Jana Sue Memel School of Motion Pictures & Television Director

Director Dialogue Series: Jana Sue Memel, Motion Pictures and Television

This week in our Director Dialogue series, our featured director is Jana Sue Memel from the School of Motion Picture & Television and the School of Writing for Film, Television & Digital…

Get the help you need to succeed!

ARC Workshops and Labs start next week! This is free help for your art and design classes. Visit http://academyart.edu/workshops-onsite to download a schedule. There is also unique online support…

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Alumni Success: Hsinyu “Candy” Chu Awarded MJSA Vision Award

Every year, the MJSA (Manufacturing Jewelers & Suppliers of America) Vision Awards celebrate outstanding craftsmanship, skill, and innovation in the field of jewelry design. The JEM…

Academy of Art University Student Painting Mural

Students Create Vibrant 8-Story Mural on Cova Hotel

A hotel in the once notoriously gritty Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco is getting a colorful revamp, thanks to students at Academy of Art University! The Cova Hotel, a local boutique hotel…

Hillsborough Restore and Create Automotive Scholarship Available

Hillsborough Restore and Create Automotive Scholarship Now Available

Academy of Art University is proud to partner with the 2018 Hillsborough Concours d’ Elegance to offer a $6,000 scholarship to an aspiring School of Industrial Design student. Why? Because, the art…

Next-Gen Artists Master Their Craft Using Apple Technology

Next-Gen Artists Master Their Craft Using Apple Technology

It's been said that music is a universal language. "I'm from Compton. Born and raised," Steven Lamar Moore, student at Academy of Art University said. "Ever since I was a kid in church choir, I was…

Working with Ryan Coogler: From Studio X to Black Panther

Director Ryan Coogler has been receiving a lot of attention from film-goers and critics alike for his work on box office smash Black Panther. However, before the wild success of Black Panther,…

2018 Chinese New Year Float Honored with Judge's Award

2018 Chinese New Year Float Honored with Judge’s Award

This year, the Academy proudly hosted a float in the 160th annual Chinese New Year festivities. The float caught the eyes of millions of viewers and won an award—the "Judge's Award"—for the fifth…

10 Easy Ways to Afford College Without Going Broke

10 Easy Ways to Afford College Without Going Broke

Higher education -- it sounds so easy when it's said in such a simple phrase. Everybody should have the ability to enhance their knowledge by attending college, right? If you've ever looked into the…

Come See Our 2018 Spring Show – Over 1,000 Incredible Artists and Designers!!!

Academy of Art University welcomes you to attend our annual Spring Show, where we feature the works of more than 1,000 students from over 30 areas of study. All are accomplished painters, actors,…