Sunset by LaTasha Wilson, a Fashion Design student at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire, will be on display along with the works of other students during Mood Indigo, which is coming to the Inland Empire on Saturday, June 6. Photo by Shane Sato
(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) It’s all about denim when The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire hosts “Mood Indigo” its first major fashion show.
Mood Indigo takes place Saturday, June 6 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center in Rancho Cucamonga. There is no admission charge.
Seven student designers from The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire will have their work included in the show.
“The fact that the fashion programs are barely one year old has not stopped the eager students from wanting to showcase their talent,” said Emam El-Hout, president of The Art Institute of California-Inland Empire. “It has been an amazing journey for students and faculty alike.”
The students’ designs are made of denim, and show that it’s way more versatile than for making blue jeans.
“Denim is the focus of this fashion show,” said Sherry West, academic director for fashion at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire. “I wanted something that would be easy for our first-year students to work with, yet would be fun. Everyone loves denim!”
Seven students’ work will be worn by the professional models in the fashion show. These fashion designs are:
• Denim goes 3-D with “Bubble Couture” by Isidore “Baltazar, a sculpted dress with “red-hot” accents.
• Adriana Diaz has created “Vueltas de Amor,” which translates to “Twisted Love.” This dress features a colorful cascade of denim ruffles.
• Jennifer Hernandez has created “Ode to Holland.” Hand-painted angel wings adorn the back of this hooded denim jumper, a tribute to her best friend, Holland.
• Denim takes a militant look with Erica Jennings’ “Militant Tux,” a military-inspired creation.
• Rock on with Michele Sotelo’s “Superstar!” This black and pink design is inspired by rock music and its own unique fashions.
• “Midnknight Samurai,” created by Joseph Yoshimura, gives a new twist on denim with a Japanese-inspired dress.
• Sara Vigil’s “Mademoiselle Coco” pays tribute to Coco Chanel, one of the most well-known professional designers. Full black denim trousers accompany a silky white crop top.
Other students have also created work that will be on display in a specially-designed gallery before and during the fashion show. These students are Heather Branham’s “Tinkerbell Galactica,” Dawn Harley’s “Go Go Green,” Christal McPhan’s “24 Karats,” Ashley Stanfield’s “Denim Elegrance,” LaTasha Wilson’s “Sunset” and Joseph Yoshimura’s “Wandering Nite.”
Students in The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire’s Fashion & Retail Marketing program will create a gallery for this display.
Corporate sponsor Miss Me Jeans will bring a cache of jeans, ranging from basic styles to its most highly embellished.
Corporate sponsor Bebe will bring its take on contemporary elegance, with some of the latest fashions in its lines, and corporate sponsor Soulful Commando will bring trendy fashions for men.
Students in both Fashion Design and Fashion & Retail Marketing are making behind the scenes preparations as well. Although this show relies mainly on the work of producer Quyenzi Pham and her staff. students are helping by creating gift bags for VIP guests and potential students, and seating all guests before the show.
The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Game Art & Design, Graphic Design, Web Design & Interactive Media, Interior Design, Fashion & Retail Management, and Media Arts & Animation. It offers an Associate of Science degree in Graphic Design, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Fashion Design.
The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire offers an Associate of Science degree in Culinary Arts and a Bachelor of Science degree in Culinary Management.
Each program is offered on a year-round basis, allowing students to work uninterrupted toward their degrees.
It’s not too late to start a new term at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire. Courses begin July 13 and classes are offered in the day, evening and on weekends for new and reentry students.
For more information, or to arrange a tour, callThe Art Institute of California – Inland Empire at (909) 915-2100 or go on line to www.artinstitutes.edu/InlandEmpire .
The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire is one of the Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu /), a system of over 40 education institutions located throughout North America, providing an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals.
The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire created this cake for San Bernardino’s 199th birthday, which it celebrated May 20, 2009. On the cake and the banner above it, is a logo created by Graphic Design students from The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire. It commemorates San Bernardino’s Bicentennial, which the city will celebrate throughout 2010. Photo by Chris Sloan.
