically by discipline. challenged to utilize traditional tools, modern resources Whether you’re watching a music video, a car commercial Please see Design Your Future (pp. 10-13) for and clever solutions, while also exploring how these or the latest viral video, chances are Adobe After Effects suggested classes to aid in your development. methods relate to digital methods. You’ll set the limits played a big part in the production. This class will intro- for your four creative assignments: a poster, a logo, a duce you to basic principles of animation, compositing Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all classes media application and the design of your “big idea.” and working in 3D space using Adobe After Effects. We are currently only being offered remotely. We This class will show you how structure and meaning will focus on creating effective storytelling through the will return to in-person instruction as soon as help shape ideas. Note: This is not a computer course. use of video, still images, typography and graphic forms. we are able to do so safely. Please check Estimated cost of materials: $40 Estimated cost of materials: $40 artcenter.edu/teens for the latest information on ArtCenter's reopening.

14 15 Entertainment Design Entertainment Design: ACT-071___$300 Comic Book ACT-037___$300 Dynamic Drawing ACT-013___$300 Characters and Worlds 1-4pm Saturdays Illustration 1-4pm Saturdays 9am–noon Saturdays Character Design ACT-070___$300 Discover the fundamentals of entertainment design from Learn the skills needed to develop your own five-page See Product/Transportation/Environmental Design 9am–noon Saturdays an illustrator’s perspective and complete a finished pre- comic book. From the establishing shot to the splash section for course description. This class is for anyone who loves to draw characters, sentation for your portfolio. Storyboard, conceptualize page, this class covers character design, figure invention, regardless of skill level. Create and develop characters and design environments, develop characters and study page layout, story structure, basic rules of perspective Entertainment Design: ACT-071___$300 for video games, animated films and illustrations through the processes that the entertainment industry uses to and classic comic book storytelling. Familiarize yourself Characters and Worlds 1-4pm Saturdays fun and exciting exercises that strengthen your concep- create dramatic worlds for video games, animation, TV with the comic artist’s process, from thumbnails and See Entertainment Design section for class description. tual ability and skills. Learn how to develop a character shows and movies. Open to all levels. Estimated cost of roughs to a beautifully finished and inked page.Estimated layout sheet, a model sheet and a turnaround. This class materials: $40 cost of materials: $35 Experimental Fashion ACT-120___$300 will emphasize brainstorming, along with conceptualization Design and Construction 9am–noon Saturdays of a story and ideas. Estimated cost of materials: $50 Figure Drawing ACT-004___$300 Costume Figure ACT-048___$300 9am–noon OR 1–4pm Drawing 9am–noon Saturdays Create innovative garments in this class that covers basic Concept Design ACT-034___$300 Saturdays Fall/Spring Term construction methods. With a focus on originality and Basics 9am–noon Saturdays the message your garment conveys, you will learn how to See Fine Art/Illustration section for class description. Learn to capture the essence of a pose by drawing from think outside the box, sketch and render your ideas using Bring your characters, environments, props and story- a model in a themed costume. In addition to covering markers, and tell a story about your creations. Class boards to life. Explore light and shade, perspective, color Introduction to Product ACT-060___$300 fundamentals such as proportion, form and gesture, this sessions will also include conversations related to the theory and basic design techniques. Learn how to take Design 9am–noon Saturdays class concentrates on the skill of observation and on fashion industry. Additional activities include project 2D line drawings and process them into tones for a lifelike developing an understanding of drawing from life—all in See Product, Transportation and Environmental Design critiques, documentary screenings, fabric shopping and result. Also, explore arranging shapes, values, colors and an environment that encourages you to enjoy the drawing section for class description. visits from industry professionals. Equipment required: edges in interesting and intriguing ways to create images process. Estimated cost of materials: $40 sewing machine. Estimated cost of materials: $50-100 that hold the viewer’s attention. Not only will your charac- Introduction to ACT-061___$300 ters look more dimensional, but the environments and Drawing from the Nude ACT-015___$300 Transportation Design 1-4pm Saturdays Figure Drawing ACT-004___$300 objects will also be more believable. Estimated cost of 9am–noon Saturdays 9am–noon OR 1–4pm materials: $40 See Product, Transportation and Environmental Design Fall/Spring Term Saturdays section for class description. Since the Renaissance, art students have developed their Creature Design ACT-0128-01___$300 Drawing the human figure is important training for all drawing skills by depicting the human figure. In this foun- 1pm–4pm Saturdays Fine Art / Illustration artists. By working with a costumed model, you will devel- dation class, you will explore line, shape and composition op an understanding of form by sharpening your observa- Learn the different methods used to develop believable through gesture sketches and longer poses. Charcoal Alternative Sketchbooks ACT-023___$300 tion skills. In-class discussions will explore how artists creatures and monsters for the entertainment industry techniques as well as other materials and methods are and Journals 1-4pm Saturdays from the past and present have depicted the human such as film, video games, TV, and animation. Working from presented. Estimated cost of materials: $40 figure.Estimated cost of materials: $40 photographic reference of animals and nature, learn how Sketchbooks are an essential part of the application to combine the fundamentals of design, anatomy, form, portfolio to most art schools. In this class, you will make Drawing with Color ACT-035___$300 Figure Painting ACT-005___$300 storytelling, costume, and character development to create two unique volumes that combine images, text, collage, 1-4pm Saturdays 9am–noon original sketches and renderings of beastly quadrupeds, drawing, painting, printing techniques, poetry and writing. Learn the fundamentals of color relationships and their use Summer, Fall, Spring bloodthirsty bipeds, and large-scale leviathans. With an You will also learn basic bookbinding skills. This is a great in composition. Explore the nature of various mediums— OR 1–4pm introductory level of drawing and painting techniques, this opportunity to build a powerful body of work and show- markers, colored pencils, ink and wash, acrylic paint and Spring only is an ideal class for aspiring concept designers, illustrators, case your creativity. Experimentation and self-expression mixed media—and learn how best to use them. You will animators or students considering ArtCenter’s undergrad- are encouraged. Estimated cost of materials: $40 Study the processes and materials used in painting, have the opportunity to work on observational as well as uate Entertainment Design as a major. Estimated cost of beginning with light and shadow, and work towards com- imaginative projects. This course is a great starting point materials: $45 Character Design ACT-070___$300 plete paintings in a full-color palette. This class will cover for anyone interested in painting or illustration. Estimated 9am–noon Saturdays basic painting techniques, from preparatory drawing to cost of materials: $100 Dynamic Drawing ACT-013___$300 South Campus color mixing. Estimated cost of materials: $90 9am–noon Saturdays See Entertainment Design for class description. Drawing with Ink ACT-116___$300 See Product/Transportation/Environmental Design 1-4pm Saturdays section for course description. For the ink enthusiast! Learn how to work with a variety of ink- and water-based mediums, including pen and ink, alcohol-based markers (Copic, Prismacolor), and water- color and acrylic ink. You’ll develop your compositional drawing skills while exploring still life, figure/portraiture, and narrative illustration. Estimated cost: $50

