ArtCenter College of Design
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1930 |
| Founder | Edward A. "Tink" Adams[1] |
| Accreditation | WASC |
Academic affiliations | AICAD NASAD |
| Endowment | $98.1 million(2020)[2] |
| President | Karen Hofmann |
Academic staff | 400(Fall 2020) |
Administrative staff | 101(Fall 2020) |
| Students | 1,737(Fall 2020) |
| Undergraduates | 1,554(Fall 2020) |
| Postgraduates | 183(Fall 2020) |
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| Address | 1700 Lida St ,,91103 ,United States 34°10′07″N118°11′06″W/ 34.16861°N 118.18500°W |
| Campus | Suburban, 165 acres (67 ha)[3] |
| Website | www |
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ArtCenter College of Designis aprivateart universityinPasadena, California.[3][4]
It was incorporated in 1930 as a degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for students of both thevisual artsanddesign.It offersBachelor of Fine Arts,Bachelor of Science,Master of Fine Arts,Master of Arts, Master of ScienceDoctor of Arts,andDoctor of Sciencedegrees across multiple majors mostly relating to design.
History
[edit]ArtCenter College of Design was founded in 1930 indowntown Los Angelesas theArtCenter School.
In 1935,Fred R. Archerfounded the photography department, andAnsel Adamswas a guest instructor in the late 1930s. During and after World War II, ArtCenter ran a technical illustration program in conjunction with theCalifornia Institute of Technology.
In 1947, the post-war boom in students caused the school to expand to a larger location in the building of the former Cumnock School for Girls in theHancock Parkneighborhood, while still maintaining a presence at its original downtown location.
The school began grantingBachelor'sandMaster's degreesin arts in 1949, and was fully accredited by theWestern Association of Schools and Collegesin 1955.
In 1965, the school changed its name to Art Center College of Design.
The school expanded its programs, including a film program in 1973.
The school moved to the Hillside Campus in Pasadena in 1976.
The school operated ArtCenter Europe inVevey,Switzerland from 1986 to 1996.[5]
In 2003, ArtCenter was grantedNon-Governmental Organizationstatus by theUN Department of Public Information.
ArtCenter opened the South Campus in Pasadena in 2004.
In 2019, ArtCenter revealed they exceeded their $100 million goal when their fundraising campaign for additional scholarships and expanding their south campus started in 2011. ArtCenter raised $124 million from more than 7,000 contributions.[6]
ArtCenter celebrated their 90th anniversary on April 16, 2020. The planned celebration was rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[7]
Academics
[edit]ArtCenter offers undergraduate and graduate programs in a wide variety of art and design fields, as well as public programs for children and high school students, and continuing studies for adults in theLos Angelesmetro area. It is one of the few schools to offer a degree inInteraction Design.The college maintains two campuses in Pasadena; both are considered architecturally notable.[by whom?]
ArtCenter built its reputation as avocational school,preparing returningG.I.sfor work in the commercial arts fields[5]and began awarding degrees in 1949. In recognition of Art Center's commitment to addressing social and humanitarian issues through design, 2003 saw ArtCenter become the first design college to ever receive NGO (non-governmental organization) status by theUnited Nations.
The college logo is an orange circle, also known as the ArtCenter "Dot," which has been a part of the school's identity since its inception by founder Tink Adams[1]and a small number of colleagues.
ArtCenter is accredited by theWestern Association of Schools and Colleges[8]and theNational Association of Schools of Art and Design.[9]
Rankings
[edit]While art and design schools aren't regularly included in typical undergraduate rankings such as "U.S. News & World Report," ArtCenter has been recognized by a number of national and industry publications. The college's undergraduate and graduateindustrial designprograms are consistently ranked number one byDesignIntelligence.[10]U.S. News & World Reportalso ranks Art Center's Art, Industrial Design and Media Design Practices programs among the top 20graduate schoolsin the U.S.[11]Most recently, the growing influence of Art Center'sFilmprograms resulted in the college's ranking amongThe Hollywood Reporter'slist of the Top 25 Global Film Schools.[12]
In 2014,Money magazineranked Art Center third on its list of 25 of the best college values and in 2013, Coroflot's 2013 Creative Employment Snapshot respondents showed Art Center alumni earning more compared to peer institutions.[13]
In 2021, ArtCenter was ranked the tenth globally according to the QS World University Rankings by the subject Art and Design.[14]
Facilities
[edit]ArtCenter College of Design maintains two campuses in Pasadena: Hillside Campus and South Campus.
