March 12, 2025
ArtCenter Entertainment Design Expo (ENTX) Returns to Showcase the Next Generation of Entertainment Creators
Industry Professionals and General Public Invited for an Exclusive Look at ArtCenter’s Student and Alumni Talent in Animation, Game Design and Concept Design
Expo to Feature “The Wild Robot” Panel Discussion with Production Designer Raymond Zibach, and Other Special Guests, Discussing DreamWorks’ Academy Award-Nominated Animated Film
Pasadena, CA (March 12, 2025) – ArtCenter College of Design presents its second Entertainment Design Expo (ENTX), a multimedia showcase featuring work by more than 300 students and alumni in the areas of animation, concept design, game design and themed entertainment. Following the success of the inaugural Expo in 2023—which attracted more than 500 visitors—this year offers an exciting and expanded lineup of student, alumni and faculty exhibitions, interactive experiences, industry panels and special screenings.
The Entertainment Design Expo (ENTX) takes place on Sunday, March 30, 2025, from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at ArtCenter’s iconic Hillside Campus located at 1700 Lida Street, Pasadena, CA, 91103. General admission is free, but space is limited. Advance registration is encouraged.
A must-attend event for aspiring creators, entertainment industry professionals and fans of animation, games, tv and film, ENTX 2025 offers a unique opportunity to explore cutting-edge, professional quality work, discover emerging talent and connect with industry leaders.
Exhibitions and Interactive Experiences
Visitors can explore a wide range of student, faculty and alumni showcases, including a concept design art exhibit, a production design gallery featuring set, prop and world-building designs for film and animation, and a clay modeling gallery. Featured exhibits include “Outer Space Architecture” which showcases a student collaboration with the Neutra Institute, as well as a "Making Of" animation shorts exhibit, which goes behind the scenes of student-animated films. A special curated animation shorts showcase will screen original student-animated films.
For hands-on, interactive engagement, attendees can test student video games in development, playtest the IndieCade award-winning ChromaCorp interactive game created by students from the college’s Game Design program, and challenge themselves in a student-designed escape room.
Industry and Alumni Panels
ENTX 2025 features exclusive industry and alumni panels, including a special conversation about “The Wild Robot” with Production Designer Raymond Zibach and special guests discussing the making of DreamWorks’ Academy Award-nominated animated film, based on a book by ArtCenter alumnus Peter Brown.
Additional highlights include an Alumni Spotlight Panel, offering insights from successful ArtCenter alumni working in animation, video games and themed entertainment.
For a sneak peek at the types of work to be featured at ENTX 2025, visit the ArtCenter Entertainment Design student gallery page here.
Event Details
Entertainment Design Expo (ENTX 2025)
Art Center College of Design (Hillside Campus)
Date: Saturday, March 30
Time: 11:30 am to 5:00 pm
Address: 1700 Lida Street, Pasadena, CA 91103
General admission is free. Paid tickets are required for both panels, but free overflow seating will be available via livestream at a location outside the auditorium.
Advance registration is encouraged, using this link.
About Entertainment Design: Entertainment designers bring stories to life by creating conceptual worlds, memorable animated characters and immersive gaming experiences. ArtCenter students go on to work in the video game industry, feature and TV animation, live action film, and themed parks and attractions.
ArtCenter’s Entertainment Design department offers tracks in Game Design, Concept Design and Animation. Combined, the three tracks create an exciting production ecosystem for working on collaborative projects such as video game prototypes and animated shorts. These projects reinforce the need to work in a team and simulate real-world production pipelines. The Entertainment Design program is unique in that it culminates in a Bachelor of Science degree, not a Bachelor of Arts. This underscores the confluence of storytelling, gameplay and visual development alongside the technical rigor required for success. Alumni work in the video game, animation, theme park, live-action film/television and toy design industries. Graduates have been sought out by leading companies such as Pixar, Disney, DreamWorks, Sony Pictures Animation, Blur, 343, Riot Games, Paramount, Activision Blizzard, Santa Monica Studio, Netflix, and Marvel.
For more information about admissions requirements, visit artcenter.edu/admissions or call 626 396-2373.
About ArtCenter: Founded in 1930 and located in Pasadena, California, ArtCenter College of Design is a global leader in art and design education. ArtCenter offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in a wide variety of industrial design disciplines as well as visual and applied arts. Renowned for both its ties to industry and its social impact initiatives, ArtCenter is the first design school to receive the United Nations’ Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) status. Throughout the College’s long and storied history, ArtCenter alumni have had a profound impact on popular culture, the way we live and important issues in our society.