16 17 Head Drawing ACT-012___$300 Photography and Imaging/Film Fundamentals ACT-008___$300 Introduction to Product ACT-060__$300 1-4pm Saturdays of Photography 9am–noon Saturdays Design 9am–noon Saturdays Directing for Film ACT-067___$375 Learn how to draw portraits and improve your ability to Photography is one of the most compelling forms of Product designers work on a range of projects, from 1-4pm Saturdays achieve a likeness of your subject. This introductory class all the visual mediums. Learn about both the technical consumer electronics to furniture to footwear. Explore will acquaint you with proportion, structure, facial features How do you tell an amazing story? Through screenings aspects of the craft and the process of making creative product design as a profession and discover marketing and likeness as you visualize the head from every angle. and in-class exercises, you will learn how to control cine- imagery. This class includes a review of basic 35mm and production processes—all while learning industrial Shadow and light will also be emphasized. You will ob- matic elements to best tell your stories. We will focus on camera techniques and lighting as well as an introduction drawing techniques, concept development and visualiza- serve and work from cast sculptures, copy master artists using camera movement, lighting, actors, props, costumes, to contemporary art and modern approaches in photog- tion skills. Estimated cost of materials: $75 and draw portraits of your choice. Estimated cost of sound and locations to create meaning and to communi- raphy. Requirements: access to and working knowledge materials: $75 cate with the audience. Working within groups, you will of a film and/or DSLR camera. Estimated cost of materi- Introduction to ACT-061___$300 write, direct and edit a short narrative film. You must have als: $15–18 weekly for film and processing Transportation Design 1-4pm Saturdays Head Painting ACT-096___$300 access to a digital video camera. Editing equipment is not Do you love cars? Discover the industrial drawing skills 1-4pm Saturdays mandatory, but access to a Mac or PC with digital video Product / Transportation / Environmental Design and techniques that transportation design professionals Summer/Fall Term editing capability is helpful. Prerequisite: Film is recom- use. Learn the fundamental design principles and proce- mended. Estimated cost of materials: $40 Architecture ACT-028___$300 In this class, perfect for beginners and seasoned students dures that will make your design the best it can be. This 1-4pm Saturdays alike, you will start by learning about early painting tech- class includes an introduction to transportation design as Film ACT-003___$300 niques and expressing the planes of the human head with Explore basic architectural concepts by focusing on a profession, and an exploration and discussion of the 9am–noon Saturdays only two colors. Later, you will move on to utilizing the full balance, proportion and composition. Learn how to define trends and global forces impacting the present and future color palette as you study the structure of the individual Watch and critique important films, study various aspects your ideas spatially and develop the skills necessary to of transportation. Estimated cost: $75 for materials and features of the face. The class will conclude with an explo- of the art of filmmaking, and make one or more short communicate them through drawings and models. Jump- $45 for textbook ration of dramatic lighting situations, capturing likeness narrative videos. Requirements: You must have access to start the creative process with class exercises that will and developing your own personal expression. Estimated a digital video camera. Editing equipment is not mandatory; inspire and stimulate your imagination. Estimated cost of Intermediate ACT-101___$300 cost of materials: $90 access to a Mac or PC with digital video editing capability materials: $50 Transportation Design 1-4pm Saturdays is helpful. Estimated cost of materials: $50 Spring Term Illustration ACT-011___$300 Dynamic Drawing ACT-013___$300 Strengthen the skills you learned in Introduction to Trans- 1-4pm Saturdays Filmmaking from A-Z ACT-108___$300 9am–noon Saturdays portation Design. Deepen your understanding of the 9am–noon Saturdays Apply your drawing and painting skills to create album Explore rapid visualization techniques using ink, pens, design process and gain the tools necessary to present covers, ads, magazine articles and more. Learn the basics Follow the journey of a film—from the birth of a concept markers and other related mediums. Learn to control your transportation proposals. The emphasis of this class will of color theory using acrylic paint and other mediums. This to the marketing of the final product. Explore the various lines and line weights while drawing with line economy in be on concept development, sketching, rendering tech- class also includes a survey of contemporary problem- stages of putting a film together, including storyboarding, a quick visual descriptive style. Develop your observa- niques and presentation skills. Prerequisite: Introduction to solvers and the history of illustration. Prerequisite: some production design, working on a set, and the post-pro- tion and perspective skills and strengthen your ability to Transportation Design. Estimated cost of materials: $75 previous drawing experience recommended. Estimated duction process. Learn about different jobs in the film communicate ideas and thoughts through drawings. cost of materials: $70 industry and complete several in-class projects, gaining Assignments will range from simple consumer products personal experience with different roles.Estimated cost and complex industrial items to environmental settings and Sculpture ACT-095___$335 of materials: $30 fantasy expressions. If you’re interested in product design, 9am–noon Saturdays transportation design, illustration, fine art or entertainment Exploring Photography ACT-016___$300 design, this class is for you. Estimated costs: $40 for In this introductory course, you will explore various meth- 1-4pm Saturdays materials and $45 for textbook ods and processes of contemporary sculpture. Learn the basics of working with traditional and nontraditional Enhance your photographic skills and personal vision Environmental Design ACT-009___$300 materials in a 3D space. While working on individual through assignments that include portraiture, fashion, 9am–noon Saturdays projects, you will become familiar with a comprehensive narrative and photojournalism. Learn to construct power- range of materials and techniques, including wire, plaster ful images that convey your intention and create a body Designing an environment means drawing from several and mold making. The cost of materials is included in of work that reflects your individual style. The class also disciplines, including architecture, interior design, land- class tuition. includes an examination of contemporary photography. scape design, furniture design, lighting design and Share examples of your photographic work at the first branding to create a comprehensive experience. In this class meeting. Requirements: access to and working class, you will learn conceptual thinking skills as well knowledge of a film and/or DSLR camera. Estimated cost as fundamentals like drafting and model making. Projects of materials: $10 weekly for film and processing may include designing a house, restaurant or retail store. Estimated cost of materials: $35

