​Carissa Zhang
14 years old，Los Angeles 1st Place

To spread the Olympic spirit and promote international cultural and art exchanges among youth, Beijing People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Beijing Municipal Education Commission, Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Beijing Municipal Government, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, Beijing Olympic City Development Association, China National Children’s Center, China National Film Museum, and Beijing NGO Association for International Exchanges jointly hosted the Colorful Imagination of Ice and Snow, Best Wishes for the Winter Olympics--International Youth Painting Invitational Exhibition, under the guidance of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Media and Communications Department of Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, and China Center for International People-to-People Exchange.

Shunshun Xie
​13 years old，Los Angeles 1st Place

Melanie Zhang
​10 years old，Los Angeles 1st Place

Otis College presentation introduces families to its college and careers as well as alumni. Join us November 4th at 7:00 via zoom as our presenter college admission officer and Otis alumni, Sheri Chillingworth will introduce our community to the many advantages of the college located in El Segundo in Southern California. Portfolio reviews for our students will be welcomed by our host.
Please contact us for zoom link， 626-292-1783 or email us at myarteducation@gmail.com.  

About Otis，
We are the originals, adventurers, and creators.
The mission of Otis College of Art and Design is to educate a diverse community of students to become highly skilled, well-informed, and responsible professionals—empowering them to shape the world.
At Otis College, we don't sit by and watch. We look at the world and look again. We get inspiration from everywhere. We need to make—and try everything. We work hard and work is our play. We experiment, we fail, and we grow. We use all the tools.
The city is our soul—Los Angeles—where dreams meet discipline. We don't just welcome, support, and include. Diversity defines us！
Join us！

Age，7-12
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​   Congratulations to WCAAD student Jessica Fung in her admittance to UC San Diego in UX and Digital Media! 

​Additional Colleges and Scholarships include:

Rhode Island School of Design—RISD
Scholarship $48,000 per year $192,000/4 years
 
Parsons -The New School for Design
Scholarship $22,000 per year $88,000/4 years
 
Otis College of Art and Design
Scholarship $23,000 per year $92,000/4 years
 
Maryland Institute College of Art
Scholarship $28,000 per year $112,000/4 years
 
San Jose State University
 
University of California, San Diego--UCSD

  Jessica Fung’s concentration was in UI (User Interface) Design. This generally falls under the categories of Design and Computer Science, Design Media Arts, Interactive Design or Communication Arts in terms of majors. As an active problem solver and learner, this major allowed her to be aware of innovation and how to filter the best design solutions in her work. 

​  “In design, there will always be room to learn and adapt since the media is ever expanding and changing with time,” Jessica said, “and there will always be a new problem to solve since complex humans and technology constantly evolve.”

​    Jessica Fung, an inquisitive and prolific student and, one of the most decorative students to graduate from WCAAD with several significant scholarships.  Her talents, and distinct viewpoints make her portfolio unique. 

​ Jessica is an active problem solver and her exploration of subjects such as the human connection has influenced her work. Specifically, how technology affects the human psyche through a cultural landscape. 

​   Jessica is fully engaged and critically aware on her decision making. She was able to apply to LACHSA and gain admittance and she returned to WCAAD to finish her portfolio.

​    She has taken and excelled in classes including stop motion, traditional animation, graphic design, printmaking, photography, and fashion design. 

    The following art creation is based on the Chinese cultural story “Houyi Shooting Nine Suns.” Long long ago， there were ten suns in the sky and the world was being destroyed by heat. The ancient Chinese king Houyi used bow and arrow shooting down nine of them and since then the only sun rises very day to give people moderate warmth and light. 

Age, 6-8

    For the themed artwork some students each drew a buddy to fight against the suns. One student chose a cool tiger to be his buddy. Some girls chose to draw themselves as “Houyi” because the art teacher told them girls can be heroes as well; and one student even turned the “Houyi” drawing into “a doctor shoots the viruses!”

​    Eight students from West California Academy of Art and Design won awards at the 2020-21 LA Web Children’s Drawing Contest.  4-year-old Isabella Liu won the 2nd Place of the Age Group 3-5; 5-year-old Evan Wang won the 3rd Place of the Age Group 3-5; 6 Students won the Excellence Award：Kate Xiao，Owen Xiao，Verna Liu，Jordan Li，Avril Deng，Caden Vuong.

​（Picture left: Isabella Liu, 4 years old, 2nd Place; right: Evan Wang, 5 years old, 3rd Place）

    The annual contest has been held for 23 years, and the theme for the 2020-21 contest is: My Family & Home.
Art develops children’s creativity and prepares children for the future. Participating in art contests can bring positive influence on children’s learning life: they learn to work under pressure and time, putting their best effort in order to make one of the kind of art work. As they strive for excellence in art, they usually try their best in everything they do. No need to mention that winning contest can give students a great sense of accomplishment and confidence.

    WCAAD children’s curriculum emphasizes specialized and well-rounded courses that build core skills, while pushing children to create distinctive, exceptional and meaningful work. The art training program is leading in preparing youths to seek and transform, both as artists and creative individuals.

   Currently in addition to Online Art Classes, WCAAD also open for In-Person Classes.   Students who choose to take in-person classes must wear masks.  

For more details please contact,

Tel, 626-235-2135
WeChat, myartedu;
Website, www.MyArtEducation.com.