(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) The Art Institute of California-Inland Empire is partnering to work with the City of San Bernardino to create the graphic design and website campaign for the 2010 Bicentennial Celebration in San Bernardino.
“We are excited to announce this partnership with The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire,” said Erin Brinker, chair of the Public Relations Committee for the city’s Bicentennial Celebration.“The college has been in operation for three years here in the city, but the level of excellence in creative design and artistic talent is truly remarkable.”
Student design teams and faculty from The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire are working closely with a committee of community volunteers to plan the Bicentennial Celebration, which begins in January and will last throughout 2010.
The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire specializes in creative academic degree programs such as graphic design, Web design & interactive media, game art & design, media arts and animation, fashion design, fashion & retail marketing, and interior design.The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire also operates its International Culinary School and Seasons Restaurant on campus, which is open to the public and operated entirely by culinary students.
The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire has a strong commitment to the community and has participated in Route 66 Rendezvous, Habitat for Humanity, Extreme Home Makeover, Bikes & Blues, the Joe Baca Scholarship Foundation, Taste of Korea, National Night Out, gingerbread houses at Children’s Hospital, Loma Linda and other community events.
“It is a pleasure working with the students, faculty and staff at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire” Brinker said. “We are very fortunate to have this level of talent involved in the city’s Bicentennial Celebration.”
Web and graphic design students created a design proposal to support the bicentennial theme “A Rich History, A Bright Future.”
The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Game Art & Design, Graphic Design, Web Design & Interactive Media, Interior Design, Fashion & Retail Management, and Media Arts & Animation. It offers an Associate of Science degree in Graphic Design, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Fashion Design.
The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire offers an Associate of Science degree in Culinary Arts and a Bachelor of Science degree in Culinary Management. Each program is offered on a year-round basis, allowing students to work uninterrupted toward their degrees.
It’s not too late to start a new term at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire. Courses begin July 13 and classes are offered in the day, evening and on weekends for new and reentry students.
For more information, or to arrange a tour, call The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire at (909) 915-2100 or go on line to www.artinstitutes.edu/InlandEmpire.
The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire is one of The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu), a system of over 40 education institutions located throughout North America, providing an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals.
Cirque USA will perform at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center on Saturday, June 6 as part of Mood Indigo, The Art Institute of California-Inland Empire’s first major fashion show.
(RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif.) Cirque USA will dazzle the Inland Empire with a choreographed display of balance and high wire artistry when it performs Saturday, June 6 as part of the Mood Indigo Fashion Show at Victoria Gardens Cultural Center.
“Cirque USA shows are visually stunning, original and creative,” said Quyenzi Pham, who is producing Mood Indigo on behalf of The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire. “They boldly blend physical and emotional energies to change how the audience views and experiences movement.”
“The cast features world-class dances, top-notch circque performers and world-champion gymnasts, who use trapezes, bungee cords, rings and countless other breathtaking ways to suspend themselves in mid-air,” she said.
Cirque USA, based in several United States cities including Los Angeles, New York and Las Vegas, formed 25 years ago. It has performed with John Travolta, Carmen Electra, Kim Kardashian and Kevin Costner. Performances have taken place at an NFL Super Bowl and on the stages of Las Vegas casinos.
“Because this is The Art Institute of California-Inland Empire’s first major fashion show, I wanted to offer a colorful and visually stunning element to Mood Indigo. So I secured Cirque USA’s top performers,” Pham said, adding she had seen performances in Las Vegas. “I wanted to do something unique and powerful that would leave a lasting impression.”
The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Game Art & Design, Graphic Design, Web Design & Interactive Media, Interior Design, Fashion & Retail Management, and Media Arts & Animation. It offers an Associate of Science degree in Graphic Design, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Fashion Design.
The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire offers an Associate of Science degree in Culinary Arts and a Bachelor of Science degree in Culinary Management.