18 19 One-Week Summer Workshops Comic Book Illustration ACT-029W___$400 and Storytelling June 28–July 2 OR Character Costume ACT-105W___$400 Aug. 2–6 Figure Drawing July 19–23 OR Aug. 2–6 Learn the skills needed to develop your own five-page Do you love drawing characters from your imagination, comic book. From the establishing shot to the splash but feel your characters lack life and energy? Would you page, this class covers character design, figure invention, like to take your characters to a more believable level? page layout, story structure, basic rules of perspective Learn the basics of anatomy and structure of the human and classic comic book storytelling. Familiarize yourself body while also learning how to draw costumed models with the comic artist’s process, from thumbnails and in dynamic poses. Students will work from a variety of roughs to a beautifully finished and inked page.Estimated poses and lengths so you can learn to work fast and slow. cost of materials: $35 You will also study other artists who have worked from live models in order to improve their own imaginative Concept Sketching ACT-091W___$400 characters. Estimated cost of materials: $60 July 26–30

Learn how to simplify and depict reality using lines and Character Design ACT-082W___$400 tones. In this class, which covers intermediate perspective June 28–July 2 OR and how to apply it in compositions (e.g. showing scale and July 26–30 casting shadows in sketches of structures and different Create and develop characters for video games, animated forms), you will learn how to design, set and render a films and illustrations through fun and exciting exercises. chessboard using perspective and proper values as well Strengthen your brainstorming and conceptualization as create organic and non-organic compositions using skills. Learn to develop a character layout sheet, model correct proportions and tones. Materials used: Copic Summer Wokshops sheet and a turnaround. This class is for anyone who loves markers, marker paper, pens, pencils. The full material list to draw characters, regardless of skill level. Estimated will be announced on the first day of class.Estimated ACX Teens offers anexpanded series cost of materials: $50 cost of materials: $75 of one-week and two-week Creative Sketchbooks, ACT-021W___$400 in the summer designed to Children's Book ACT-118W___$400 workshops Journals and Altered July 26–30 Illustration June 28–July 2 OR give you an intense and unique Books Workshop experience in art and design. July 12–16 Artists’ sketchbooks, journals and altered books are a Learn how to create dynamic illustrations through charac- uniquely creative form of self-expression. Explore the ter creations and storyboarding for children's book cre- Classes meet Monday through relationship between image and text as you work on ation. This includes character design, page composition, several books at once and experiment with a wide variety Friday, 9 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. and will be penciling, watercolors, acrylics, inking and lettering. Polish of mixed-media techniques, including drawing, painting, taught online. your narrative skills and explore various approaches from and collage. During this class, you will have the opportuni- full-page design to book cover construction. Estimated ty to build up a deeply intuitive and powerful body of cost of materials: $40 Enrollment is limited to 15 students per work. The books you develop may contain the seeds for workshop with the exception of digital future projects or become fascinating works of art in Collage ACT-024W___$400 media workshops, which are limited to themselves. The emphasis will be on the creative pro- July 26–30 12 students. cess. Supplies needed for the first day: sketchbook, an Explore the beauty and richness of a wide variety of old book in which to draw and paint, acrylic paints, Tuition for one-week workshops materials as you create large and small mixed-media sponge brush, paint brushes, scissors, glue stick, old works of art. Learn to see and think about your work like magazines, collage papers, photos, pencils and pens. is $400 except for Life Sculpture, a designer, using composition, shape, color and texture Estimated cost of materials: $50 which is $435. to express your unique personal vision. The work you create can range from abstract to representational, and Tuition for two-week workshops can include photographs, drawings, found objects and is $800. papers. Enjoy the creative fun of turning ordinary materi- als into something really unique. Supplies needed for first Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all Summer day: glue sticks or Yes paste, scissors and materials like Workshops are currently only being offered old magazines, decorative papers, photos, black and remotely. We will return to in-person instruction as white photocopies, old maps and books. Estimated cost soon as we are able to do so safely. Please check of materials: $30 artcenter.edu/teens for the latest information on ArtCenter's reopening. 20 21 Drawing with Color ACT-042W___$400 Figure Painting ACT-093W___$400 Students must have access to a digital camera; film Two-Week Summer Workshops June 28–July 2 OR Aug. 9–13 cameras are also appropriate but supplemental to digital. July 12–16 Study the processes and materials used in painting, Estimated cost of materials: $100 Design 360° ACT-018W___$800 beginning with light and shadow, and working towards July 26–August 6 Explore drawing with colored media, including colored complete paintings in a full-color palette. This class will Introduction to ACT-127W___$435 pencil, ink and wash, acrylic paint and mixed-media tech- This intensive two-week workshop offers an introduction cover basic painting techniques, from preparatory draw- Rhino 3D July 12–16 niques. We will go over the nature of each material and to many of the exciting art and design majors offered ing to color mixing. Estimated cost of materials: $90 how to use it. In doing so, you’ll learn the fundamentals Learn how to use Rhino 3D, one of the most versatile in ArtCenter’s degree program. Extended class times will of color relationships and their use in composition and 3D NURBS modeling software programs in the industry. provide you with an in-depth look at the following pro- Fundamentals of ACT-089W___$400 have the opportunity to work on observational as well as The course will cover Rhino’s robust toolset that allows grams: Advertising, Entertainment Design, Environmental Photography July 12–16 OR July 26–30 imaginative projects. This class is a great starting point you to create and edit curves and surfaces. Starting with Design, Film, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photog- for anyone interested in painting or illustration. Estimated Take your first step into the world of photography and a sketch, a drawing, a physical model, or only an idea, raphy and Imaging, Product Design and Transportation cost of materials: $65 learn how to use your 35mm camera as a tool for expres- discover how to simplify and go through the texturing Design. We will