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TLC Update- 08-27-09

Dear Friends of Tony Luna Creative:

I trust this update finds you well and you are enjoying your summer.

Let me remind you that the beginning of the fall term at Art Center at Night is less than two weeks away! And there is still room for a few more participants in my "Crafting a Meaningful Career-Part One" class, as well as "Crafting a Meaningful Career-Part Two." The first class meets Tuesday evenings starting September 8, 7:00-10:00 PM, and the second meets Thursday eveings starting September 10, 7:00-10:00 PM.

It is extremely easy to register online. To sign up click on http://www.artcenter.edu/atnight/main.jsp. Then go to "Registration Information" for a step by step explanation. The course numbers for the classes are:
- Crafting a Meaningful Career-Part One- ACN-473-01
- Crafting a Meaningful Career-Part Two- ACN-499-01

If you have any questions about ACN classes please contact the wonderful Public Programs staff: (626) 396-2319 or acan@artcenter.edu. Or you can call me directly at 818-842-5490, or email me at tony@tonylunacreative.com

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- SchmoozeFest, Summer 2009- Our SchmoozeFest last week was a success because of the great gathering of talented people who attended and showed their incredible array of artwork. We were able to see some outstanding examples of photography, graphic arts, illustration, and hear some remarkable stories of creative evolution.

The "prize" for the person who came the furthest goes to Photographer Robert Tran who lives in Hong Kong, was visiting in Salt Lake City, Utah, and drove down to Las Vegas and then to our event at the urging of Tyvan Pulis, Photographer. Tyvan also came a long distance as he drove down from the Bay Area to show his richly lit photographs and mingle with our fellow artists. We were going to try to hook up via Skype with Graphic Artist and Humanitarian, Parisa Ashrafi in Iran but we had some technical difficulties. I have since heard from Parisa and she sends her hellos and thanks for your good wishes.

Those in attendance included Bonnie Blake, Jan Yamamoto, Maureen Erbe, Karen Jossel, Velvette Delaney, Veronica Delaney, Sharin Raban, Harriet Kaiser, Todd Johnson, Shiho Nakaza, Robin Neudorfer, Amy Fierstein, Jen Calbi, Joe Calbii, Michael Stern, Andrea Best, and Paula Luna.

Among the topics that were discussed were:

- Dan Poirer is continuing to develop the organization for his new experimental theatre group, "Grand La La." He is looking for volunteers to help him with all aspects of his exciting experimental theatre group which plans to perform all over the greater Los Angeles area. You can contact Dan at dan@danpoirier.com

- Justin Bastien is currently in Chamonix, France photographing and videotping an ultra marathon around the base of Mont Blanc.

- Dean Siracusa is going to be flying his plane to Burning Man and taking some aerial photos of the event.

- Christine Caldwell had a showing of her beautiful photocompositions of flowers and insects at Art at the Braley in Pasadena's Old Town. Her show ended last week but I will be happy to let you know when her next exhibition occurs.

- Alena St. James continues creating her unique designs and licensing them. She just keeps inspiring us all with her artistry.

- Simone Drucker is pursuing her career as an Artist and freelance designer. She has a new blog and will be going to Burning Man next week where she will be working on a lighted dome made entirely of plastic water bottles.

- Rita Chen is looking for a desgner to help with an invitation and program book for the Organization of Chinese Americans annual fund raising event to be held in October. If you are interested in this pro-bono opportunity you may contact her at rswc14@gmail.com

We hope to see you at the next SchmoozeFest which is tentatively set for Thursday, December 17 at 7:00 PM.

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Paul Huang- Just in case you know people who are in the market for a MacBook Pro, the unibody (10/14/08 version) 15.4" is $1,299 at Macconnection.com

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Chris Ian Garlington sent us an email to let us know that, among a whole host of other things he is "...working with an artist out of Solvang who creates kinetic art and plans to sell his next piece as a product. We are looking for marketing experts for worldwide distribution! The website is currently being redesigned and should be up again next week. I'll send it over when it's ready." To reach Chris you can reach him at chrisgrlington@aol.com

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And tomorrow the five Art Center students who left for an eight day research field trip to Guatemala will be returning, and I am sure they will be full of stories and concepts for projects to help the Mayan people in the villages they visited. In September the students will form into groups in Caltech's class "Design for Developing Communities" under the leadership of Dr. Ken Pickar to create those products and learn the basics of entrepreneuism. More on this later.

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That's it for now. Feel free to update me so I can pass your inspirational thoughts and stories along. Keep in mind I may have to edit your messages in the interest of space, but I will do my best to keep the spirit of your enthusiasm and artistry.

