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The Chouinard Art Institute was a professional art school founded in 1921 by Nelbert Murphy Chouinard (1879–1969) in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. In 1961, Walt and Roy Disney guided the merger of the Chouinard Art Institute and the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music to establish the California Institute of the Arts.
Learn about the origins and legacy of Chouinard Art Institute, a leading professional art school in Los Angeles that merged with CalArts in 1961. Explore the achievements of Chouinard alumni in fine arts, commercial arts, animation, and more.
The California Institute of the Arts ( CalArts) is a private art university in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for students of both the visual and performing arts.
Walt and his brother Roy started making this vision a reality in 1961 when they formed California Institute of the Arts through the merger of Chouinard Art Institute, founded by Nelbert Chouinard, and the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music, guided by its trustee, Lulu May Von Hagen.
Apr 15, 2014 · A new documentary film is the latest chapter in an ongoing effort to keep alive the memory of the defunct Chouinard Art Institute as a foundation slab in L.A.’s rise to art world prominence.
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Jun 23, 2021 · See century-old benches built by Chouinard students and alumni, including John Baldessari and Ed Ruscha, at Marta gallery in L.A. until June 27. Learn about the history and legacy of Chouinard Art Institute, the predecessor of CalArts.
Jan 4, 2012 · Chouinard Art Institute has come to life for the third time in 90 years -- this time on the Web, where the high overhead costs that eventually sank the original, highly influential school...