Each program is offered on a year-round basis, allowing students to work uninterrupted toward their degrees.
It’s not too late to start a new term at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire. Courses begin July 13 and classes are offered in the day, evening and on weekends for new and reentry students.
For more information, or to arrange a tour, call The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire at (909) 915-2100 or go on line to www.artinstitutes.edu/InlandEmpire.
The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire is one of The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu/), a system of over 40 educational institutions located throughout North America, providing an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals.
Beautifully embellished blue jeans, formal evening wear and a range of fashions in between, all focusing on the theme “Mood Indigo,” take the runway Saturday, June 6 at Victoria Gardens Cultural Center in Rancho Cucamonga when The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire hosts its first major fashion show. Photos courtesy of Miss Me.
(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) Some of fashions hottest looks are coming to the Inland Empire for“Mood Indigo,” The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire’s first major fashion show.
It takes place Saturday, June 6 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center in Rancho Cucamonga. There is no admission charge.
Corporate sponsors for this show include Miss Me Jeans (www.missme.com), which is part of Los Angeles-based fashion company Miss Me and Bebe (www.bebe.com), also based in Los Angeles.
“Miss Me’s denim jeans are highly embellished with studs and beautiful embroidery on the pockets,” explained Sherry West, academic director for fashion at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire. “And Bebe is all about combining sophistication and elegance with sporty fashion.”
Bebe first opened in 1976 as one San Francisco boutique. CEO Manny Mashouf has now expanded the chain to 213 stores in 35 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada. Bebe.com launched in 1998.
Bebe, with southern California stores in Victoria Gardens, Los Angeles’ Century Plaza and Beverly Hills’ Beverly Center, targets young women who are assertive, sexy and stylish. Its fashions are hip, sophisticated and body conscious.
“The Bebe woman is not defined by how she looks, but by her attitude,” said Mashouf.“She is confident and cutting edge and demands the same from her clothing.”
Miss Me’s lines include Miss Me Jeans, Sweet Miss Me and Miss Me Couture. It also has a children’s line, Miss Me Girls.
“Our single purpose is to dress the modern girl who is no longer definable, but multi-dimensional in character and style,” said Dorothy Kim, brand manager. “With this recognition and appreciation, Miss Me designs for those who hold a multitude of passions, personas and cultures.
“Successfully capturing the many identities of a woman, Miss Me lines provide versatile pieces that represent every facet of the Miss Me woman – from casual wear, formal wear to nightlife styles. Miss Me has grown to be everyone’s favorite piece in the closet, never compromising comfort for style.”
Mood Indigo, a name West developed, capitalizes on both indigo, the color of most denim products and “Mood Indigo,” a composition by the legendary jazz musician Duke Ellington.
For both of the fashion sponsors, it is their first fashion show in The Inland Empire. Mood Indigo’s professional producer, Quyenzi Pham of Q.Z. Productions, contacted members of the sponsors’ executive teams. Upon learning more about The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire from Pham, they decided Mood Indigo, with its focus on training future fashion industry professionals, is a venture worthy of support.
The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Game Art & Design, Graphic Design, Web Design & Interactive Media, Interior Design, Fashion & Retail Management, and Media Arts & Animation. It offers an Associate of Science degree in Graphic Design, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Fashion Design.
The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire offers an Associate of Science degree in Culinary Arts and a Bachelor of Science degree in Culinary Management.
Each program is offered on a year-round basis, allowing students to work uninterrupted toward their degrees.
It’s not too late to start a new term at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire. Courses begin July 13 and classes are offered in the day, evening and on weekends for new and reentry students.
For more information, or to arrange a tour, call Richard Green at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire at (909) 915-2100 or go on line to www.artinstitutes.edu/InlandEmpire.
The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire is one of the Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu/), a system of over 40 educational institutions located throughout North America, providing an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals.
