In the summer of 2023, nine photography students gathered in a room at the Academy of Art University for a class entitled “Open Studio.” Each student was instructed to spend the next eight weeks creating a new body of work. Over the course of the class, some students chose to finish projects they had already […]

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SNAG’s (Society of North American Goldsmiths) Annual Juried Student Exhibition highlights the diversity of students who are the future of the metalsmithing and jewelry field. This year, Academy of Art School of Jewelry & Metal Arts’ alum, Anousha Mohsenidarabi, not only was a part of the annual exhibition, but took home the award for Best in […]

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Over the course of the Spring 2023 semester, several students from the Advertising School participated in a pitch contest to multinational technology company, Apple. The contest was a key component of the course titled Future Agency, a leading-edge program focusing on emerging creative marketing communication technologies with real world projects and products. The students were […]

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Academy of Art University Fashion School student and Fashion Designer, Lydia Buesgens, is already poised to make her mark in the fashion industry ahead of graduating this year.  Hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota, the native Midwesterner felt from an early age that venturing into fashion was not a typical career choice but was something she longed […]

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Music is a universal language that speaks to the soul. From its simplest melody to the most complex symphony, music has the power to move us, inspire us, and bring us together. Hannah Hsieh, an alumni who followed her passion for music and earned a degree in Music Production, knows a thing or two about […]

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA. – March 1, 2022 — Academy of Art University, one of the largest private, accredited art and design schools in the US, is recognized in several categories as one of the top universities in the nation for degree programs in Animation from the School of Animation & Visual Effects. The rankings, done by Animation Career […]

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Two Academy of Art University graduates have made it to GDUSA’s Students to Watch 2022 list. Otto Homruen and Jennifer Sandra Wittor both earned their degrees from the School of Graphic Design. They were also both Division 2 NCAA athletes.  The GDUSA list is meant to identify and promote “top students ready to burst on […]

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Academy of Art University’s School of Animation & Visual Effects is among the world’s 10 best schools in its field, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter is a print publication, digital magazine and website. It’s regarded as an authoritative source on global entertainment news. As stated in its July 31, 2019, story “The […]

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Academy of Art was awarded “Most Creative Float” for this year’s Chinese New Year Festival and Parade. The recognition was made in a ceremony by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in April. This Lunar Year is otherwise known as the Year of the Pig. Students from different departments collaborated to complete the massive parade float […]

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Consistently executing memorable concepts is the key to success in the creative world. School of Advertising alumni Hsiu Chi (Sam) Kuo and Wei (Will) Wang recently proved their ability to master conceptual messaging by placing second overall in the student bracket of the global Young Glory advertising competition. Young Glory is a unique, independently run […]

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