focus on communicating ideas through sion. Explore how the selection of shutter speeds and process step-by-step so it’s easy to model your designs. effective creative solutions, and you will complete individu- Drawing with Ink ACT-117W___$400 apertures transforms your images, learn how to see and As a bonus feature, you will also learn Keyshot, one of the al and group projects around a central theme, with the aim July 12–16 control light through demonstrations, and challenge industry’s best rendering tools, to make your 3D models of expanding your knowledge of each of the disciplines. yourself by applying your new technical skills in creating look realistic and ready for presentation. The Rhino plat- Estimated cost of materials: $30 For the ink enthusiast! Learn how to work with a variety personal photographs. Students must have access to a form is free. There are no materials costs for this class. of ink- and water-based mediums, including pen and ink, 35mm SLR camera with manual capabilities. Estimated Film Production ACT-081W___$800 alcohol-based markers (Copic, Prismacolor), and water- cost of materials: $100 Life Sculpture ACT-092W___$435 Workshop July 12–23 color and acrylic ink. You’ll develop your compositional July 12–16 drawing skills while exploring still life, figure/portraiture, How do you make a movie? Discover the different ele- Head Drawing ACT-014W___$400 and narrative illustration. All students will have the chance Investigate sculptural form and creativity through the ments needed to successfully shoot a film in this two- July 12–16 OR July 19–23 to develop several portfolio pieces throughout the class. study of the human figure. Sculpt a 1:2 scale clay sculpture week workshop that focuses on storytelling and taking Estimated cost of materials: $50 Learn how to draw portraits by working from models and bust based on a model. This class will include frequent your idea from the page to the screen. Learn about the improve your ability to achieve a likeness of your subject. demonstrations, class discussions and critiques—all in a filmmaking process and shoot several in-class exercises. Exploring Figure Drawing ACT-055W___$400 This introductory class will teach you about proportion, supportive and creative environment. Estimated cost of The first week is dedicated to understanding the different July 12–16 OR Aug. 2–6 structure, facial features, likeness and how to visualize materials: $45 jobs on a set and conceptualizing the idea for the final the head from every angle. Shadow and light will also be shoot. The second week is dedicated to shooting and Work from models, Old Master drawings and your imagi- emphasized. You will observe and work from cast sculp- Object + Space: ACT-085W___$400 editing the final project, resulting in a class screening on nation in this Renaissance-style workshop. In this class, tures, copy master artists and draw portraits of your Brand Experience June 28–July 2 the last day of class. Open to all skill levels. Estimated we will concentrate on dynamic gesture drawing, anatomi- choice. Estimated cost of materials: $50 cost of materials: $40 cal studies and mythological creatures. Portfolio building, Invent your own brand and design a product line and retail learning new techniques, exploring materials, critiques environment that actively engages the customer through Illustration ACT-020W___$400 Writing for Film ACT-080W___$800 and concept development will also be emphasized. No innovative marketing tactics. Explore cutting-edge ad July 26–30 OR Aug. 2–6 Workshop July 26–August 6 previous figure drawing experience required. Bring a draw- campaigns and new technologies like online customiza- ing board with rough newsprint (18'' x 24''), sketchbook, Apply your drawing and painting skills to produce a vari- tion of fashion and bags. Develop an ability to form strong Are you interested in storytelling but can’t figure out how charcoal pencil, watercolor set, brushes and a ballpoint ety of projects, including album covers, ads and magazine concepts as well as the technical skills to execute them. to begin? By the end of this weeklong class, you’ll have pen to the first class. Estimated cost of materials: $30 articles. Learn the basics of color theory using acrylic Class projects will draw from a variety of media to fuse learned the basics of screenwriting and completed a paint and other media. The class also includes a survey of object, space and brand identity, resulting in a portfolio 10- to 15-page short film script with a focus on conflict, Fashion Sketching ACT-076W___$400 contemporary problem solvers and the history of illustra- piece appropriate for environmental design and product structure and theme. You will capture your ideas in a June 28–July 2 OR tion. Some previous study of drawing recommended. design applications. Estimated cost of materials: $45 journal, learn the steps necessary to complete a final Aug. 2–6 Estimated cost of materials: $70 draft, and engage in brainstorming sessions, creative Remix Media ACT-109W___$400 writing activities and pitch sessions. Films and film clips Create stylized fashion sketches that are bold and Intermediate ACT-099W___$400 June 28–July 2 will be screened for writing technique and discussed in expressive, yet loose and casual. Learn anatomical exag- Photography Aug. 9-13 class. Learn how to originate an idea, create compelling gerations and explore various methods and mediums How can you use media to make a message? In this and realistic characters, develop your ideas, properly to develop your own unique style and vision for fashion. Take your photography skills and understanding to the course, we will deconstruct today’s mass media, remixing format a screenplay using Final Draft software, and hone This is an intense, fun and creative sketching workshop. next level. Explore different styles of photography and images, sounds and video to create new meaning. Through your voice as a writer to create a story only you can tell. Estimated cost of materials: $75 the technical issues involved in making a photograph—all in-class screenings and discussions, we will take a critical Estimated cost of materials: $50 in a collaborative, dynamic environment. This class will look at how these elements are combined in purposeful focus on editing, sequencing and building a story. Using ways. Projects will include print advertisements, songs and programs such as Photos and Lightroom, you will be sound bites, and video commercials. No computer skills introduced to the digital workflow of shooting, editing and necessary. Students will learn and practice basic image printing. We will also cover lighting, including flash and manipulation, sound remixing and video editing techniques other artificial sources, as well as the variables of lens, in Adobe Photoshop, Audition and Premiere. Estimated aperture and shutter speed. For the final project, you will cost of materials: $20 create a personal narrative using the zine as a foundation. 22 23 Industrial Design ACT-302W___$1,800 Brandcamp ACT-300W___$1,800 July 12–Aug. 6 July 12–Aug. 6 9am–4:30pm 9am–4:30pm