Jason Diehl, Academic Director for Web Design & Interactive Media at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire and keynote speaker at the Inland Empire Software Summit on Friday, May 15 in Riverside. Chris Sloan photo
(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) As an instructor at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire, Jason Diehl has a close-up view of how generation wired youngsters who grew up with high-speed Internet and smart phones, are reshaping the future of business, education and entertainment.
Diehl, academic director for Web Design & Interactive Media, speaks about buy twitter followers “Getting Ready for the Smart Phone: How to make your websites ready for Smart Phones, PDAs and iPhones,” at the Inland Empire Software Summit Friday, May 15, at Grier Pavilion, Riverside City Hall, 3900 Main Street, 7th Floor Patio, Riverside. Admission cost is $35 per person, $15 for students.
The summit is part of IE Tech Week, from May 11-15, which is five days of events bringing together technology companies, entrepreneurs and government and business leaders. The goal of IE Tech Week is to promote the Inland Empire as a region for technology companies to relocate and grow.
“The future of the Internet is going to be through mobile devices,” Diehl said. ComScore, a global Internet information provider, said that 63.2 million Americans accessed news and information on mobile devices in January 2009, compared to 36.8 million in January 2008.
“The always-on aspect of mobile devices spurs Internet usage,” Diehl said. “For many developing nations like Sub-Sahara Africa and remote regions of China and India, the mobile device is the only way to connect to the Internet.”
Diehl’s presentation is on how mobile device applications are shaping the next mainstream digital industry.
“Mobile devices offer an incredibly freeing way to develop information services. Mobile applications can be simple, single-function focused or extremely complex, rich Internet tools,” Diehl said. “They can be produced quickly, often with less coding than desktop applications and web browser-based apps.”
Mobile applications can be used for a host of activities such as tracking politicians voting records, ordering airline tickets, finding directions and ordering music.
Diehl’s background makes him uniquely qualified to speak about the future of mobile Internet. Before he became an instructor at The Art Institute of California, Orange County, Diehl worked as a Web applications developer focusing on e-commerce, distance education technology and game design. His clients included the Lexus Motor Corporation, Warner Bros. Studios and Roadrunner Cable.
Over the last decade, Diehl has witnessed how the Internet has radically reshaped the academic world. “Five years ago, the primary format for class communication was e-mail, phone calls and the traditional face-to-face class. Teachers at all levels must now blend many different avenues of communication.”
“My students can stay connected to me through all of the traditional methods, but now they also find me on Facebook, follow my Twitter tweets, text message me at all hours of the day, and connect to all of it either through a mobile device or on a computer. Switching between a computer or a mobile Internet device for communication is as easy to them as breathing.”
In addition to Diehl’s presentation on mobile e-commerce, the Inland Empire Software Summit also features a presentation on how to secure $20,000 from SmartRiverside.
The Meet the Funders panel, featuring representatives from California Capital Partners, iBank and Tech Coast Angels, introduces software writers to angel investors, lenders and venture capitalists.
For more information about the IE Software Summit call Brenda Erickson at (909) 888-0017 or e-mail her at Brenda@DameronCommunications.com.
The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Game Art & Design, Graphic Design, Web Design & Interactive Media, Interior Design, Fashion & Retail Management, and Media Arts & Animation. It offers an Associate of Science degree in Graphic Design, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Fashion Design.
The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire offers an Associate of Science degree in Culinary Arts and a Bachelor of Science degree in Culinary Management.
Each program is offered on a year-round basis, allowing students to work uninterrupted toward their degrees.
It’s not too late to start a new term at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire. Courses begin July 13 and classes are offered in the day, evening and on weekends for new and reentry students.
For more information, or to arrange a tour, callThe Art Institute of California – Inland Empire at (909) 915-2100 or go on line to www.artinstitutes.edu/InlandEmpire.
The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire is one of The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu), a system of over 40 educational institutions located throughout North America, providing an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals.
(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) – Restoring vintage homes is one way an interior designer can make a living. Designing commercial buildings is another. And teaching others how to do it is a third.
Riverside’s Tony Burton, an Interior Design instructor at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire and a former designer of the new Los Angeles County Medical Center at University of Southern California, does all three.
