Humorous rug sculptures, Wabi Sabi-inspired ceramics, and nods to ChatGPT stood out in the MFA and BFA exhibitions.
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Otis College Expands Charles White Scholarship
The four-year Charles White Art and Design Scholarship will be given to two underrepresented artists from anywhere in the country.
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Otis College Graduates Just Got the Best News Ever
Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel and model Miranda Kerr paid off the student loans of 285 recent graduates.
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Creative Sectors Made Up Nearly a Quarter of California’s Economy in 2020
Some sectors thrived, like architecture, which added 670,000 jobs, but others lagged behind, Otis College’s new report finds.
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California Faces Culture Crisis as Studies Show Art Workers Could Leave the State
Last year, 175,000 jobs were lost in the California creative economy, with almost 110,000 of those in LA County.
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CalArts and Otis College Receive Million-Dollar Donations to Support Black Faculty and Students
CalArts received $5 million to hire Black artists on faculty, while Otis College of Art and Design received $1 million toward anti-racism initiatives and supporting Black students.
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Standout MFA Work From Two of LA’s Beloved Art Schools, CalArts and Otis
As part of a series on virtual MFA presentations across the country, we asked students to share their work and what it was like to adapt their projects to a virtual setting.
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In California, Art Schools and Programs Debate How to Reopen
Hyperallergic reached out to several art schools in California to see how they are planning to address the need for social distancing while maintaining the integrity of their arts curriculums.
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The Legacy of Artists at LA’s Otis College, Which Turns 100 This Year
In its early years, Otis’s success rested on the intersectionality of its students who also came from a diversity of creative fields.
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The Ways and Means of Activist Art, from Latin America to LA
USC’s Roski School of Art & Design is hosting an intriguing conversation around the Pacific Standard Time exhibition Talking to Action: Art, Pedagogy, and Activism in the Americas.
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Mexican Artist Yoshua Okón Lectures at Otis College
Okón, who will deliver his talk on April 25, is a seminal figure in the cultural life of Mexico City.
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Otis College Announces Lineup for First LA Summer Residency
Reviewers and mentors include: Connie Butler, Chief Curator, Hammer Museum; Meg Cranston, artist and Chair of Fine Arts, Otis College; Sam Durant, artist; Jo Lauria, author and curator, LACMA; Jennifer Steinkampe, artist; and others.
