Azusa Pacific University College of the Arts

TOMORROW at NOON (PST) on YOUTUBE LIVE! Join Lake Avenue Church for a special performance with APU alum Darnell Abraham (‘09) and APU’s Artist Certificate Director, Professor Crystal Rivette! Darnell has a professional performance background, and is currently George Washington on the And Peggy... Tour of Hamilton the musical! Prof. Rivette is a collaborative pianist and an active performer throughout Los Angeles. Link to performance will be here and on our IG bio! https://youtu.be/nhrNwLT_inU #azusapacificarts #walkingtogether

TONIGHT at 6PM (PST)! APU School of Music @azusapacificmusic and the APU Commercial Music Department @commercial_music_apu will be joined by Kevin Teasley @kevincteasley! Kevin Teasley is a multi talented and current music producer working with some of the biggest pop artists around. Music producing credits include: Megan Thee Stallion, JLo, Kelly Clarkson, TLC, Chris Brown, Keisha Cole, Black Eyed Peas, Tinashe, and more!

Mark your calendars for next Monday, November 2nd at 7:30 PM (PST)! APU Cinema is kicking off FIRST MONDAYS with one of Disney Animation’s Lead Animators: Kira Lehtomaki! She is known for her work in Moana, Tangled and Frozen! For Students: Check your email & the Network Site. For General Public: Go ahead and DM @apucinema to join this event! #azusapacificarts #apucinema

DESIGN FOR HOPE: Next Thursday, October 29th at 56pm (PST) join us for the @apudesign ZOOM event with Nate Lu. Nate Lu will be talking about strategies to adjusting to the new normal and what the workplace of the near-future holds. ZOOM ID: 626 802 1164 #azusapacificarts #apudesign #walkingtogegher Learn more about Nate below! -Nate is the Director of Product & Brand Design for AXS and is a faculty member within the Design department, teaching on the forefront of UI/UX. Nate also was also the co-founder of Spire:a non-profit that serves to inspire, resource, and activate the professional creative and design communities of Christ-followers and seekers. Nate‘a extensive professional experience in leading and navigating a large design team, prepared him to overcome the upheavals brought about by CO-VID 19.

Shoutout to APU Theater Professor Jill Brennan-Lincoln! Last weekend, she participated in Gilmore Girls Fan Fest, for the show’s 20 year celebration! It’s so inspiring to see how our faculty continue to engage in the arts! #azusapacificarts #walkingtogether #aputheater

October 12th at 7-8PM (PST) APU Cinema is kicking off First Mondays , via ZOOM, with Dean Cundey! Dean was the Director of Photography for Jurassic Park, Back to the Future 1-3, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Apollo 13, Halloween, The Flintstones, and more! This event is open to the entire APU community. #azusapacificarts #apucinema

Artist Talk NEXT WEEK! This coming Tuesday, September 22nd at 5pm, join us on Zoom to hear from Los Angeles based artist, Alicia Piller. Email [email protected] for the link! . . . . . . Alicia was born and raised in Chicago and received her Bachelors in both Fine Arts (Painting) & Anthropology from Rutgers University in 2004. While working in the fashion industry; living a decade in NYC and three and a half years in Santa Fe, NM, Piller cultivated her distinctive sculptural voic...e. Continuing to expand her artistic practice, Alicia completed her MFA focused on sculpture and installation from Calarts in May of 2019. . . . . . . As a method to locate the root of human histories, Alicia merges the new and discarded, experimenting with of a wide range of materials to construct large scale works that mimic forms of cellular biology. Piller envisions historical traumas, both political and environmental, through the lens of a microscope. Piller’s mixed media practice is as much about materiality as it is about content. Attempting to reconcile questions about the current state of our times; she works on a macro/micro level, breathing life into materials that have been removed from their ‘natural’ environment. Manipulating things like resin and latex balloons (stemming from her background as a clown); each work becomes a biological unfolding of time, examining the energy around wounds societies have inflicted upon themselves and others. . . . . . . Alicia will be hosting a mask-making workshop on Thursday, 9/24 and Tuesday, 9/29. We would love for you to join us for this too. Email us at [email protected] for more information. See more

Please join @apudesign TONIGHT - 9/17/20 @ 4:30 p.m. ON ZOOM (ID: 626 802 1164) for a special Q&A chat with budding filmmakers and APU DSGN alumns Ryan Davis and Duncan Shaffer! They will be talking about their collaboration on their new film trailer (link posted below and in our bio)! https://vimeo.com/453921547 #azusapacificarts #walkingtogether #apudesign

Although we are apart, learning and innovation never stops. Our APU Games and Interactive Media program continues to inspire students through their lecturer series. Game artist and level designer, Christopher Toten, kicked off the series with his experiences in level design and environmental design! #walkingtogether#azusapacificarts

Yesterday, APU Theater kicked off their fall semester with new and familiar faces! Let us know how your 1st week of classes is going! #walkingtogether #azusapacificarts #aputheater

The arts have largely continued to thrive throughout this season, helping people to connect, heal, and be inspired. Likewise, for those hoping to work toward an online art degree, this can be a period of adaptation and reinvention. Learn more about how Art at APU continues to strive to make a difference in the midst of these uncertain times. - - #walkingtogether#azusapacificarts

For those who desire to foster these creative connections, APU’s Master’s in Art Education program offers current and aspiring educators the knowledge to advance the power of creativity and art in their classrooms. Learn more in the link listed below and in our IG bio (available for 24 hours)! https://apu.edu//how-a-masters-in-art-education-can-eleva/

This week, Dean Johnson provided the College of the Arts Community with an important update with regards to Fall 2020 coursework within COTA. In collaboration with Azusa Pacific University, All COTA students will take all coursework online. Some exceptions are being researched, so be on the lookout for more info to these considerations. In this unique time in history, your dedication to your discipline, focus on your art, and steadfastness in your faith is creating a leading light and a future for our culture. - - #azusapacificarts#walkingtogether