Architecture School Inspo: Eye-Catching San Francisco Buildings

San Francisco, a city known for its rich, cultural history, but also for being an architectural wonderland. Here, Gilded Age landmarks contrast against ultra-modern tech headquarters. Locals and…

Fashion School Top Tips for a Sustainable Wardrobe

In an era of fast fashion and mass consumption, we are all guilty of having one too many clothes in our closets. Millions of us haul all the hit fashionable items without thinking twice about the…

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Industrial Design Portfolio Inspo: Cool and Fun Designs for Everyday Stuff

While the word “industrial” might make you think of factories and smokestacks, the field of industrial design is actually very different. In fact, an industrial design career can be incredibly…

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A Subaru Project on Your Industrial Design Portfolio? Why Yes, Please!

You have 98 days to reimagine a Subaru car for the year 2030. What will you come up with? This is the challenge posed to Academy of Art students from the School of Industrial Design, in…

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Pre-College Programs for High School Artists: A Guide to Summer PCAE

For high school students hoping to go to art school, now is the best time to think about your summer plans. After all, summer break means free time, which means you’ll get to start building your art…

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Academy Weekly: Gotta Keep Hustlin’ to Get Winning

Perhaps the biggest thing that caught your eye last week was the announcement of the contest winners for the Game of Thrones fan art. If you think that was the only big thing that went down, though,…

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For the Win: Game of Thrones Fan Art Contest Winners

We have the winners! Thank you all for heedng the call for the Academy of Art’s Game of Thrones fan art contest. You all did a great job coming up with your own artistic interpretations of the…

Shifting to an Art Degree: Following Your Creative Passion

Forget New Year resolutions, spring is here and it’s the season of new beginnings! If you’ve dreamed of changing your career or your major to study art, now is the best time to take action. But…

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RSVP: Academy of Art Drama Club Presents The Vagina Monologues

Event: The Vagina MonologuesVenue: 79 New Montgomery TheatreSchedule: April 16 & 17, 2019, 8:00PM(doors open at 7:40PM) Academy of Art’s Drama Club, in special arrangement with Dramatist Play…

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Tackling the Screenwriting Process: Overcoming Writer’s Block

Are you trying to create a screenwriting career but can’t defeat your writer’s block? No worries—even the most skilled screenwriters in the world deal with this pesky problem. The trick is to…