Otis College to Release New Research Examining AI’s Influence on California’s Creative Economy on April 7, 2026, at Snap Inc. HeadquartersThe launch event for the 2026 Otis College Report on the Creative Economy will feature a Q&A with Snap Inc. CEO Evan Spiegel and artist Refik Anadol, co-founder of Dataland, the world’s first museum of AI art.
Otis College Launches New Arts Nonprofit Dashboard and Report on Challenges Facing L.A.’s NonprofitsOrganizations work to avoid layoffs and expand programming and partnerships while federal and local funding—as well as private donations—decrease.
Otis College of Art and Design Announces Donation from the Spiegel Family Fund to Repay Student Loans for the Class of 2022
Otis College of Art and Design (“Otis College”), a nonprofit 501(c)3 institution that prepares students in the art and design capital of Los Angeles for a dynamic future in the creative economy, is honored to receive a significant donation from KORA Organics CEO Miranda Kerr and Snap Inc. CEO Evan Spiegel through the Spiegel Family Fund. The donation will allow for the repayment of the outstanding student debt of students in the graduating Class of 2022. This is the largest single gift in the history of Otis College and will reduce student debt for emerging artists and designers and their families.
