Please join Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty Marsha Hopkins in welcoming artist Art Sims as guest lecturer to her course, Civil Rights: Artists.
Art Sims is an African-American graphic designer and art director born in Detroit, Michigan. Sims is well known for his poster designs for classic African American films, including Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, The Color Purple, and, more recently Black Panther. He has worked closely with Spike Lee and Steven Spielberg. His work is in the permanent collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the National Mall. He is the CEO and co-founder of 11:24 Design Advertising in Los Angeles, the first Black-owned design company in Los Angeles. He is teaching his first class at Otis this semester in the Continuing Education Department.
Zoom link to attend: Art Sims lecture
Password: 032621
Room ID: 985 4708 1772
Art Sims biography on AIGA site