Best,

Tony

TLC Update- 08-14-09

Dear Friends of Tony Luna Creative:

- SchmoozeFest!- Well it's that time of year again. That's right our Summer SchmoozeFest event is less than a week away. Next Thursday, August 20 from 6:30 to 9:30 PM we will be holding our SchmoozeFest at the Art Center College of Design-South Campus, 950 South Raymond Street in Pasadena. The good people at Art Center's Public Programs are allowing us to hold our networking event in the Design Based Learning Lab which is the large room to the right of the enterance near the parking lot. We encourage you to bring any examples of your favorite artwork and you will be given ten minutes each to let us know about your work and what you have been up to. The presentations will be followed by a networking session where you will all have a chance to meet. It's a great event and will get the creative juices flowing as you become inspired by your fellow SchmoozeFesters. If you have a friend who would like to know more about the "Crafting a Meaningful Career" classes which are offered through Art Center at Night bring them along so they can meet our talented like-minded artists who have taken the classes, workshops or seminars.

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- Rocky Mountain School of Photography, Missoula, Montana- Last week I had a wonderful time delivering a lecture and three workshops to the Rocky Mountain School of Photography-Summer Intensive Program participants on the topic of career development. It was great meeting the 100 talented and motivated students of this year's program and helping them to appreciate their backgrounds so they can pursue their career goals. A special tip of the hat to Jeanne Chaput de Saintonge and Neil de Saintonge, the owners and directors of RMSP for allowing me to work with their incredible attendes to the summer program, and to Marcy James, Curriculum Director, and Marie Osborne, Training Director. It was a wonderful experiece in a beautiful part of the country, and something I hope to participate more in the future.

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- Members of the Summer-2009 "Crafting a Meaningful Career" Class- Thanks to the great members of our "CMC" class who just this week completed the course, Jen Calbi, Veronica Delaney, Amy Fierstein, Skye Moorhead, and Marcia Loots Serna. You were a joy to work with and I am very proud of your willingness to help each other and explore your varied interests. You were terrific and I wish you all much success!

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- Art Center at Night-Public Programs, Registration for fall classes- Registration for classes is now open for the fall term and I encourage you to take a look at the new class offerings as well as consider taking either one of my "Crafting a Meaningful Career" classes. As you can see by reading the TLC Update email newsletters the people who take our classes are passionate about keeping in touch with news about how they are actively creating more fulfilling careers since taking the course (or courses) and they want to share their success stories so they can inspire others. If you have any questions about "Crafting a Meaningful Career" (Tuesday evenings starting September 8, 7-10 PM), or "Crafting a Meaningful Career-Part Two" (Thursday eveings starting September 10, 7-10 PM), or you know of someone who is interested, call me, or have them call me directly at 818-842-5490, or email me at tony@tonylunacreative.com

Thanks to the ACN staff for forwarding information about some of the new classes being offered this fall:

- "Dynamic Workshops Presents: The Business of Photography"

- "Magazine Design"

- "The Next Great Idea: Processes and Solutions For Future Creative Professionals"

- "Passion for Painting"

- "Professional Practice for Artists"

- "The Book: Ignition-Evolution-Completion"

If you have any questions about ACN classes please contact the Public Programs staff: (626) 396-2319 or acan@artcenter.edu

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Parisa Ashrafi, Graphic Designer and Humanitarian- I communicated via instant message today in Iran with Parisa and she wanted me to let you all know that she is leaving Tehran and moving to another part of the country to take care of family matters. She is doing well and thanks everyone for their good wishes. Our thoughts are with you Parisa!

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Art Center College of Design-Graduation
Saturday, August 15, 10:00 am—12:00 noon
Join us to hear our honorary degree recipient—Paola Antonelli the Senior Curator of the Department of Architecture and Design at The Museum of Modern Art—issue the graduation address and celebrate the conferral of degrees upon our graduating students.

Graduation Web cast
For those unable to attend the Graduation Ceremony, Art Center will be webcasting the event. From any computer using QuickTime 7.0 or later, select “Open URL” under the File menu and type: http://stream.artcenter.edu/summer2009.sdp . (For a free upgrade visit http://www.apple.com/quicktime).

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- Alena St James, Graphic Designer, sent a LinkIn message-
"Subject: RE: Staying in touch...Hi Tony,it's been way too long. How are you doing? ...I've been working hard on new designs for the my german clients...the 18th is my deadline to get them in. And finally in July my 2 water bottles came out by Sigg. I've put schmoozefest on my calendar. I'll be there. - Alena" - We're all proud of you Alena for following your dream of creating and licensing your products!

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- Simone Drucker, Artist, Graphic Artist, sent this email-

"Hello Everyone, I hope that you are all well, and continuing to be creative! While I cannot BELIEVE that it is a full year since we completed our "Crafting a Meaningful Career" class last summer, I find that it is actually a very appropriate time to send out an update on what I've been up to, and hopefully find out what you have all been up to as well. Its been a year, guys...!"

