[1] In 1929, Walt Disney began driving his inexperienced animators to the school for Friday night classes, a tradition that would continue for many years.
[2] Several years later Disney hired a Chouinard teacher named Donald Graham to teach more formal classes on studio property.
[1] The Chouinard Art Institute building is situated at 743 Grand View Street in the Westlake district of central Los Angeles.
Produced and directed by Gianina Ferreyra in 2013, the 51-minute documentary film Curly addresses the school's history from 1921 to 1972, including interviews with artists Larry Bell, Laddie John Dill, Llyn Foulkes, Joe Goode, Ed Ruscha, and Peter Shire, among others.
In addition, the committee reviews each nominees past leadership roles, exhibition(s), award(s), publication(s) and if they have given back to their community philanthropically, as a teacher or as a volunteer.