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(From left): Runway looks from mentor projects with AGOLDE; Julie de Libran and Vanessa Khattar (sponsored by West Coast Exports); and Zaid Affas. Photographs by Stefanie Keenan/Otis College of Art and Design.

Otis College Celebrates the Future of Fashion at Fourth Annual Atelier Fundraiser and Fashion Show

Wed May 07 2025

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Portrait of Ann Philbin

Ann Philbin to Deliver Otis College’s 2025 Commencement Address

Wed Apr 30 2025

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The Design Lab’s upcycled tote bag project

Otis College Design Lab Students Win Graphis New Talent Award

Fri Apr 25 2025

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Fashion Show during O-Launch Weekend

Otis College's O-Launch Exhibition Weekend on May 9–11, 2025 Celebrates the Next Generation of Artists and Designers

Fri Apr 11 2025

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Panelist at Creative Economy event 2025

Watch the 2025 Otis College Report on the Creative Economy Release Event

Fri Mar 28 2025

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Otis College Report on the Creative Economy Event at Sony Studios

Otis College to Release 2025 Report on the Creative Economy on March 27, 2025

Thu Mar 20 2025

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Portrait of Dawoud Bey

Dawoud Bey to Deliver Mandy and Cliff Einstein Visiting Artist Lecture at Otis College

Fri Jan 31 2025

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Otis College MFA Fine Arts Thesis Shows on View January to April 2025

Fri Jan 31 2025

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Otis College Faculty Joan Takayama-Ogawa

Otis College Faculty Joan Takayama-Ogawa Featured in Craft in America Series on PBS

Mon Nov 25 2024

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Colette Veasey-Cullors, Insecurity Present

An Interview with Otis College’s New Provost Colette Veasey-Cullors

Fri Aug 23 2024

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Thesis Exhibitions Give MFA Fine Arts Students a Chance to Present, Perform, and Discuss Their Work

Tue May 21 2024

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O-Launch Weekend Fashion Show

O-Launch Weekend Celebrates the Next Generation of Artists and Designers

Fri Mar 22 2024

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A Week of Creativity and Community at Otis College

Fri Mar 15 2024

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Theaster Gates

Theaster Gates to Deliver Mandy and Cliff Einstein Visiting Artist Lecture at Otis College

Sat Feb 24 2024

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Downtown Los Angeles skyline

Why Otis College’s Los Angeles Location Is Ideal for Studying Art and Design

Fri Feb 23 2024

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Portrait of CJ Group Vice Chairwoman Miky Lee

Miky Lee the Newest Member of Otis Colleges Board of Governors on Creativity Diversity and Being a Bridge for New Talent

Fri Dec 08 2023

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Cass Everage portrait

Q&A: Cass Everage, Otis College’s Inaugural Charles White Scholarship Recipient

Thu Nov 30 2023

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Miller Robinson with long pigtails, glasses, black clothes, and orange shoes

Miller Robinson (’14 BFA Fine Arts) on Process and Showing in the Hammer Museum’s Biennial

Wed Nov 22 2023

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Three Veterans on Otis College Campus Share Their Perspective for Veterans Day

Fri Nov 10 2023

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Artwork by Trenton Doyle Hancock

Trenton Doyle Hancock to Deliver Mandy and Cliff Einstein Visiting Artist Lecture at Otis College

Fri Nov 03 2023

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Artist Steve Roden

The Art World Mourns the Loss of Steve Roden (’86 BFA Fine Arts)

Fri Sep 08 2023

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A Product Design instructor demonstrates a project to 6 students

Otis College Announces Jennifer Caveza to Chair Product Design

Thu Sep 07 2023

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Otis College’s Art and Design Education Minor Prepares Students for Careers as Creatives and Educators

Thu Aug 24 2023

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Statement from President Charles Hirschhorn, Provost Jiseon Lee Isbara, and Board of Trustees Chair Mei-Lee Ney

Fri Jun 30 2023

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Otis College Toy Design and Kinder Joy Project

Otis College Toy Design Students Creatively Tackle Kinder Joy Eggs

Wed Jun 21 2023

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Otis College's new mascot, Owlbert

Meet Owlbert, Otis College’s New Official, Student-Designed Mascot

Wed May 31 2023

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A graduating student at Otis College's O-Launch Event

Otis College Showcases Student Work During O‑Launch 2023 Event

Wed May 31 2023

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Annual Exhibition Installments

O-Launch Weekend at Otis College Showcases the Next Generation of Artists and Designers

Fri Apr 28 2023

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Joe Osae-Addo

Joseph Osae-Addo to Deliver Donghia Designer-in-Residence Lecture at Otis College

Mon Mar 13 2023

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Otis Extension certificate program student Joseph Busch

How an Entertainment Professional Balances Otis Extension Classes with a Demanding Career

Mon Mar 06 2023

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Njideka Akunyili Crosby at Otis College of Art and Design

Njideka Akunyili Crosby to Deliver Mandy and Cliff Einstein Visiting Artist Lecture at Otis College of Art and Design

Wed Feb 22 2023

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Ruben Ochoa's Class C mobile art gallery

Where to See New Work by Otis College Alumni and Faculty During Frieze L.A.

