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Industrial Design School Prepares Grad for Real-World Work

In Ariel Jeong’s world, walking robotic cars don’t just exist in movies. Jeong is a BFA graduate of Academy of Art University’s School of Industrial Design. She’s also the sole industrial designer for Hyundai’s Center for Robotic-Augmented Design in Living Experiences—CRADLE for short. Jeong and the team at CRADLE create real, working vehicles that can change the future, on and off the road.

Animation School Graduate’s Film Shines a Light in Darkness

Redemption is a new short film written and directed by Academy of Art University alumna Seora Hong (2017), which has been making rounds in the film fest circuit, and winning awards.

Landscape Architecture Students Pitch for Potrero Power Station Design

Students from the School of Landscape Architecture took on a real-world project, the Potrero Power Station, in their online class.

ArtU Acting Student Navigates Identity and Education in "Pipeline"

Dominique Morisseau's "Pipeline," staged by the African-American Shakespeare Company, delves into race, education, and identity themes.

Choosing Art: A Veteran Reflects on his Experience at the Academy

Before enrolling in the School of Illustration, Tim Andrews spent five years serving in the U.S. Army as a sergeant, stationed in Afghanistan. He joined the military when he was 21 years old.

Industry Leader

Our industry partners–established and emerging companies, artists and designers–continually seek to hire, mentor and collaborate with our students and graduates.

School of Animation & Visual Effects

Join one of the most dynamic Animation and VFX programs in the country. If you’re an aspiring storyboard artist, visual effects artist, 2D or 3D Animator, come learn from some of today’s most accomplished professionals in the heart of the animation industry.

Acting School's Spring Production Let Students Soar to New Heights

There’s a lot of pressure entailed in staging an award-winning Broadway show for a school production, but Academy of Art's acting school students pulled it off.

Academy of Art University Enters Exclusive Educational Partnership with ICAA Northern California Chapter

Academy of Art University entered into an exclusive educational partnership with the Northern California Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA). The partnership will offer the Academy students a unique opportunity to study contemporary architectural practice underpinned by classical principles and design.

Jewelry & Metal Arts (BFA)

Mary Scott

School of Graphic Design Chair Mary Scott can usually be found teaching the programs’s signature portfolio class to both grads and undergrads. This gives her a bird’s-eye view of the students as they launch their careers in design. Prior to coming to the Academy in 1999, Mary taught at Art Center College of Design and Otis College of Art and Design.

Requirements for Campus Housing - Summer Housing

Summer housing is available to students who are new to the University and students who are continuing their studies from previous semesters.