She went on to say, "... And its been a very interesting year for me, and in the spirit of the Timeline that we had to create as an assignment, here is a continuation of my life as an artist since the end of our class:"...in November she, "...participated in an art show in Burien, Washington, sold 6 of 20 pieces.
January - June 2009: Continued to do art, freelance work, and design gigs..." 'Built new website. Also moved to a studio space in an industrial metal fabrication shop in West LA.
June 2009: Had a MAJOR epiphany while working on two projects..., I am going to PURSUE MY CAREER AS AN ARTIST and freelance designer 150% by whatever means necessary. Created a blog, and am currently looking for commissions, grant opportunities, etc. and building a collection to hopefully get picked up by a gallery. I am also going to Burning Man in 3 weeks!

Attached is a sampling of images from my latest installation.

I am also excited to announce that my new art blog is finally up. Please have a look!
www.simonedruckerblog.com

Please let me know how you are all doing! And please spread the word - I AM A GUN FOR HIRE right now :)

Can't wait to hear your feedback & Updates.

All the best, Simone" - Simone, you are one inspiring artist! We will get the word out for you.

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Photo.net- The ninth in a series of articles on the "Lifecycle of a Freelance Photography Job" is now on Photo.net and can be read by clicking on http://photo.net/learn/photography-business/freelance-photography-advice/billing/. This article deals with some insights on how to get your freelance billing done and into the right hands so your payment will not be delayed. You may wish to take a close look at the images created by John Anderson which accompany the article. John is a wonderfully inspired retired Lutheran Minister with whom I have been communicating and he manipulates existing photo imageray to create provocative abstract art.

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Art Center/Caltech/Universidad Landivar- Five of our Art Center students are leaving Tuesday to do field research in Mayan villages in Guatemala for eight days in preparation for a joint collaborative class at Caltech taught by Dr. Ken Pickar titled, "Product Design for the Developing World." Among other things they will be studing ways to assist the Mayan people in water purification, sanitation,and irrigation. We are all very proud of our students and look forward to the things they learn on this incredible journey. You may find out more about the class, its history and objectives by clicking on www.pddw.org. More on this later.

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Well my friends that's it for now. Please keep sending in your updates so I can share them. Keep in mind I may have to edit your messages in the interest of space, but I will do my best to keep the spirit of your enthusiasm and artistry.

Hope to see you at the SchmoozeFest!

Best,

Tony

TLC Update- 08-06-09

Dear Friends of Tony Luna Creative:

- Greetings from beautiful Missoula, Montana! I am forwarding this TLC Update from Missoula because last night I delivered a lecture to about 100 students and today I will begin three workshops on career development for the Rocky Mountain School of Photography, Summer Intensive Program. This is the tenth week of an intensive eleven week photography program and I am here to help the students direct their passion in a meaninful way with their photography. They are an energetic group and the program is fantastic. It is an honor to work with this incredible group of inspired artists and the amazing staff.

- Note: Sign up for Fall classes at Art Center at Night! Our next "Crafting a Meaningful Career" and "Crafting a Meaninful Career-Part Two" classes will begin September 9 and 11 respectively (see below for registration information). I will be happy to fill anyone in on the classes and to bring them into our circle of friends. Feel free to email me or have your friends email me for more information. Let's make this a another great term.

- Remember: The next SchmoozeFest is on August 20 at Art Center's South Campus, 6:30-9:30 PM. Mark your calendars, get your act together and share your wonderful work with our network of creative professionals. And if you know of anyone who is interested in taking our "Crafting a Meaningful Career" class in the fall bring them along so they can see the differences our classes have made.

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- Parisa Ashrafi, Graphic Designer, Humanitarian- Here is the latest from Parisa. I spoke to her yestrday and she is now in Tehran. She is doing well and wanted me to send along a message, "Please let my dear friends know that I am well and stay away from unsafe areas of the city. I very much appreciate the kind emails and good wishes, and love hearing about your projects. Thank you for the inspiration :-) Peace, Love and Gratitude, parisa" If you would like to send along your good wishes and support feel free to email her at pashrafi@earthlink.net. We're here for you Parisa!

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- Karen Linderman, Producer and Fundraising Director, Topanga Film Festival reminds us that the Topanga Film Festival starts this week, August 6-9 in Topanga Canyon. For information copy and paste http://topangafilmfestival.com/ "This is a great outdoor Festival that takes place in various venues all over Topanga Canyon. It is really one of the best-kept secrets in LA." The festival was founded by Urs and Sara Baur (both Art Center Alumni) 5 years ago and it has grown into a 4-day event. We are also showing a short animated film by Stefan Bucher, another Art Center Alumni. Please pass on our information to any of your friends or fellow Art Center alums.

If there are any aspiring screen writers, we are having a Mini Writer's Bootcamp on Sat., August 8 from 5:15 - 6:45 before the event starts FREE of CHARGE to anyone who signs up before hand. Topanga Community House (main location). Thanks Karen for all your hard work in helping to make this program a success.

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- Dana Walker, Director of Art Center at Night-Public Programs forwarded this message about registration for Fall term classes and some new class offerings.

The ACN Fall courses are posted online...

