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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.
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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CalArts was founded in 1961 by the merger of Chouinard Art Institute and Los Angeles Conservatory of Music, with Walt Disney as a visionary leader. Learn how CalArts became a hub of artistic innovation and creativity in various disciplines and media.
CalArts was originally formed in 1961, as a merger of the Chouinard Art Institute (founded 1921) and the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music (founded 1883). Both of the formerly existing institutions were going through financial difficulties, and the founder of the Art Institute, Nelbert Chouinard, was terminally ill.
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...
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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.