As a hobby, he loves to restore vintage homes. This passion has recently made him a bit of a celebrity, as a Victorian home he and wife Wilma restored and now live in appears on the March 2009 cover of Victorian Homes magazine.
“Wilma, and I had an agent looking for a house for my mother-in-law. He found the perfect challenge for me – an 1893 actual city landmark.” David Gilson, one of the five founders of the city of Riverside, and its first treasurer, was the original owner. “But, when we saw it, it had been abandoned for five years,” Burton continues, “and vandals had taken about anything that could be moved.”
And a “challenge” it was. “I worked closely with the contractor at every step, having already designed health care facilities through my former company, Gene Burton and Associates.
“Wilma, an Emmy-winning television writer/producer, took on the task of Project Coordinator. I had to travel to my projects all the time, and left much of the job to her. What was especially good was that since we agree on design issues 99 percent of the time she didn’t have to wait for us to talk before making a decision. She monitored everything that had to be done, and kept the restoration on schedule.”
That schedule targeted one year to get the entire project finished. And they made it. Among numerous other tasks, Tony Burton took on the design and lighting, with the contractor responsible for the plumbing and re-wiring. “Also, my wife and I had been scouring auctions to find over-mantel pieces and period furniture then I do the restoration of it all,” he says.
The most difficult part of this difficult job? “Permits! There were permits for everything, and they seemed to take forever for the necessary approvals. Just a big pain.”
The Gilson home originally had five bedrooms, but the Burtons converted it into three upstairs for themselves. The first floor has been both restored and redecorated, to makeit a fully period showcase. The Burtons have lived in the home for the past five years.
“We often make the house and the first floor available to non-profit organizations,” he adds. “It’s perfect for fund raisers, parties, annual meetings. That sort of thing.”
The house may be seen at 3209 Mulberry and 2nd Street in Riverside. It’s easy to spot, with its colorfully restored paint job, echoing what David Gilson boasted more than a century ago. And the March issue of Victorian Homes magazine features this painted lady on the cover.
When Tony Burton isn’t captivated by another restoration, or running his clothing and art boutique, Citrus Punch Designs in Riverside, he’s on the faculty of the Interior Design Department at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire, a position he’s held since the fall quarter of 2008, under the guidance of Academic Director Sara Sandoval. His classes are Introduction to AutoCAD, Intermediate AutoCAD and Institutional Design. Burton is a graduate of O’More College of Design in Franklin, TN, with a bachelor’s degree in interior design.
Sandoval recalls, “We met at the FHA-HERO design competition in Riverside in 2008. We worked together as judges for the high school interior design section. I realized that Tony’s natural ability to work with aspiring young designers, his critical eye and his keen sense of the latest design trends would make him an excellent addition to our Interior Design team at the school.”
Even though his background encompassed the field of health care facilities design, this made a perfect experiential paring, explains Sandoval. “Part of our curricula includes competencies in
health care planning and design.” His vast experience designing health care facilities with computer aided design (CAD) software was a major “plus,” too.
Burton clicked in the classroom right away. “With the first classes he taught,” Sandoval adds, “students were drawn to his professional expertise and his great sense of humor. What a marvelous addition Tony has become.”
The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Game Art & Design, Graphic Design, Web Design & Interactive Media, Interior Design, Fashion & Retail Management, and Media Arts & Animation. It offers an Associate of Science degree in Graphic Design, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Fashion Design.
The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire offers an Associate of Science degree in Culinary Arts and a Bachelor of Science degree in Culinary Management. Each program is offered on a year-round basis, allowing students to work uninterrupted toward their degrees.
It’s not too late to start a new term at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire. Courses begin May 18 and classes are offered in the day, evening and on weekends for new and reentry students.
For more information or a tour, call The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire at (909) 915-2100.
The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire is one of The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu), with more than 40 educational institutions located throughout North America, providing an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals.
(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) Upper class animation students at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire will learn from two of the animation industry’s most talented veterans during the term now taking place.