Art Center at Night registration – Fall 2009
Registration for the Fall term: August 10 - September 4
Online registration begins: August 10 http://www.artcenter.edu/atnight
Classes begin: September 8

Art Center at Night’s Annual Open House
Wednesday, August 12, 7-9pm
South Campus, 950 S. Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101; By going to the ACAN Annual Open house you can, "...get to know Art Center at Night, our popular continuing studies program first-hand. You can sit in on several of our more than 150 courses, observe student presentations and critiques, take a self-guided tour of South Campus, and watch our instructors in action. Whether you’re seeking to advance your professional career, looking for a new creative outlet, or preparing a portfolio for entry in to Art Center’s full-time degree program, Art Center at Night has a wide range of courses to fit your needs."

Questions about ACN classes or events? Please contact the Public Programs staff: (626) 396-2319 or acan@artcenter.edu

Dana added the following information, "Here are some new ACN classes that might be of interest to your past students:"

Dynamic Workshops Presents: The Business of Photography
ACN-491W; 2 sessions, Sept 12 and 13, Sat and Sun, 10am-4 pm
Dana Hursey and Rhoni Epstein; South Campus

Magazine Design:
Mon 7–10 pm Annie Huang Luck
South Campus

The Next Great Idea: Processes and Solutions For Future Creative Professionals:
ACN-291W noncredit; 7 weeks Sept 10–Oct 22
Thurs 7–10 pm Robert Pastrana; South Campus

Passion for Painting
FAR-172X 2 units;
Wed 3–6 pm Adam Ross; Hillside Campus

Professional Practice for Artists
PRP-411X 3 units;
12 weeks Sept 9–Nov 25 Wed 8:30–11:30 am
David H. Bailey; Hillside Campus

The Book: Ignition-Evolution-Completion
ACN-357 2 units
Wed; 7–10 pm Jennifer Nies and David Sotelo; South Campus

Thanks Dana!

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- Wendee Higa Lee sent two messages for IDSA members, and us:

1- Objectified returns to LA!
The last showing in LA sold out quickly, so Director Gary Hustwit has organized another special one-night screening and discussion,

presented in conjunction with AIGA Los Angeles and IDSA Los Angeles. Gary Hustwit will be in attendance for a post-film Q&A.

Objectified is a feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people

who design them. It's about personal expression, identity, consumerism, and sustainability.

Wednesday, August 12, 8pm
Laemmle’s Royal Theatre; 11523 Santa Monica Blvd.; West Los Angeles CA, 90025

8pm - General public $20, students, AIGA, IDSA members $15

Tickets on sale now: at
http://www.facebook.com/l/;objectified.tickets.musictoday.com/Objectified/moreInfo.aspx?event=126128&outlet=2119
We recommend you buy them online, ahead of time!

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2- Art Center Summer 2009 GRAD SHOW PREVIEW, August 13, 5 PM

(Is it really that time again? Yep. The summer term sure went by quickly!)

Thursday, August 13, 2009
5:00-10:30 p.m.
Art Center College of Design
1700 Lida Street,
Pasadena, CA 91103

The Graduating students of the Fall term present the Graduation Show Preview features remarkable student accomplishments from all

major fields of study at Art Center: Advertising, Graduate Media Design, Environmental Design, Graphic Design, Entertainment

Design, Illustration, Film, Photography & Imaging, Fine Art Media, Product Design, Graduate Industrial Design and Transportation

Design.

5-9 p.m. -- Preview of Graduating Students Work. Industry professionals, employers, corporate partners, alumni and donors get the

first look at this term’s Graduation Show.

9-10:30 p.m. -- Graduation Preview Reception. Join fellow industry professionals, employers, corporate partners, alumni, donors and

graduating students for a reception in honor of the Summer 2009 graduating class.

To reserve your place for Graduation Show Preview, e-mail: alumni@artcenter.edu
(or call http://www.facebook.com/l/;626.396.2312) by Monday, August 10.

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That's it for now folks. Keep creating meaningful careers and, as always, stay in touch!

Best,

Tony

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Tony Luna Creative
819 North Bel Aire Drive
Burbank, CA 91501
818-842-5490
tony@tonylunacreative.com
www.tonylunacreative.com
Contributing Editor: Photo.net, an online magazine for 75,000+ members of the photographic community
Author: "How to Grow as a Photographer: Reinventing Your Career" Allworth Press
Providing support, inspiration and networking for mid-career creative professionals

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TLC Update- 07-24-09

Dear Friends of Tony Luna Creative:

Thanks for sending in your messages regarding the wonderful things you are up to, as well as your notes regarding how much you appreciate receiving these Tony Luna Creative Updates. It is gratifying that our list of recipients is growing.

Before I get to the emails that have been sent in let me mention that our next SchmoozeFest networking event is scheduled for August 20, 6:30-9:30 PM at Art Center's South Campus. As usual everyone will be given ten minutes to talk about their most current work and that will be followed by an open "schmoozing" session where you can interact with other attendees. So get your work together and plan to be there.