Hillside Campus
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Designed bymodernistarchitectCraig Ellwood,the Hillside Campus broke ground in November 1974. The "bridge building"spanned anarroyoand roadway on 175 acres (71 ha) in the hills above Pasadena. Opening in 1976, the building was later expanded with the south wing, designed by former Ellwood associate James Tyler, and constructed between 1989 and 1991. The Hillside Campus houses classrooms and studio space, multiple computer labs, the James Lemont Fogg Memorial Library, a model shop with traditional tools as well as rapid prototyping technologies (multi-axis CNC, laser-cutting, and multiple types of 3D printing), painting facilities, the Color, Material, and Trends Exploration Lab (CMTEL), an (Auto) Interior Simulation Lab, the Sinclaire Pavilion, photo and film stages with printing and editing facilities, and both a curated student gallery and an external exhibit gallery, both open to the public. The Hillside Campus has been designated as a historic monument by the City of Pasadena.[15]
South Campus
[edit]The South Campus opened in 2004 in a former aircraft-testing facility built during World War II. Renovated by the Santa Monica-based firmDaly Genik,it houses the graduate Art and the Media Design Practices programs and studios, exhibition space for both of those programs, a print shop, a letterpress studio, and public programs such as ArtCenter at Night, ArtCenter for Kids, Design-Based Learning Lab. There is an 16,000-square-foot (1,500 m2) exhibition space known as the Wind Tunnel, which is currently the home of the Media Design Practices program. The Wind Tunnel has hosted events including the biannual ArtCenter Design Conference, like 2006's "Radical Craft" and 2008's "Serious Play"; an annual Summit on Sustainable Mobility; large exhibitions such as "Supersonic: 1 Wind Tunnel, 8 Schools, 120 Artists", "Gardenlab", and "Open House: Architecture and Technology for Intelligent Living" (withVitra Design Museum); and various community meetings and events.
In 2012, ArtCenter announced the expansion of South Campus with the acquisition of a former U.S. Postal Service property adjacent to the existing campus, made entirely possible through the college's philanthropic efforts. At that time, the college appointedMichael MaltzanArchitecture as its partner in planning academic spaces and expansion of its educational resources. With this agreement still intact, actual renovation of the former USPS building was completed by Darin Johnstone Architecture in 2014. Also in 2014, ArtCenter announced the acquisition of an office building at the "gateway" to Pasadena and future plans for new student housing, all of which will elevate South Campus from a "satellite" location to equal programs and activities found at the Hillside Campus.
In 2014, ArtCenter announced a $2 million gift to establish the Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography “to advance the research, teaching and understanding of letterform design.” The center is named after 20-year Art Center typography teacher Leah Toby Hoffmitz Milken[16]and the establishing gift was made by theLowell MilkenFamily Foundation.[17]
Student outcomes
[edit]College scorecardestimated that the median salary is $70,700 for students 10 years after graduation and 68% of them make more than high school graduates.[18]
Center on Education and the Workforceestimates thereturn on investment10 years after graduation with a bachelor’s from this college is $5,000; however, this metric appreciates to $1,010,000 40 years after graduation.[19]
Notable people
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abJacquie Ang, 25 (August 2008)."Art Center College of Design: Innovation Corridor".
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^As of June 30, 2020.U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20(Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers andTIAA.February 19, 2021.RetrievedFebruary 20,2021.
- ^ab"ArtCenter College of Design".Visit Pasadena.Retrieved2020-04-23.
- ^"Using 3D printer, art students create 900 face shields for Rancho hospital workers".The Downey Patriot.Retrieved2020-04-23.
- ^ab"ArtCenter History".ArtCenter College of Design.n.d.RetrievedAugust 15,2018.
- ^"ArtCenter College of Design Raises $124M, Exceeding Campaign Goal | Los Angeles Business Journal".labusinessjournal.26 July 2019.Retrieved2020-04-23.
- ^Saval, Malina (2020-04-16)."Art Center College of Design Celebrates Its 90th Anniversary".Variety.Retrieved2020-04-23.
- ^"Accredited Institutions | Western Association of Schools and Colleges".wascsenior.org.Archived fromthe originalon 20 September 2010.Retrieved27 April2022.
- ^"Accredited Institutions Search".
- ^"DesignIntelligence: America's Best Architecture & Design Schools 2010".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-05-14.
- ^"U.S. News & World Report: Best Grad School Rankings".Archived fromthe originalon 2015-07-21.Retrieved2011-07-25.
- ^Tim Appelo (July 24, 2012)."The Top 25 Film Schools in the United States 2012".The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^"Creative Employment Snapshot".Coroflot.
- ^"QS World University Rankings for Art & Design 2021".Top Universities.
- ^"DESIGNATED HISTORIC PROPERTIES - CITY OF PASADENA".November 20, 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 2020-07-26.Retrieved2017-01-15.
- ^"Why typography still matters in a digital age: Larry Wilson".Los Angeles Daily News.March 6, 2015.
- ^"ArtCenter College of Design Announces Public Phase of Fundraising Campaign".November 20, 2018.
- ^"College Scorecard".collegescorecard.ed.gov.Retrieved2024-04-07.
- ^"A First Try at ROI: Ranking 4,500 Colleges".CEW Georgetown.Retrieved2024-02-08.
External links
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- Official website
- Don Kubly the second president of Art Center commissioned Craig Ellwood to design theBridge Buildingand hispersonal residence
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