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You like music. You like art. You like tech. How can you learn what a career pathway in the arts and technology is really like while you are still in high school? Take a play from Eddie Lee. Eddie was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He has a deep passion for real-time graphics technology and a fascination in …
Artist Noah Scalin is probably best known for his project Skull-A-Day, but Artzray contributing writer Joshua Berg spoke with his longtime friend to discuss Noah’s creative journey and some of his thoughts on how to make your way in the world as an artist. Let’s start from the beginning . . . when did you know you wanted to be an artist …
Meet Phoebe! Architect Phoebe Schenker attended the California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA) Visual Arts program in 1995 where she studied photography. Coming from a small town where she attended public school, she had a hard time finding like-minded artists. But the current of her life changed dramatically when she attended CSSSA because for first time she was …
Emmy Award-winning Director of The Simpsons and UCLA Theater Film and Television Professor Chuck Sheetz gives advice on “How to get into Film School” (and a few other things.) Full disclosure, I had the privilege of working with Chuck Sheetz over a number of seasons on The Simpsons, and for a bit of time on Disney’s Recess. Among the things …
https://vimeo.com/131833679 Mollie Luria-Roberson attended the California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA) Animation program in 2009 when she was a junior in high school. She was thrilled to finally surround herself with like-minded artists. When she came home and began her senior year, she carefully prepared a portfolio that positioned her as a competitive candidate for an arts school. …
Award-winning Children’s Book Illustrator LeUyen Pham shares her musings and advice to young artists. PART II “…you just have to listen to that inner voice, that inner compass that’s pointing you in the right direction.” Although she never took an art class until college, children’s book illustrator LeUyen (la-win) Pham has illustrated over 80 published books in a variety of …
What do Microsoft Xbox, EA, Disney Interactive, Yahoo, Mattel, and Zynga have in common? They all share a place on the impressive client list held by Ayzenberg, a full-service advertising agency with a distinctly social and agile approach. You’ve seen its award-winning ads in game trailers, TV and online advertisements, on phones – basically on any digital device and platform. …
Meet Award-Winning Children’s Book Illustrator LeUyen Pham. PART I tales of education and her early career “One of the nicest things about the field that I’m in is that it allows me to constantly grow and change and develop and learn.” Although she never took an art class until college, children’s book illustrator LeUyen (la-win) Pham has illustrated over 80 …
Last summer Sydney Brey traveled over 3,000 miles across the country from New Hampshire to attend the California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA). Located on the CalArts campus in Valencia, CA, she studied animation at one of the best programs in the country with teachers who actually work in the field of animation. “I fell in love with …