Also, enrollment for Art Center at Nights fall classes will begin August 10 (see below), with our "Crafting a Meaningful Career" class starting Tuesday, September 11, and "Crafting a Meaningful Career-part Two" on Thursday, September 9. You can copy and paste http://www.artcenter.edu/atnight/main.jsp for general information about the programs, and you can navigate to Courses, Photography, "Crafting a Meaningful Career" for the course descriptions. We would love to have you participate or, if you have taken the courses, feel free to tell a friend. You know how panicky I am when enrollment is down tell everyone you know who needs to give their career a boost.

I will be delivering a lecture to 100 participants of the Rocky Mountain School of Photography in Missoula, Montana in a week and a half, and then I will be guiding three workshops on "Taking Stock of Your Career" the following two days. It will be exciting to work with the RMSP Summer Intensive Program participants.

Keep those notices coming, and keep creating great art!

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- Parisa Ashrafi- I had the honor of hearing from our friend, Parisa Ashrafi, Graphic Artist, and Humanitrian today from her father's home in Iran. We have been working on a project together and she wants me to relay to you how much she appreciates your thinking of her. She is doing well and she says your emails "keep her sane." If you would like to email her please keep the messages short (no big files) because bandwidth could be an issue, but please feel free to communicate by sending your messages to pashrafi@earthlink.net.

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- Karen Linderman, Producer and Fundraising Director, Topanga Film Festival- wrote to let us know about The Topanga Film Festival - August 6-9 in Topanga Canyon, http://topangafilmfestival.com/ "This is a great outdoor Festival that takes place in various venues all over Topanga Canyon. It is really one of the best-kept secrets in LA."

The festival was founded by Urs and Sara Baur (both Art Center Alumni) 5 years ago and it has grown into a 4-day event. We are also showing a short animated film by Stefan Bucher, another Art Center Alumni. Please pass on our information to any of your friends or fellow Art Center alums.

If there are any aspiring screen writers, we are having a Mini Writer's Bootcamp on Sat., August 8 from 5:15 - 6:45 before the event starts FREE of CHARGE to anyone who signs up before hand.

Here is the information: Mini-Camp is a free class about 90 minutes long, taught by the founder of Writers Boot Camp, Jeffrey Gordon. Free career counseling with a WBC Coordinator is offered both before and after the event. It is NOT a sales pitch — although eligible attendees

get priority consideration for inclusion in coursework. Either way, participants walk away from a Mini-Camp with tools they can immediately apply to their writing process. When / where:
Saturday August 8th, 5:15 - 6:45PM, Topanga Community House (main location)

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- Robin Neudorfer, Artist, let us know that, "I am involved in an upcoming show that will benefit children with special needs at The Atwater Park Center. I will be showing a few of my pastels. Please join me, in support of a great cause.

Saturday, July 25th, 6-10 p.m.

Featuring the art work of Esau Andrade, Raymundo Andrade, Ron Baum, Kitty Keck, Robin Neudorfer, Michael Newberry, John Oligny, Mary Oligny, Dan Shupe,and William Wray.

NEWBERRY GALLERY- 1549 11th Street #100, Santa Monica, CA 90401, 818.634,5549 - Susan Anderson, curator, 310.913.8986 - Gallery Auction at 8 p.m. Free parking behind gallery on Colorado, east of 11th

Or, make your online bid at: Summer Art Show and Auction.

"If you are interested in enriching your life, please feel free to contact me at: rneudorfer@mac.com"

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- Dana Walker, Director of Public Programs at Art Center graciously passed along the following information.

Here are some possible items for the TLC Newsletter – submitted for your consideration! Important dates/events:

The ACN Fall courses should be posted online by July 27; ACN catalogs will be available a bit later...

Art Center at Night registration – Fall 2009
Registration for the Fall term: August 10 - September 4
Online registration begins: August 10 http://www.artcenter.edu/atnight
Classes begin: September 8

Art Center at Night’s Annual Open House
Wednesday, August 12, 7-9pm
South Campus, 950 S. Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101

Get to know Art Center at Night, our popular continuing studies program first-hand. You can sit in on several of our more than 150 courses, observe student presentations and critiques, take a self-guided tour of South Campus, and watch our instructors in action.

Whether you’re seeking to advance your professional career, looking for a new creative outlet, or preparing a portfolio for entry in to Art Center’s full-time degree program, Art Center at Night has a wide range of courses to fit your needs.

Questions about ACN classes or events? Please contact the Public Programs staff: (626) 396-2319 or acan@artcenter.edu

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- Christine Caldwell, Photographer let us know about her upcoming show of incredible images she creates without cameras or film.
"I have been working on some new insect photograms which are mostly butterflies. I will be unveiling this new work at the Malibu

Art Festival this Saturday & Sunday 10-6pm."