Brian Wells, lead animator at Rhythm and Hues, is teaching a weekly course, Portfolio Animation, during the winter term. And Jason Ryan a supervising animator at Dreamworks, will offer seniors Web-based critiques on a monthly basis.
“Wells came here as a visiting artist and agreed to teach her for a term to help our upper class students,” said Santosh Oommen, academic director for the Media Arts & Animation program. “He will be pushing the students to create quality animation.”
“Ryan’s monthly critiques of our students’ character animation projects will be Web-based,” Oommen explained. “While sitting at an Art Institute of California – Inland Empire computer specially equipped with a microphone, students will be able to upload their animated videos and receive the highest level of critique on them from Ryan.”
In addition, Ryan will share videos he has created with the students, and they will be able to save these videos for use outside of class, Oomen said.
Ryan was a supervising animator at Disney Feature Animation for 12 years. He graduated from the European School of Animation at Senior College in Ballyfermot, Ireland in 1993 as a Student of the Year. He started his career directly after college as a two-dimensional animator in London working on various German feature productions. After a brief stint in London working as an animator in computer games, he was hired by Disney Animation Studios. His first project was an animator on Fantasia 2000. Other projects included Dinosaur, Magic Lamp, Philarmagic, and Chicken Little (where he supervised the animation of the Chicken Little character). Currently he is a supervising animator on the movie Monsters Versus Aliens from Dreamworks Animation Studios.
Wells has worked in animation with Rhythm and Hues on The Golden Compass, Evan Almighthy, Garfield: Tale of Two Kitties, The Chronicles of Narnia (The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe), Ring Two, and Garfield. He has also worked on Charlotte’s Web, Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed The Cat in the Hat, Daredevil, Stuart Little 2, Men in Black II, Scooby-Doo, The Sum of All Fears and Cats & Dogs.
The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Game Art & Design, Graphic Design, Web Design & Interactive Media, Interior Design, Fashion & Retail Management, and Media Arts & Animation. It offers an Associate degree in Graphic Design, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Fashion Design.
The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire offers an Associate degree in Culinary Arts and a Bachelor of Science degree in Culinary Management. Each program is offered on a year-round basis, allowing students to work uninterrupted toward their degrees.
It’s not too late to start the new year at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire. Courses begin Feb. 19 and classes are offered in the day, evening and on weekends for new and reentry students.
For more information or a free tour of The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire call (909) 915-2100 or go on line to artinstitutes.edu/inlandempire.
The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire is one of The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu), with more than 40 educational institutions located throughout North America, providing an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals.
Chambree Culbertson of Riverside models a short-length formal at The Art Institute of California-Inland Empire’s first fashion show. Fashion students are planning Mood Indigo, a big budget fashion show at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center on Saturday, June 6.
Keeira Ford of San Dimas models an elegant white formal at The Art Institute of California-Inland Empire’s first fashion show. Fashion students are planning Mood Indigo, a big budget fashion show at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center on Saturday, June 6.
Keeira Ford of San Dimas, designer Cassie Betts of Beverly Hills and another model take a curtain call after The Art Institute of California-Inland Empire’s first fashion show. Fashion students are planning Mood Indigo, a big budget fashion show at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center on Saturday, June 6.
(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) “Mood Indigo” is coming to the Inland Empire.
The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire has announced Mood Indigo, a first ever fashion extravaganza that is open to the public.
Featuring the work of student designers and local sponsors, Mood Indigo will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 6, at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center in Rancho Cucamonga.
“The festivities lead up to a runway fashion show, featuring professional models wearing fashions created by students of The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire Fashion Design program, said Sherry West, Academic Director for Fashion. “The show will also feature selected fashions from Miss Me Jeans and Bebe’ Fashions.”
The Fashion Design and the Fashion & Retail Marketing students, along with their instructors, brand their work as “Fashion Empire.” West said she had three ideas that led to this name.