Nearly everything we touch and use—smartphones, inter- Are you ready for an in-depth exposure to the advertising faces, glasses, cars—has been designed by an industrial and graphic design industry? In this four-week intensive, designer or, more specifically, a product or transportation you will learn how to form strong concepts, develop a designer. In this four-week intensive, you will dive into the strategic graphic brand identity, create an integrated world of industrial design and immerse yourself in every cross-media advertising campaign and execute concepts aspect of the design process, including sketching, model to a high level of finish. A dynamic and fun learning envi- making and critique sessions. Interdisciplinary activities ronment, this class offers a blend of creative and strategic will simulate working in a design consultancy and presen- thinking, design process and theory, presentation tech- tation skills will be emphasized. Guest designers will give niques, critiques and discussions. The class will also Summer Intensives you insider knowledge on a variety of industrial design include guest speakers from prominent ad agencies and career paths. Your portfolio-worthy final projects will be design firms. In addition to creating a strong portfolio shown in a gallery setting at the end of the program to piece, you will have the opportunity to acquire an industry Looking for a deep dive into a specific concentration? visiting ArtCenter faculty, working professionals, family skill set and to build proficiency in concept development, and friends. Hardware required: a high quality smartphone research ability, design execution, presentation and Then ACX Teens’ four-week intensive summer camera for documentation and composition exercises; collaboration. program is for you. In addition to a setting that mirrors and a sketchbook or blog-based equivalent.

a studio environment, practicing artists and designers Entertainment Design ACT-301W___$1,800 will visit classes to share their stories and career paths. July 12–Aug. 6 9am–4:30pm Lectures on art and design will familiarize you with Whether you’re producing a movie, a video game or a design history, cultural icons and design trends. The theme park, concept design serves an integral role in the program concludes with a celebration of your work. creative process. Concept designers intrigue audiences by bringing immersive, impactful and never-before-seen visuals to life. They require not only great imagination, Classes run from July 12 through August 6 and meet but also an understanding of how things are built and the ability to communicate these concepts to the people Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. who will construct these new worlds. In this four-week intensive, you will be introduced to entertainment design by learning all aspects of the design process, including Tuition is $1,800, which includes supplies. designing and illustrating original characters, environ- ments, vehicles and props. Learn how to communicate through compelling drawings and expand your under- standing of how things are built in 3D. Presentation skills will be emphasized. Adobe Photoshop and drawing tablet are recommended.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all Summer Intensives are currently only being offered remotely. We will return to in-person instruction as soon as we are able to do so safely. Please check artcenter.edu/teens for the latest information on ArtCenter’s reopening.