If you would like a sneak peak, please check out my website http://www.illuminatednegatives.com/newimages.html

Info about Malibu Art Festival http://www.illuminatednegatives.com/upcomingexhibitions.html

Hope to see you this weekend, Christine Caldwell

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- Zelda Harrison, Graphic Artist, Globetrotter and Director of Cross Cultural Design for AIGA sent along this extraordinary invitation regarding the upcoming trip to China focusing on international design, "... We extended our deadline since we have a few more slots open."

This incredible opportunity will include, "3 Cities: HongKong, Shanghai & Beijing with a day trip to pictoresque Suzhou, and we're ending it up at the international design (Icograda-IDA) conference in Beijing. We're looking to have even more fun than last year."
See PDF attachments for information and registration or contact Zelda at president@xcd.aiga.org
http://www.flickr.com/groups/xcd/pool/

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- Paul Huang, Photographer and Mac Guru sent this interesting note. "Just a quick note regarding 13.3" MacBook Pro (with FW800).

Amazon.com has the 2.23GHz (released June 7, 09) bundled with iPod touch 8GB for $1,199. This is less than education price minus rebate. Tell a friend."

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- Creative Positions at the DNC/OFA- The Democratic National Committee and Organizing for America have openings for various

creative positions in the New Media Department. We are looking for talented folks to join our team at our Washington, DC headquarters.

Available Positions: Creative Director, Graphic Designer, Videographer, Motion/AfterEffects, Front-end Web Developer / Information Architect. For more information copy and paste http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/creativejobapp

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That's it for now. Keep creating meaningful careers and, as always, stay in touch!

Best,

Tony

TLC Update- 07-15-09

Dear Friends of Tony Luna Creative:

Well I am back from a little time off to relax the mind and rejuvenate the spirit. It's always an amazement to me how important it is to have a break in the action and to spend some time seeing new things and sharing time with friends. The creative spirit needs a break in order to shake things up which sometimes lead to new visions and opportunities.

But, eventhough I was away I continued to receive news from those of you who have participated in the classes, workshops and consultations so I am here to pass that news on so you can keep up with your colleagues and be inspired by their work.

By the way the ninth in a series of articles I have written for Photo.net went online today and you can take a look at it by clicking on http://photo.net/learn/photography-business/freelance-photography-advice/billing/. The article also features the photography of John Anderson, a retired Lutheran minister who has had a passion for photography for over thirty years and is now creating amazing photographic deconstructions and assembleges from existing art. You will be impressed by the evocative clarity of spirit he is able to convey in his artwork. You can see more examples of his exciting work at http://imagesaccordingtojohn.com/.

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-Parisa Ashrafi- On June 26 I had a Skype telecommunication with our good friend Parisa Ashrafi. At that time she was in her room at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland where she is studying expressive arts therapy and social issues. She wanted me to convey that "Everyone has been supportive and kind" in your emails to her and she very much appreciated your words of encouragement

Then on July 14 I received an email from her in which she passed along that she is now back at her family home in Behshahr, Iran. She is helping her parents and courageously dealing with the situations at hand. She concluded her message by saying, "Please let my friends know I’m doing well and say hi. :-)." If you would like to send a word of encouragement you can reach her by emailing Parisa at pashrafi@artcenter.edu

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-Harvey Chua, Manila, Phillipines- Harvey has just begun teaching a 14 session class on the Business of Photography. Harvey wrote,
"One of their assignments is based on the exercise that you described in your book - to gather their pictures and to categorize them. One of the students said she thought she was going more for landscape photography until she saw that she had a lot of portraits. I told her about environmental portraiture and she was very excited to learn that she could combine her two passions. Thanks to you for the idea on how to discover their passions."

"Their other assignment is to interview successful photographers. They've given me the names of their nominees and why they chose them. It would be interesting to put together the lessons we are taking up, the stories that I am sharing with them, and the interviews with other photographers, their portfolios - maybe we can produce a book at the end of the term." If you have any suggestions for Harvey you may pass them along, harveychua0208@gmail.com

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-Andrea Bricco- Photographer Andrea Bricco has a new blog that I believe will bring a smile and uplift your day, "Things That Make Me Happy - Insights on how people live." You can take a look by clicking on http://www.andreabricco.com/blog/

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-Jasmin Kuhn- Filmmaker/Photographer Jasmin Kuhn has a provocative web site that she directed me to, http:.//www.jasminkuhn.com.
Jasmin was in a class I taught at Art Center and it was especially exciting for me to read that, "I have been good, we are finally finished with the feature film I shot in the Philippines last year. The production ended up hiring me to do visual effects co-ordination between the US, Canada and the Philippines. It really was great, I got to work directly with E FILM. During the time we also did our D.I., Sound Design, ADR, and Mix. It's been really a blessing to be having had hands on experience on a motion picture." And, "I also recently got signed to a production house in NYC for US Presentation. 'Kipany Pictures', it will be announced in 'Shoot Magazine' by the Fall." Great work Jasmin!