Fri Feb 17 2023

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Otis Extension student Mike Munich video still

Student Work Shows the Breadth and Depth of Otis Extension Art and Design Classes

Mon Feb 13 2023

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass introduces the 2023 Otis College Report on the Creative Economy

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Helps Launch the 2023 Otis College Report on the Creative Economy

Fri Feb 10 2023

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Otis College MFA Thesis Show by Hayley Quentin

MFA Thesis Shows by Otis College Graduate Students on View Through May

Fri Jan 20 2023

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Otis College Campus commons

Otis College Celebrates the 2022 Holiday Season with a Spirited Greeting

Fri Dec 16 2022

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Otis College student with Eastern European immigrant

Otis College Students Tell Stories of Eastern European Elders Against the Backdrop of War in Ukraine

Wed Dec 14 2022

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Otis College Veteran Students Justus Anderson, left, and Saul Ceniceros

Veterans Day Spotlight: How Two Veteran Students Landed at Otis College’s Digital Media Program

Fri Nov 11 2022

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Otis College 2022 Halloween Costume Contest Participants

See Otis College Students’ Cool, Creative Halloween Costumes and Dia de Los Muertos Altar

Thu Nov 03 2022

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The Group members

The Group Celebrates 50 Years of Helping Otis College Students

Fri Aug 26 2022

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Students Are Informed of the Spiegel Family Fund Gift

Global Coverage of Otis College’s Historic Gift from the Spiegel Family Fund

Tue May 31 2022

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Otis College 2022 Commencement speakers Evan Spiegel, Miranda Kerr, and Bobby Berk

Otis College’s 2022 Commencement Ceremony Replay and Historic Gift to the Class of 2022

Sun May 15 2022

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Otis College returns to in-person Annual Exhibition as part of O-Launch ’22

Otis College Returns to In-Person Annual Exhibition and Fashion Show as Part of O-Launch ’22

Thu May 12 2022

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Mandy and Cliff Einstein

Otis College Launches Mandy And Cliff Einstein Visiting Artist Series

Thu Jan 31 2019

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Masami Teraoka, AIDS Series/Father and Son, 1990.

The Korea Times: Otis College 100th Anniversary Exhibition Opens in Insa-dong, Seoul on the 14th

Fri Apr 13 2018

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Lecture announcement

Finding the Strength to do What is Necessary: Maggie Nelson Lectures on the Relationship Between Art and Care

Wed Apr 11 2018

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Otis Graduate Writing Students to Read from Thesis Projects at Skylight Books

Tue Apr 03 2018

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2018 Fashion Show at Otis College

Otis College of Art and Design Stages First Fashion Show and Annual Scholarship Benefit on Elaine and Bram Goldsmith Campus

Fri Mar 30 2018

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A bug-shaped kite flies high at the 2017 Kite Festival

Annual Kite Festival Bridges Art and Physics with Fun in the Sun

Thu Mar 29 2018

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Works by Maggie Nelson

Maggie Nelson to Lecture on Care, Obligation, and Freedom in Art

Thu Mar 22 2018

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Image of Stacy's Women's History Month packaging

Adweek: Here’s What Designers Think of Stacy’s Pita Chips’ Special Packaging for Women’s History Month

Tue Mar 13 2018

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James Shen Returns to Los Angeles as Otis College’s 2018 Donghia Designer-in-Residence

Fri Mar 09 2018

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Woman looking at painting.

Art + Feminism On-Campus Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon Event Celebrates Women Artists

Thu Mar 08 2018

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Detail of Downtime Machine by Kelly Akashi

Artforum: All Hands on Deck, Critics' Pick

Fri Feb 16 2018

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Portrait of Sofia Enriquez ('14 BFA Communication Arts)

Palm Springs Life: Push the Positivity

Thu Feb 15 2018

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Located in Los Angeles—a global creative and cultural capital—Otis College of Art and Design prepares you for a dynamic future in the creative economy.

Develop your talents and express yourself through innovative programs in a global creative capital.

A majority of the College’s faculty are working artists and designers who bring the most current knowledge and theories into their classrooms.

Otis College creates a supportive and inspiring space for you to become who you’re meant to be.