Academy of Art Life

What is it like to take classes Online at the Academy of Art University? Animation student Zaldy Dingle is from Fremont, California. He takes classes and experiments with CG animation from the comfort of his home studio. In this video, Zaldy takes us through his experience as an Online student. He shares how the online program has helped further his curiosity for the magic of animation.

The Academy of Art University welcomes Alex Pearce and Brooke Chapman from Jaunt VR, an immersive cinematic Virtual Reality App, at the 2016 Virtual Reality Summit. Jaunt presents their take on the emerging consumer VR experience with their product. See how their technology puts realism back into the virtual reality experience.

Andrea Vinessa grew up in Indonesia where her father worked in a plastic manufacturing factory and where she became interested in the possibility of designing goods for entertainment. At Academy of Art University, Andrea prototypes, designs, and tests out each of her ideas with the support of her professors in an immersive and play-inducing workshop, right in the heart of in San Francisco. Her project, Buddy, is designed to help young people struggling with the sometimes uncomfortable hospital environment.

See how Aviva Stanoff learned to be a fearless and innovative textile designer while a student at Academy of Art University.

Find out what it’s like to be an Academy student on our urban campus in San Francisco.

Raised in La Plata, Argentina, Nicolás Villarreal MFA ’02 decided to pursue his love for animation, illustration, and visual development at Academy of Art University, first as a student and now as the Director of the School of Visual Development.

Daryn LaBier began his journey on a military battlefield where he enjoyed taking pictures, leading him to find his way to Academy of Art University where he pursued professional photography.

Guest speakers Mary Franck and Jono Brandel join the Academy of Art University and the school of web design and new media for the 2016 Spring Ideate conference which allowed the opportunity for web students to meet industry professionals, as well as get feedback on their work, designs and art.

A panel of AAU students and faculty shares their experience working on the film Beasts of the Southern Wild.

Following the Academy of Art University's special premiere of Jack Perez's "Where's Roman", the motion picture department and the acting department host a special question and answer session with the filmmakers.

Game students work with each other, to create, build, demonstrate and pitch their new video game ideas at the Academy of Art Video Game Pitch Night.

Game students work with each other, to create, build, demonstrate and pitch their new video game ideas at the Academy of Art Video Game Pitch Night.

Game Design students collaborate with each other to conceive, build out and demonstrate their concepts for a video game pitch night.

As the San Francisco Fire Department turns 150 years old, the SFFD collaborated with the Academy of Art University and the school of graphic design in order to create a new logo, as well as a website design. Real clients, real work and real artists working with the Academy to achieve a real life goal and to help celebrate 150 years in san Francisco.

Ideas come to life with the Academy of Art University and the school of web design and new media. Students get an inside look at the industry, opportunities to meet with the movers and shakers of the industry, insight on how to sell and organize a portfolio, as well as the opportunity to show off their own work at the fall 2015 Ideate Conference.

Academy of Art students and the school of Landscape Architecture, convert grey and dull parking lots into clean and green parks for the San Francisco 2015 Park-Ing Day.