24 25 FACULTY Chris Gehl (BFA 03) Director, writer, producer, whose Teen N. Liu (BFA 01) MLAS, Vanderbilt University. Creative Delbar Shahbaz (MFA 17) MFA, Art University of Tehran. work has been shown on PBS, MTV and featured across founder, Paper Engine Creative. Clients: The Museum of Visual artist with a focus on mixed-media painting, sculp- Degrees in parantheses—e.g., (BFA 76)—denote North America and abroad. Class: Film; Directing for Film Modern Art, Lucasfilm Ltd., Nickelodeon, Penguin Random ture, installation and video art. Gallery work includes: Post an alum of ArtCenter College of Design. House, Scholastic, Simon and Schuster, Toei Entertain- Gallery, Wassaic Project, CLU Gallery, University of Santa Jenna Gibson (BFA 12) Illustration/fine art. Clients/ Craig Attebery (BFA 81) MFA, Otis College of Art and ment, UPS. Exhibitions: Eric Carle Museum, Seibu Gallery, Barbara, Aaron Gallery. Class: Architecture exhibitions include: Giant Robot, La Luz De Jesus, Cella Design. Artist, illustrator and author. Exhibitions include: Tokyo, Walt Disney Imagineering Gallery, Glendale. Gallery, Phone Booth Gallery, 11:11 Collective, Boroff & Co, Robert Sherrill (BFA 90) Art director, Global Entertain- de Young Museum, San Francisco; Frye Art Museum, Classes: Figure Painting Saturdays (Spring term only); Flower Pepper. Classes: Illustration Saturdays and Sum- ment Industries. Former art director, Wildfire Lighting & Seattle. Clients include: Time, Newsweek, Popular Me- Figure Painting Summer Workshop mer Workshop Visual Effects. Clients include: Disney, Dreamworks, Sony, chanics. Classes: Figure Drawing; Figure Painting Ronald J. Llanos (BFA 03) Illustrator, artist. Clients Pixar. Painter. Aarnun Gallery, private commissions. Class- Michael Horowitz BFA, Otis-Parsons Art Institute. Artist Yelen Aye (BFA 02) Fashion designer, graphic designer include: Passion Marketing, Metropolitan Transportation es: Concept Design Basics; Entertainment Design: and illustrator in the animation industry for 25+ years. and illustrator. Classes: Experimental Fashion Design Agency, Kitchen Sink Magazine. Exhibitions include: Characters and Worlds Clients include: Chuck Jones, Hanna-Barbera, The Walt and Construction; Introduction to Rhino 3D; Concept Ghettogloss, Nucleus. Classes: Character Design Disney Company. Character art manager at The Walt Francesco X. Siqueiros BFA, Université de Paris-Sor- Sketching Summer Workshop; Fashion Sketching Sum- Saturdays and Summer Workshop; Head Drawing Disney Company, Nickelodeon. Class: Figure Drawing bonne; BA, U.C. Berkeley; MFA, U.C. Santa Cruz. Founder, mer Workshop; Head Drawing Summer Workshop Saturdays and Summer Workshop; Character Costume Nopal Press. Printing collaborations include: John Baldes- John Howarth AA, Los Angeles Valley College. Illustrator, Figure Drawing Summer Workshop Joel Bell (BS 01) Clients include: Callaway Golf, Disney, sari, Ed Ruscha, Lita Albuquerque. Exhibited in the U.S., set designer, muralist. Clients include: KFC, Disneyland Diamondback Fitness, The Joy Factory, Comfort Re- Miao Miao BS, Cal State Northridge. Designer, NON- Mexico City and Paris. Class: Drawing from the Nude Hotel, Bristol Farms, Warner Bros. Music, L.A. County Fair. search. Class: Industrial Design Summer Intensive designs: environmental, fashion and product design. Classes: Figure Drawing Myung Jin Song BFA and MFA, Seoul National; MFA, Interior design practice for commercial and residential Kevin Blanchard (BFA 05) Concept Artist and Designer. Cranbrook Academy of Art. Clients include: Wexner Chiaki Kanda (BS 01) Creative director, notNeutral; spaces. Class: Object + Space: Brand Experience Clients include: Create Advertising Group, Create VR, Center for the Arts, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Temple senior associate, Rios Clementi Hale Associates. Class: Summer Workshop Fox, Sony Pictures, Apple, NBC Universal, Linden Lab, University Japan, Seoul National University, Yoon Design Environmental Design Disney Imagineering, Hettema Group, Mattel. Class: Christian Perez-Morin (BFA 12) MFA, Cranbrook Acade- Institute, Design Culture Lab, Seoul. Class: ACX Brand- Creature Design Mindy Kang (BFA 04) Art director/graphic designer. my of Art.Art director / graphic designer. Clients include: Camp Summer Intensive Clients include: Nestlé, Honda North America, Burger Bar, Acura, Victoria’s Secret, Girl Skateboards, The Quiet Life, Sean Bodley BFA University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Daniel Sorenson ArtCenter College of Design. Art direc- L.A. Marathon, Skechers, Bella+Can. Class: Branding Cranbrook Center for Collections & Research, and Alex Clients include: Green Portal Productions, Mousetrappe tor/graphic designer. Clients include: FOX Sports, FX Basics Israel. Classes: Graphic Design Saturdays; Design 360˚ Media Design Studio, Timber Ales, Discovery TV. Class: Networks, Universal Television, Disney, Warner Bros., Saturdays and Summer Workshop Entertainment Design Summer Intensive Diana Keeler BA, Occidental College. Producer, Editor, Sony Pictures Entertainment. Author of Photoshop CS2 Cinematographer. Creative Director at Pandium Fusion; Maria Morioka (BFA 99) Guest student, Offenbach for Advertising and Marketing. Class: Motion Graphics Mark D. Clarke (BS 83) Freelance transportation and Adobe Education Leader. Clients include: KidNation, Hochschule für Gestaltung. Artist, illustrator and graphic product designer. Led design teams at BMW AG, Porsche Bryan Soriano (BS 02) Clients include: UAG, Puregear, R.A.M.P. Entertainment, Edge Gain. Classes: Filmmaking designer. Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo, Nike Asia, Nike Japan. Design GmbH, Fisker Automotive Inc. Production exterior CLC, Stanley Black & Decker, Walt Disney Imagineering. from A-Z Saturdays and Summer Workshop; Writing for Class: Drawing with Color design for Porsche, Fisker. Class: Industrial Design Sum- Class: Introduction to Product Design Film and Film Production Summer Workshops mer Workshop Rita O’Young San Jose State University. Clients include: David Sotelo (BFA 97) BA, U.C. Santa Barbara. Owner, Thomas Yeong Hoon Kim (BA) Aviation, mobility, robot- Bad Dream Games, Trikon Productions, George Eric Cruz (BFA 96) MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art. David Sotelo Photography. Classes: Exploring Photogra- ics, product and automotive designer, ICG Automotive Georgallidis. Class: Entertainment Design Summer Clients include: Nike, Jordan, Converse, Apple, Airbnb, phy; Fundamentals of Photography Summer Workshop and Designby11. Founder, Kimaginefuture and artnever- Intensive Facebook, Google, Kumon, McDonalds, Petronas, Sam- lies. Class: Intermediate Transportation Design Lauren Volk (BFA 89) MFA, Otis College of Art and sung, Nokia, Playstation, TedX, City of Shanghai, Journi, Atilio Pernisco (BFA 92) Illustrator, graphic designer. Design. Society of Illustrators (London). Designer, Team- Wuhan, Hong Kong, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, MTV, Lureline Kohler Disney Feature Animation, screen car- Visual creator, Build-A-Bear Workshop. Clients include: work Design. Owner, LV Design. Private consultant, port- W+K Tokyo Lab. Class: Brandcamp Summer Intensive toonist. Disney Consumer Products character art manag- The Walt Disney Company, Toastmasters, LEGO. Class: folio development. Classes: Alternative Sketchbooks and er. Warner Bros. Studios, Dreamworks Studios. Freelance Children's Book Illustration Summer Workshop Joe Del Rosario (BS 95) Clients include: Dux Automotive, Journals; Surrealist Pen and Ink Saturdays and Summer illustrator, Dogwood publishing. Class: Head Painting Elegant Auto Accessories, Eagle Creek. Designer: Intelli- Rachel Rogov (BFA 09) Fine artist, illustrator with more Workshop Sense, Oakley, Mooney Airplanes, Currie Electric Bikes, Howard Kouo (BFA 01) Multimedia specialist, University than seven years’ experience teaching and working with Steven Weissman San Francisco State University; Acad- Edge Industrial Design, Johnson Controls. Classes: Intro- of Southern California. Writer: Little Red Plane, an animat- students of all ages. Classes: Exploring Figure Drawing emy of Art College. Cartoonist, illustrator. Clients include: duction to Transportation Design; Dynamic Drawing ed short film. US Army, 1989 to 1996.Class: Animation Summer Workshop; Drawing with Ink Summer Workshop Fantagraphics Books, Super Deluxe, SpongeBob Scott Franklin (BS 05) Principal, NONdesigns, interdisci- Alan Lawrence BA, University of Southern California; Matthew Segotta BFA, Cal State Long Beach; MFA, SquarePants. Class: Comic Book Illustration and Story- plinary design firm creating spaces, objects and brand design certification, UCLA. Graphic designer, film/video University of Pennsylvania. Interdisciplinary artist. Exhibi- telling Summer Workshop identity. Work includes furniture, exhibitions, and interac- director/producer/editor, comics writer, and illustrator. tions include: LAX/TXL, Berlin; Conditional Reflex, Phila- Mary Yanish (BFA 78) Exhibitions: Folk Tree Gallery, tive spaces. Class: Object + Space: Brand Experience Published in Palaver and Inscape. Clients include: Hyatt, delphia; One Voice One Meter, Santa Monica. Classes: American Illustration Show; Art Directors Club (N.Y.); Soci- Summer Workshop Hilton, East/West Players. Class: Comic Book Illustration, Life Sculpture Saturdays and Summer Workshop ety of Illustrators (L.A.). Clients include: Bon Appétit, Capi- Saturdays and Summer Workshop Rosi Gabl Central Saint Martins College of Art and De- tal One, Mattel, Teleflora.Classes: Collage Summer sign, London; School of Art and Design, Basel. Costume David Le ArtCenter College of Design. Creative director/ Workshop; Creative Sketchbooks, Journals and Altered illustrator credits include: Moneyball; L’Oreal; Star Trek: brand strategist: Urban Armor Gear, LLC. Clients include: Books Summer Workshop Insurrection. Created her own collection, Best Of Rosi. Oakley, Smith, Salomon, Magellan, Condor Tactical. Class: Costume Figure Drawing Class: Intermediate Transportation (Spring Term only) 27 GENERAL INFORMATION How to Register Refund Policy Grading

