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Art Webinar: Understanding AP Art
Insights and Portfolio Showcase by Top Scoring IAA Students
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 28, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PST

This year, more than a dozen Ichen Art students scored a 5 on their AP Art exams, and we’ve invited five of them to a special webinar, including one student who achieved a perfect 5—a rare distinction, earning the highest possible score from all judges and being one of only 308 in the world! This year’s AP Art Portfolios are the strongest in our school’s history, reflecting the ever-increasing quality and depth of our programs.

The webinar will cover:
  • Introduction to AP Drawing, AP 2D Art and Design & AP 3D Art and Design
  • Best practices for producing a strong AP Art Portfolio
  • Showcasing successful AP Art Portfolios
Date/Time:
  • Wednesday August 28, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PST
Guest Speakers: 
AP Art Teacher Mr. Ryan with five Ichen Art Academy students who scored 5 in AP Art Test
  • Amber Chi
  • Kari Wu
  • ​Lailai Zhang
  • Vaibhavi Manivannan 
  • William Shi​
Admission is free but registration is required. Click the button below to register. A Zoom link will be sent to your email upon registration. Check your Spam/Junk folder if you don't see it in your inbox.

Art Webinar 2024:
Maximize your artistic talent and strength
​for college applications
Seven graduating seniors share their college application experiences and art portfolios

Date/Time:
5/22/2024 Wednesday, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PST

Guest Speakers

Aidan Peter: Accepted to Harvard and MIT
Audrey Chow: CalArts Character Animation, ArtCenter Entertainment Design (Animation)
Gwyneth Zhao: ArtCenter(Entertainment Design - Concept)
Aster Jin: Accepted to Yale, Duke and Williams
Kaylene Wang: USC (Game Art)
Ryan Zhang: UCLA (Design Media Art), USC(Game Art)
Evelyn Hong (ArtCenter, Illustration)


 About Guest Speakers

Aidan Peter
    
Harvard
​MIT
Audrey Chow
  
CalArts Character Animation, ArtCenter Entertainment Design (Animation)
Gwyneth Zhao
  
ArtCenter(Entertainment Design - Concept)
Aster Jin
  
Yale, Duke
Williams
Kaylene Wang
  
USC (Game Art)
Evelyn Hong
  
ArtCenter(Illustration)
Ryan Zhang
  
UCLA (Design Media Art)
USC(Game Art)

Art Seminars Held in the Past

  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
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2017 Art Seminar - How to Apply Art Colleges

This year's speakers include Ichen Wu, Founder of the Academy, and her daughter Diane Jiang, who submitted art portfolio as part of her college application and successfully got into Stanford University. Other speakers are:

  • Nicki Li : RISD (Rhode Island School of Design), Art Center and Otis College of Design
  • Phoebe Hsu: USC (Design), Art Center (Graphic Design), SAIC (School of the Art
  • Institute of Chicago), Pratt, School of Visual Arts, UCI (Design), UC Davis(Design)
  • Tina Su:  Art Center, San Jose State (Animation)
  • Courtney Wong:  San Jose State (Animation), UC Davis (Design), Art Center
  • Ashley Wong: Laguna College of Art and Design, CSU Northridge

2018 Art Seminar - How to Apply Top Art Colleges

Guest Student Speakers:
  • Jonathan C. - CalArts character animation
  • Alisha L. - CalArts character animation
  • Brian L. - Art Center
Guest Parent Speakers:
  • Jack C. - Jonathan's Dad
  • ​Ann L. - Alisha's mom

2019 Art Seminar  (Flyer)

Six students of Ichen Art Academy will share their 2019 college application experiences and art portfolios.
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Date/Time:  June 1, 2019 Sat. 7-9 PM
Location:     Ichen Art Academy, Fremont School 43319 Mission Blvd, Fremont CA 94539
Admission:  Free
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Art-majored Guest Speakers:
  • Evangeline C.: CalArts (Character Animation, World No. 1 school in Animation), Art Center, Ringling
  • Catherine W.: RISD (Rhode Island School of Design), CMU(Graphic Design)
  • Jessica H: Art Center (Illustration)
  • Christy Y: Ringling, Pratt, Otis, SCAD, SAIC and CCA
Non-art majored Guest Speakers:
  • Vicki X:  Harvard, MIT, U. Chicago
  • Diane J.:  Stanford (Class of 2021)

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2020 Art Webinar

This year Ichen Art Academy will host its annual art seminar online. Five guest speakers, who are current or former students of Ichen Art Academy and this year's high school graduates, will provide insights to their art learning and college application experiences, as well as share their AP Art/College Art Portfolios.  

