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Final supporters
The administration has cancelled the 2015 trip without a clear understanding about the impact the program has had on past students or the level of interest current students have in keeping the program going.
Art Center’s educational goal has always been to prepare artists to work in the real world. This study-abroad program has proven to be an important factor in getting many students to that goal. London offers an unparalleled opportunity for students to gain a better understanding of the importance history and contemporary culture has on their future careers. Your thoughts about the trip are the most important factor in pressuring the administration to re-instate the program, here are a few points that could be part of our appeal.
-The reputation of the trip is well-known among Illustration students and many have been making scheduling and educational plans to include it in their final semesters.
-The trip has had a great impact on students who have gone in
the past, especially in preparing them to make the transition from student to
working artist.
-Art Center’s connections to important London artists,
designers and institutions (NoBrow Publishing, Kemistry Gallery, Paul Smith, PeepShow,
Pick-Me-Up Print Fair, johnson banks, David Downton, Peter Blake, personal
connections with students from Central St. Martin’s, curators from The National
Portrait Gallery, Tate Modern, The Victoria & Albert Museum, Old Royal
Naval College) have been nurtured over the past eight years and we have seen
the benefits of these connections for past students.
Patrick Hruby – No Brow Press limited edition prints, Internship at PeepShow Collective
2012 Kemistry Gallery, “Gold, Silver & Bronze” Olympic Posters, class project exhibition
Loris Lora – NoBrow Press “Eventually Everything Connects” book published based on Loris’ project for the class “London Ancient-Modern”
Jon Kvassey – NoBrow Press “Muffler Men” book project based on Jon’s project for “London Ancient-Modern”
Ellen Surrey – Cover feature of Art Center Dot Magazine is an image from her series of portraits for her London Ancient-Modern project.
Please sign in support of reinstating the transformative class and trip!
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Updates
November 11, 2014
I have been documenting all of your stories about how this program shaped your development as artists to present to the administration. It is clear that the connections we made in London go far beyond the classroom and losing this link would be a mistake for the school.
November 11, 2014
Seeing this level of support reminds me exactly why my own time in London changed the trajectory of my career. I am moved that so many of you value this experience as much as I do and the administration will be unable to ignore the reality of what this program means to all of us.
22 Comments
Part of growing as an Illustrator is traveling the world, and seeing not just American design but international design as well. We pay so much for the school and we should have the option/opportunity to study abroad like most college campuses
The London Ancient/ Modern trip was also a trip that I looked forward to after being accepted into Art Center. To be deprived of this amazing opportunity as an illustration major is what I believe to be a great diservice to students.
I haven't been to the London study abroad program, but I do know that it is a very important program to all past, present, and future student. This program has been with us for a long time and it is concerning to us that "this program" will be cut out from our education. What will happen now, if the rest of the program is cut off, then? We won't get any cultural, over-wordly experience that 90-95% of us need in order to experience a real-life situation in the art and design world. The news really disappointed me; as do all other students and alumni who are in shock from the turn of event. That is not fair to us and that is not fair to our upcoming students.
One of the single most enriching experiences of my Art Center career. Leaps and bounds above pretty much any class. As long as Ann and Clive want to utilize their unique connections to give students an all access tour of the city, they should be encouraged and supported by the college.
We pay thousands of dollars a term, and there are fairly limited study abroad programs as is right now - let us keep the ones we have!
I would love to have this opportunity as a future student at Art Center.
Keep this wonderful trip going. It was such an important trip for me and the beginning of my career.
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Final supporters
The administration has cancelled the 2015 trip without a clear understanding about the impact the program has had on past students or the level of interest current students have in keeping the program going.
Art Center’s educational goal has always been to prepare artists to work in the real world. This study-abroad program has proven to be an important factor in getting many students to that goal. London offers an unparalleled opportunity for students to gain a better understanding of the importance history and contemporary culture has on their future careers. Your thoughts about the trip are the most important factor in pressuring the administration to re-instate the program, here are a few points that could be part of our appeal.
-The reputation of the trip is well-known among Illustration students and many have been making scheduling and educational plans to include it in their final semesters.
-The trip has had a great impact on students who have gone in
the past, especially in preparing them to make the transition from student to
working artist.
-Art Center’s connections to important London artists,
designers and institutions (NoBrow Publishing, Kemistry Gallery, Paul Smith, PeepShow,
Pick-Me-Up Print Fair, johnson banks, David Downton, Peter Blake, personal
connections with students from Central St. Martin’s, curators from The National
Portrait Gallery, Tate Modern, The Victoria & Albert Museum, Old Royal
Naval College) have been nurtured over the past eight years and we have seen
the benefits of these connections for past students.
Patrick Hruby – No Brow Press limited edition prints, Internship at PeepShow Collective
2012 Kemistry Gallery, “Gold, Silver & Bronze” Olympic Posters, class project exhibition
Loris Lora – NoBrow Press “Eventually Everything Connects” book published based on Loris’ project for the class “London Ancient-Modern”
Jon Kvassey – NoBrow Press “Muffler Men” book project based on Jon’s project for “London Ancient-Modern”
Ellen Surrey – Cover feature of Art Center Dot Magazine is an image from her series of portraits for her London Ancient-Modern project.
Please sign in support of reinstating the transformative class and trip!
Updates
November 11, 2014
I have been documenting all of your stories about how this program shaped your development as artists to present to the administration. It is clear that the connections we made in London go far beyond the classroom and losing this link would be a mistake for the school.
November 11, 2014
Seeing this level of support reminds me exactly why my own time in London changed the trajectory of my career. I am moved that so many of you value this experience as much as I do and the administration will be unable to ignore the reality of what this program means to all of us.
22 Comments
The best experience I had at ACCD! I was not an illustration major, but it was just as useful for me. This program helped me grow as an artist and an individual. It allowed me to expand my outlook in art, design and culture. Lets do the right thing... save the London Ancient / Modern.
Part of growing as an Illustrator is traveling the world, and seeing not just American design but international design as well. We pay so much for the school and we should have the option/opportunity to study abroad like most college campuses
The London Ancient/ Modern trip was also a trip that I looked forward to after being accepted into Art Center. To be deprived of this amazing opportunity as an illustration major is what I believe to be a great diservice to students.
I haven't been to the London study abroad program, but I do know that it is a very important program to all past, present, and future student. This program has been with us for a long time and it is concerning to us that "this program" will be cut out from our education. What will happen now, if the rest of the program is cut off, then? We won't get any cultural, over-wordly experience that 90-95% of us need in order to experience a real-life situation in the art and design world. The news really disappointed me; as do all other students and alumni who are in shock from the turn of event. That is not fair to us and that is not fair to our upcoming students.
One of the single most enriching experiences of my Art Center career. Leaps and bounds above pretty much any class. As long as Ann and Clive want to utilize their unique connections to give students an all access tour of the city, they should be encouraged and supported by the college.
We pay thousands of dollars a term, and there are fairly limited study abroad programs as is right now - let us keep the ones we have!
I would love to have this opportunity as a future student at Art Center.
Keep this wonderful trip going. It was such an important trip for me and the beginning of my career.
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The best experience I had at ACCD! I was not an illustration major, but it was just as useful for me. This program helped me grow as an artist and an individual. It allowed me to expand my outlook in art, design and culture. Lets do the right thing... save the London Ancient / Modern.