ArtCenter Extension’s ACX Teens is If you are applying for a scholarship, you cannot register For 10-week classes: A full refund will be given to stu- ACX Teens is a noncredit program. ACX Teens grades are online. See p. 30 for more information. dents who drop a class before the first class meeting. An posted on our website. You will need your ArtCenter open to high school students (grades 80% tuition refund will be given to students who drop a username and password to access your grades. 9–12). There are no admission require- There are two ways to register: class within the first 14 days of the term. After that, no refunds will be issued for dropped classes. For priority registration, register online at artcenter.edu/ Attendance ments. All 10-week classes meet For Summer Workshops: A full refund will be given to teens. Returning students will need to log in with their students who drop a class before the first class meeting. on Saturdays. user name and password before selecting their classes. At the beginning of the term, instructors will outline their After that, no refunds will be issued for dropped classes. This secure online registration process is the fastest way grading and attendance policies. You are urged to attend For Summer Intensives: A full refund will be given to Normally ACX Teens classes are of- to register and pay for ACX Teens classes. all classes. Tell your instructor in advance if you need to students who drop a class before June 5. A 50% percent miss a class. Since the ACX Teens office is unable to take fered at ArtCenter College of Design’s You can also email a scan/photo of the completed form tuition refund will be given to students who drop a class messages for faculty, consider exchanging phone num- to [email protected]. A fillable PDF of the form is between June 11 and July 11. No refunds will be issued campus in Pasadena. Due to the bers with your classmates in the event you are unable to available on our website. If you are under the age of 18, after the first class meeting. attend a class. COVID-19 pandemic, classes are only you must include a parent or guardian’s signature. This method of registration may not be completed until the being offered remotely at this time. Class Changes and Cancellations next business day. Transcripts

Debit or credit cards (American Express, Discover, ArtCenter reserves the right to cancel any class; limit class Contact Us An official transcript may be requested in writing from the Mastercard, Visa) are accepted. size; change times or locations; or substitute instructors Enrollment Services office. Call 626 396-2314 for details. for those listed in the class schedule as it deems neces- During this time, the ACX office is also working remotely. Please note: Your space is not guaranteed until your The fee per transcript is $5. sary. Class cancellations will not be announced until the We encourage you to correspond with us via email until registration and payment have been processed. end of the registration period. You will receive a full refund our staff returns to campus. For the latest information on if the College must cancel a class for which you have ArtCenter’s Other Extension Programs when classes will return to in-person instruction, please Confirmation of Registration registered. visit our website or send us an email. ArtCenter’s nondegree program for adults, ArtCenter

All registration confirmation will be sent via email. Every Extension (ACX), offers a wide range of innovative art Web artcenter.edu/teens Dismissal Policy student must provide a working email address. and design classes. Whether you’re hungry for a new