Date/Time:   Friday, May 8, 2020 7:30 - 9:30pm
Admission:    Free. Registration is required.
Online Registration: 
https://ichenartacademy.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wJtKqAWEQyirXYhT_6w2Ig

Non-art majored:
  • Christina Q: Stanford

Art-majored:
  • Annie H. : Art Center, Entertainment Design (Most prestigious art major, only accepts 25 students per year). UCLA Design/Media Arts (has a less than 5% acceptance rate)
  • Lucia L.: RISD, UCB, UCI, Northwestern, Williams College
  • Anna D. :CCA(Illustration), Laguna College of Art and Design (Illustration in entertainment design), San Jose State (Animation/Illustration), Art Center (Illustration), Ringling (Illustration)
  • Jaiminy Q:Ringling, School of Visual Arts (SVA), School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)​

About Guest Speakers

Kevin Y.
 
ArtCenter
​Entertainment Design
Kevin C.
 
ArtCenter
​Entertainment Design
Kiran P.
 
CalArts
​Character Animation
Patricia H.
 
ArtCenter Illustration for Entertainment Design

2021 Annual Art Seminar
How to apply for top art colleges and art-related majors​

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Video Recordings of the 2021 Art Webinar Series
Understanding Art-related Fields

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About Webinar Guest Speakers

Jonathan C
 
Works for Netflix
Calarts Character Animation
Returning student of Ichen Art Academy
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Alisha L
 
Works for Netflix
Calarts Character Animation
​Returning student of Ichen Art Academy
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Jasmine H
 
Works for Netflix
San Jose State, Animation
​Returning student of Ichen Art Academy
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Shelley X
 
Works for Google
Graphic Design, USC
MS Human-Computer Interaction, U. of Washington
Returning Student of IAA
Rebecca O.
 
Works for Facebook
Graphic Design, San Jose State Univ.
Returning student of Ichen Art Academy
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Lucia S
 
Worked for a leading interior design firm in Boston
BS Interior Design, Cornell Univ, MS Architecture, Columbia Univ.
Returning student of IAA
Tammy C
 
UI/UX Designer, 2D Game Art and Concept Art
UC Irvine, Studio Art
MS Concept Design, Academy of Art
​Returning student of IAA
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Sarah Z
 
IAA Instructor
MS Fashion Design, School of the Art Institute of Chicago


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Julie T
 
Works for a startup company
UCLA Fine Art and Psychology
Study at London College of Fashion
IAA Instructor
Ron H
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Works for a game design company
3D Animation/Illustration BFA, San Jose State U.
IAA Instructor

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Upcoming Seminar - How to Effectively Plan for College Applications

Information and Portfolio Review Sessions with Admissions Officers from Nation's Top Art Colleges

Mike Rossi: West Coast/International Admissions Counselor
Ringling College of Art and Design
Time: September 21st (Wednesday), 2022 at 6:00pm PST
Nathan Weikert (he/him/his): Associate Director
ArtCenter College of Design
Time: October 12th (Wednesday), 2022 at 6:00pm PST
Marin Brennan: Admissions Officer
Rhode Island School of Design
Time: October 25th (Tuesday), 2022 from 4:00-5:00pm PST ​

This meeting has been cancelled. A video recording of RISD presentation is available at https://youtu.be/y8txz4jPR_Q.
Patrick Schmid: Asst. Director of Admissions - Animation 
California Institute of the Arts
Time: October 27th (Thursday), 2022 at 5:00 pm PST ​

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Upcoming Webinar

Insights: My Art College Experience
Five Ichen Art Academy graduates, who are attending art colleges, will share their art college lives and experience

Date/Time:
5/20/2022 Friday, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PST

Guest Speakers

Evangeline Chang, CalArts, Character Animation
Lucia Li: Rhode Island School of Design, Industrial Design
Jaiminy Qu: CalArts, Character Animation
Kevin Yang: ArtCenter, Entertainment Design
Patricia Huang: ArtCenter, Illustration for Entertainment Design

Admission is free but registration is required​
A zoom link will be sent to you upon registration.
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 About Guest Speakers for Session One - Supplemental Art Portfolio

Aaron Yang
    
U. Chicago
10+ Years with Ichen Art Academy
Lucy Yue
  
UC Berkeley, Rice, Washington Univ. 10+ Years at Ichen Art Academy
Charlize Chiu
  
UC Berkeley
5+ Years with Ichen Art Academy
Ayesha Ashraf
  
UCLA, UC Berkeley, UCSD and UCSB. 5+ Years at Ichen Art Academy
Sana Indep
  
UCLA Design Media (Less than 5% acceptance rate), 5+ year at Ichen

About Guest Speakers for Session 2 - Art Colleges/Majors

Steven Liu
 
ArtCenter
​ Entertainment Design
Esther Zhu
 
CalArts
​Character Animation
Alena Zhang
 
Rhode Island School of Design

Special Guest Speaker for Session 2
Supplemental Art Portfolio for General College Non-Art Major

Yawen Xue
 
Dartmouth College, NYU, UCB, UCLA, UCSD