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-Diana Mulvihill- Photographer. Diana has just completed her important project photographically documenting the humanitarian work of Operation Smile in India. And now she is preparing to accompany our Art Center and Caltech students and faculty to document the work of our students as they visit Mayan villages in Guatemala for eight days in August. Our student teams will be collaborating with students from Universidad Rafael Landivar as part of a Caltech class titled, "Design for Developing Communities" headed by Dr. Ken Pickar. They will be learning about the social and humanitarian needs of the Mayan people and addressing such topics as water purification, sanitation, irrigation, and micro-economics among others. The Art Center contingent is being assisted through the generous participation of Designmatters, an Art Center educational initiative to bring real world issues into the Art Center curriculum. If you want more information about Designmatters, or the Art Center/Caltech collaboration please contact me.

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TLC Update- 06-26-09

Dear Friends of Tony Luna Creative:

News from some of the wonderful people who have taken our classes, and from friends of the art and design world we are so proud to be a part of.

-Alison Kim- Wrote that she has stopped teaching and was interning as a product designer for four months and now whe is working hard getting ready for her graduation show next spring. We are all so proud of her and I want to thank all of you who have been so supportive of her since she first took our class and decided to return to Art Center. You go girl!

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-Brian Biery- sent an email in which he said, "Yes, the opening for the exhibit was real fun! It is great to see my images on a wall!" And more, "about two weeks ago I was asked by the Armory and the City's Public Works Dept. to provide a workshop in Hahamongna Park on landscape/nature photography. It was great fun!"
To see some of the photos he took during the Pasadena "Chalk on the Paseo" event click on this link, http://www.brianbiery.com/albums/chalk/2008/1/index.htm
Great work Brian.

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-Nik Hafermaas, Art Center's Acting Chief Academic Officer and Department Chair, Graphic Design Design has sent along this note to invite the Art Center Community to the Aubrey Balkind event, "...for all designers interested in doing work that will make a difference in the world." Thanks Nik.

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A piercing look at what we do at work and how we live.

The Journey
Aubrey has dedicated his life to transformation and growth – first, in his work and now in his life. He was one of the first to combine business strategy and design and is an innovator in the chunking of information into bite sizes to make it more understandable, emotional and impactful. Aubrey has consulted with a large number of business and non-profit world leaders. He built Frankfurt Balkind into a 150 person integrated agency in NY, SF and LA (sold to Interpublic) and is now building businesses focused on changing the world.

Aubrey Balkind
Wednesday, July 1 (Week 8)
6–7pm, Los Angeles Times Auditorium (LAT)

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-Wendee Lee sent a message to the members of IDSA-LA and I am passing it along.

Subject: Los Angeles "Objectified" screening

In conjunction with AIGA-LA:
Special screening in Los Angeles of Objectified - A Documentary by Gary Hustwit. Join director Gary Hustwit for a special one-night screening and discussion, presented in conjunction with AIGA Los Angeles and IDSA Los Angeles.

Objectified is a feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. It's a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It's about the designers who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis. It's about personal expression, identity, consumerism, and sustainability.

Thursday, July 9, 7:30pm, Laemmle's Royal Theatre, 11523 Santa Monica Blvd., West Los Angeles CA, 90025.
Post-film Q&A with Gary Hustwit.
Tickets are $15 for AIGA, IDSA members and students, and $20 for non-members.
One showing only. Space is limited.
http://www.facebook.com/l/;http://www.objectifiedfilm.com/special-screening-in-los-angeles/

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-Paulo Roberto- Our good frined Paulo has sent us a link to his web site announcing his photography workshops at Studio8a, Lisbon, Portugal. For anyone interested in his renowned ongoing fashion, portrait, or nude photography workshops in beautiful Portugal you can find out more by refering to his web site at http://www.studio8a.pt/studio8a_eng.htm

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June 26, 2009

From Americans for the Arts/Art Advocacy Alert

Great news!
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a $15 million increase for both the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for FY 2010. Currently funded at $155 million, this increase would bring both agencies' budgets to $170 million. Please take two minutes to write to your Senators and urge them to support this important funding increase!

Next Steps:
We must now put pressure on the Senate to match the funding level set in the House of Representatives. Please take time to visit Americans for the Arts E-Advocacy Center to send a letter to your Senators. http://capwiz.com/artsusa/issues/alert/?alertid=13627991

TLC Update- 06-23-09

Dear Friends:

I am sending this update a little sooner than usual but I wanted to give you a heads-up on the job opportunity Peter Di Sabatino let us know about as soon as possible in case any of you wanted to respond.

Also I was impressed at how many of you emailed me to let me know that you were able to contact Parisa Ashrafi in Switzerland and let her know of our concerns for her. I am sure she has appreciated your emails.