Email [email protected] challenge or looking to add valuable skill to your art At its sole discretion, ACX Teens reserves the right to and design practice, ACX has a course perfect for you. Telephone 626 396-2319 Late Registration dismiss or refuse enrollment to any student or anyone artcenter.edu/acx acting on behalf of the student whose conduct fails to Office hours Mondays –Thursdays, 10 am–9 pm, Late registration will be held on the first day of classes comply with the policies, rules and standards of the Fridays, 9 am–5 pm Have a younger child at home? ACX Kids offers classes from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Email [email protected] to register. College. For more details, visit our website and select Closed major holidays that teach critical thinking, innovation and visual literacy. “Policies and Procedures” from the “More” menu. The program aims to nurture creativity in children in How to Drop a Class grades 4–8 and help them to become designers of their Tuition Using DotEd to Access Your Class Info own worlds. artcenter.edu/kids

You may submit a request to drop a class on our website. 10-week Saturday classes: $300–$375 Failure to drop a class officially can result in a grade of ArtCenter for Teens uses DotEd to share important infor- One-week Summer Workshops: $400–$475 F for the given class. Requests to drop any or all of your mation about your classes (e.g. course syllabus, supply Two-week Summer Workshops: $800 classes must include the following information: list, resources) and to create assignments that students Four-week Summer Intensives: $1,800 can submit online. One week before instruction begins, Your full name you will be emailed instructions on how to access DotEd. Advisement Your student ID and/or address Name of the class(es) you wish to drop Materials Needed for the First Class ACX Teens staff are available to answer general questions Reason why you are dropping

about our program. For high school juniors and seniors the class(es) Students must provide their own materials. Estimated with questions about portfolio development or admissions The date of your request costs are included in class descriptions to give students into our full-time undergraduate degree program, please Your signature a general idea of how much they might be required to contact the College's Admissions office at 626 396-2373. spend on materials. All enrolled students should down- load their class supply lists prior to the start of classes from DotEd.

28 29 SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarship Deadlines R E D U A limited number of scholarships Summer 2021 T April 8: Priority deadline A are available to ACX Teens applicants May 27: Second deadline E who demonstrate financial need and June 24: Third deadline (Summer Workshops and Intensives only) F creative potential. Eligible students may apply for a scholarship for Fall 2021 any class during the Fall, Spring and September 2: Priority deadline September 23: Second deadline Summer terms.

Spring 2021 A scholarship covers the full cost of one ACX Teens class January 6: Priority deadline or—during the summer—the full cost of one ACX Teens January 27: Second deadline class, one Summer Workshop or one Summer Intensive. Please indicate which scholarship you are applying for on the registration form. Scholarship decisions In the ACX Teens course Exploring Photography, taught by ArtCenter alumnus David Sotelo (BFA 97 Each applicant is evaluated based on a combination of To apply for a scholarship: available scholarship funds, applicant’s financial need and Photography and Imaging), students enhance their

available classes. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our ACX Teens scholar- photographic skills and personal vision through ship requirements have been simplified. We ask that assignments that include portraiture, fashion, students interested in being considered for a scholarship Notification of Scholarship submit one item: a completed registration form. A com- narrative and photojournalism. Students learn to pleted form must include your name, date of birth, contact Scholarship applicants receive notification of results by construct powerful images that convey their information, class choices and—most importantly—in the email within two weeks after the scholarship deadline. "Scholarship Applicants Only" section, your gross family intention and create a body of work that reflects income and the number of people in your household. Additional scholarship information their individual style. The course also includes an No letter of recommendation or portfolio is required. examination of contemporary photography. Please contact Cecilia “C.C.” Ybarra at 626 396-4235 or Note: You must include Gross Annual Household Income [email protected]. in order to be considered for a scholarship. “Online classes have been an opportunity to focus ACX gratefully acknowledges the following endowed funds on conceptual themes over our craft,” says Sotelo. If you are applying for a scholarship, you cannot register that support student scholarships, and donors who have online. Instead, you must complete a registration form, contributed $1,000 or more to ACX between July 1, 2019 “We can adjust our creativity toward digital which you can download from our website and fill out and June 30, 2020. Donors may choose to designate their publishing through online platforms like Instagram, using one of these two methods: gifts for general support or to specific programs within ACX: The Ahmanson Foundation; Richard and Jean Coyne blogs, zines and interactive media. Photography • Type directly into the registration form Family Foundation; Ford Motor Company Fund; Rowe and has evolved into an interdisciplinary medium that and save the completed form as a PDF; Gayle Giesen Trust; Anonymous; Ooty Moorehead (BFA or 07) and Robert Lemchen; Ramone C. Munoz (BFA 77, includes video, sound, information design and • Print, fill out the registration form MFA 90) and Tom Jacobson; Pasadena Arts League; ACX graphic design—giving us so many opportunities by hand, take a scan or photo, and save Endowed Scholarship for Hispanic Students; ACX Teens the image Endowed Scholarship for Hispanic Students; David to create powerful and articulate experiences for and Judith Brown Endowed Scholarship for ACX Teens; our audiences.” Then email the PDF or image as an attachment (with the Mickey McGuire Endowed Scholarship; Ross Diamond subject line of "Scholarship - Name of Student") to Player and Madelyn Maberly Player Endowed Memorial [email protected]. Scholarship

30 31 Exploring Photography Exploring Photography ArtCenter Extension NONPROFIT ORG. 950 South Raymond Ave. U.S. POSTAGE PAID Pasadena, CA 91105 PASADENA, CA PERMIT NO. 557 Address service requested

Important Notice

At ArtCenter, the safety and well-being of our students, faculty and staff is our top priority. Keeping in step with the most recent state and local guidelines regarding COVID-19, all courses— including ACX Teens offerings—are currently being taught remotely. Instructions for accessing online courses will be emailed to enrolled students one week prior to the start of class. For updated information, please visit artcenter.edu/teens or email [email protected].