“First, the school is located in the Inland Empire region,” she said. “Second, every designer desires to have a fashion empire. Third, one of the most popular style lines in women’s wear is the empire waist.”
“Fashion Empire conveys the image of what we are,” she added. “I came up with this brand name before I arrived in the Inland Empire, and the fashion students and I have been preparing for the show since I came on board in December.”
After developing the brand, another of West’s early decisions was to select a theme for the fashion show.
“When coming up with the theme and title for the show I thought of the fashion trends,” West said. “I also needed a concept in which our first-year students could immerse themselves in a short period of time so, I thought of denim. Everyone loves denim. It has as much history as it has style, so denim was the concept.”
“Indigo is the dye that is used in denim, and Mood Indigo is the name of a 1930s jazz composition by Duke Ellington,” she said. “I wanted to create a play on words as fashion designers create moods. I remembered Duke Ellington’s composition, which seemed an appropriate title and theme for our inaugural show.”
With denim as the concept, and Mood Indigo as the theme, the fashions will focus on denim, but they will include everything from stylish jeans to evening wear.
West and her students have also worked hard to plan the show. They brought on Quyenzi Pham, CEO of Q. Zi Productions, Inc., a production company to handle many of the details.
Quyenzi has found professional sponsors, including: Bebe’ Fashions, Miss Me Jeans, IE Style magazine, Glacial Smart Water and Jade Aveda.
She is also locating professional models through top southern California talent agencies, and has arranged for other attractions besides the runway show. These will include performances by acrobats in the style of Cirque du Soleil and a beauty bar where guests can sample products and receive beauty advice from sponsor Jade Aveda.
Students are making behind the scenes preparations as well. Many will be dressing models, coordinating their accessories, styling their hair and applying their makeup.Some will serve as ushers for the event.
“Everyone will be involved in some way,” West said. “Preparing for any fashion show has many facets and this is no exception.
Fashion Empire has already created a smaller fashion show for a private event. “Mood Indigo” is the second of many the students will plan and execute as they complete the requirements for their bachelor’s degrees.
“The experience these students gain, both as designers and as behind-the scenes workers, will be important preparation for the students’ future careers in the fashion industry,” West said.
“They let potential employers know where talent can be found,” West added. “These shows could lead to internships for our student or perhaps
a job. Everyone is getting experience.”
Fashion shows also benefit Retail Management students, as they will eventually have to produce fashion shows for the retail organizations they will work for. Students are taking on different roles in each fashion show that Fashion Empire will produce, so they learn all of the different aspects.
As industry professional Quyenzi Pham sees it, the experience students receive through fashion programs will make a dynamic impact on the region’s fashion scene – and beyond.
“There is no other school that provides degrees in these specific areas here,” she said. “There are many creative, stylish, and capable students in the Inland Empire who will be able to gain a vast amount of knowledge and skills, which will spring board them into the fashion world as professional designers and marketers. These students will play a key role in bringing fashion design, retail, and merchandising to not just the Inland Empire, but to the fashion industry as a whole.”
The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Game Art & Design, Graphic Design, Web Design & Interactive Media, Interior Design, Fashion & Retail Management, and Media Arts & Animation. It offers an Associate of Science degree in Graphic Design, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Fashion Design.
The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire offers an Associate of Science degree in Culinary Arts and a Bachelor of Science degree in Culinary Management.
Each program is offered on a year-round basis, allowing students to work uninterrupted toward their degrees.
It’s not too late to start a new term at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire. Courses begin May 18 and classes are offered in the day, evening and on weekends for new and reentry students.
For more information, or to arrange a tour, call Richard Green at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire at (909) 915-2100 or go on line to www.artinstitutes.edu/InlandEmpire.
The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire is one of the Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu/InlandEmpire), a system of more than 40 locations throughout North America, providing an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals.
Chef Eyad Joseph has been named the Chef Educator of the Year by the Southern California Inland Empire Chefs & Cooks Association. Carl Dameron Photo
(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) The Southern California Inland Empire Chefs & Cooks Association has named Chef Eyad Joseph its Chef Educator of the Year for 2009.
