CGMA Panel: The Future of Digital Arts Education

A Conversation about Art Education in the 21st Century. Speakers: Nathan Fowkes (Schoolism) Edward Quintero (Model 3D Academy), Kevin Chen (Concept Design Academy), Guillaume Champavere (Emile Cohl), John Park (Brainstorm), Lilliams Garcia (CG Master Academy) and Ted Davis (CG Master Academy).

This panel will focus on the future of Digital Art Education. Of the fifteen most expensive schools in the nation, eleven of them are art schools. Fewer- and fewer -industries are relying on college degrees as a prerequisite for employment.

What role- if any -does formal education play in our industry in the future? Between the student protest, to walkouts, is it safe to assume that we are at some tipping point? And if so, what can be done about it? Lastly, the panel will assess formal educations’ significance to today’s entertainment industry and- more broadly -its efficiency as a surrogate to formal education.