- Peter Di Sabatino- Peter sent the following intriguing message from the American University of Sharjah. "As some of you may already know, after an international search, I was asked to become the next Dean of the School of Architecture and Design at the American University of Sharjah. Sharjah is the emirate next to (north of) Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)." Further he wrote, "As well as wanting to share this news with you, I wanted to ask for your assistance and interest. The need to immediately hire a new Shop/Lab Instructor and at least one studio faculty member has just surfaced, and your help in these searches would be very appreciated. I think that many of you are an excellent resource and network for such positions. If you know of anyone (or if you may be interested) who might fit the positions please contact me directly." I am attaching the PDF file with the job descriptions if you are intrested. Peter is a great designer, educator and wonderful person to work with. Thanks Peter for sending the notice and best to you on your new venture!

- Ryszard Horowitz- Renowned photographer and self-described "Photocomposer" has just come out with a new book titled, "Ruszard Horowitz/Photocomposer" new book. You may recall the interviews I had with him that I included in my book. You will throughly enjoy taking a look at a compendium of his life's work by clicking on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTS-dzPbR3k While you are on the site also click on the "Ryszard Horowitz book presentation" and treat yourself by checking out the "Ryszartd Horowitz at work" video at the same Youtube site.

- Ellen Perry- Ellen sent an unique greeting to let us know that she just got an interaction design job with SpiritClips the company that makes FilmCards which are professionally produced, personalized online video greeting cards. Great job Ellen! You can find out more about SpiritClips by clicking on http://spiritclips.com/about

- ACCD- Art Center forwarded an invitation to the opening reception and announcement for the upcoming "Andre Kertesz: On Reading" and to visit the Atelier Kertesz reception this Thursday, June 25 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Here is the link:
http://webmail.aol.com/43524/aol/en-us/Lite/MsgRead.aspx?folder=NewMail&uid=1.23335057&seq=0&searchIn=none&searchQuery=&start=0
While you are at that showing don't forget to view Diane Yates work which will be featured adjacent to the main Art Center gallery.

- Mel Sant- And finally Mel sent a notice that read, "Hello All, I just returned from an exceptional exhibit of Bob Peak's work dating from the 50's to the 90's. If you can make it before Thursday (when the exhibit closes) I sincerely recommend it. It is at (of all places?) a little book/gift store in Alhambra.The name of the store is Nucleus and it's address is:
210 East Main Street. Their Tel. number is (626) 458 - 7482. They are open Mon. - Thurs. 12pm - 9pm. Bob Peak was the most famous (and wealthy) illustrator of this era. He illustrated most of the major movie posters for the studios during that time - My Fair Lady, Star Trek, Apocalypse Now,and many, many others that you will recognize. I highly recommend it for a visually wonderful day, or evening." Thanks Mel!

TLC Update, 18 June 2009

Brian Biery wrote, "Tony, F.Y.I. I am part of an art exhibit in downtown LA at the American Friends Service Committee office. It will be on display until Nov. 12. I have six pieces in the show. Thanks for your role in assisting me with my creative process! Hope you are doing well!" The show is titled, "Colors of the Arab World" and runs from June 11 to November 12. The show is located at the American Friends Service Committee, Pacific Southwest Regional Office 634 S. Spring St., 3rd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90014-3921 For more information phone: 213 489-1200 ext. 120, or email echey@afsc.org. I have included an attachment of a flier for the show with this email and one of the images on the flier is a very moving image shot by Brian.

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-Diane Yates- sent the following email on 06/08/09, "Tony, it's Diane Yates the set decorator who took your class about a year ago, the one who would LIKE / IS transitioning into Landscape design. FYI I have an exhibit opening up in 10 days time @ The Art Center College adjacent to the main gallery. It is in conjunction with the ANDRE KERTEZ Exhibit, if you would like to see my work, it is there for 2 months. (unfortunately it has nothing to do with Landscape Design, but I had a great time doing it because NO STUDIO EXECUTIVES were involved." I urge you to check Diane's work out.

-Wendee Lee- forwarded the following message, "... to the members of IDSA-LA. -------------------- Subject: Tinfoil S&G Mixer at The Queen Mary and CA Boom discount! Coming up! ===== Tuesday, June 23, 7pm- S&G Social at the Queen Mary The Observation Bar at the Queen Mary Fun with tinfoil contest: Bring your tinfoil creation or make it on the spot! Parking is $5 with validation from the Observation Bar Dashdot studio will be there providing plenty of tinfoil! The Queen Mary 1126 Queen’s Hwy Long Beach, CA 90802 at the South end of the 710 Freeway, on the water in Long Beach at http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.queenmary.com http://www.facebook.com/l/;562.435.3511 ===== IDSA discount at CA-Boom! June 26-28, The Robinsons Store, 9900 Wilshire, Beverly Hills, CA Save $4 online on admission when purchased at: http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.caboomshow.com. Use code ‘IDSA’! Events include: Trade Day, Friday June 26, noon – 10pm $20 Friday Evening, Full exhibit viewing and DJs – 6 – 10pm $20 Exhibits June 26 – 27, Saturday 11-6 and Sunday 11-5 $20 CA Boom Design Show Conference, included in daily admission!" Thanks Wendee, sounds like fun