Chef Joseph (CEC, CCE, CCA) academic director of The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire was named the Chef Educator of the Year on Sunday, Jan, 11 at the Association’s annual gala at the Riverside Marriott.
“I was very surprised and honored to be selected,” Chef Joseph said. “This award is a wonderful accomplishment.”
Chef Joseph has been with The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire since shortly before it started its culinary arts and culinary management programs in January, 2007. In those two years, the programs have grown from four students and one instructor to 350 students and four instructors. The culinary arts program recently awarded its first degrees.
“The association nominated him because of the effort he has put into developing the programs of The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire,” said Chef Gerald Eggers, vice president of the Southern California Inland Empire Chefs & Cooks Association and an instructor at the International Culinary School of The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire.
“We also are recognizing his efforts in bringing talented new chefs to this area through the school, his community involvement and his advocacy for higher education in the culinary profession.”
“I enjoy what I do and I will continue to grow my program and contribute to the educational aspect of my craft,” Chef Joseph said. Education is what brought me here and I want to show students to push forward and recognize their talents in and out of class. “
Southern California Inland Empire Chefs & Cooks Association is the local affiliate of the American Culinary Federation, an organization formed 80 years ago to promote the image of American chefs throughout the world.
The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire offers an Associate of Science degree in Culinary Arts and a Bachelor of Science degree in Culinary Management. Each program is offered on a year-round basis, allowing students to work uninterrupted toward their degrees.
It’s not too late to start working on a culinary degree from The International Culinary School. Courses begin May 18 and classes are offered in the day, evening and on weekends for new and reentry students.
For more information, or to arrange a tour, call The International Culinary School at (909) 915-2100 or go on line to www.artinstitutes.edu/InlandEmpire. The International Culinary School at The Art Institute California – Inland Empire is one of The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu), a system of over 40 education institutions located throughout North America, providing an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals. -end-
Jason Diehl, Academic Director for Web Design & Interactive Media at The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire. Chris Sloan photo.
(SAN BERNARDINO Calif.) “We’re looking forward to hearing great things about the Web Design & Interactive Media program in the months and years to come,” said Dean of Academic Affairs Jerry Foust of The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire.
Why? Jason Diehl was recently promoted to Academic Director for Web Design & Interactive Media after five years as an instructor at The Art Institute of California – Orange County and a year with the San Bernardino operation.
Diehl is a Northern California native, born in Santa Clara and raised in the Santa Cruz Mountains town of Ben Lomand. In 1988 he moved southward, ultimately settling in the Inland Empire. In the mid-‘90s the lure of the booming technology industry was too much, and Diehl put his college career on hold, working instead as a Web Applications developer focusing on e-commerce, distance education technology and game design. His clients at the time included the Lexus MotorCorporation, Warner Bros. Studios and Roadrunner Cable.
At California State University, Fullerton Diehl completed his B.A. in American Studies, and then earned his Master’s of Business Administration in Information Science from Argosy University – Orange County.
In July of 2003 that Diehl was hired as a fulltime instructor at The Art Institute of California – Orange County, transferring to the Inland Empire in October 2007.
“We’re proud of Jason’s contributions to The Art Institute over the past six years,” Foust says in announcing Diehl’s advancement. “Both students and staff will benefit greatly from this move.”
It’s not too late to start your college career. Courses begin May 18, offering day, evening and weekend classes for new and reentry students. For details or a tour of the campus call (909) 915-2100, or go on line to artinstitutes.edu/inlandempire.
The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Game Art & Design, Culinary Management, Graphic Design, Web Design & Interactive Media, Interior Design, Fashion Design and Retail Management, and Media Arts & Animation. There are also Associate of Science degrees in Graphic Design and Culinary Arts. Each program is offered on a year-round basis, allowing students to work uninterrupted toward their degrees.
The Art Institute of California-Inland Empire is one of The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu), a system of over 40 education institutions located throughout North America, providing an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals.
