Culinary students (top photo from left to right) Phil Kinkade, 25, Elizabeth Acuna, 18, and Dominic Jaramillo, 25, prepare a shrimp pesto crustini during the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce's  networking mixer that was held at the Art Institute of California — Los Angeles on Wednesday, August 23, 2006.

Randy Hattaway, 26, and just graduated from the  California Art Institute - Los Angeles, prepares a batch of White Peach and Cherry Crisp at the Third Street Promenade on Wednesday June 21, 2006.  Hattaway graduated with top honors and received the 2006 'Outstanding Achievement Award'. He just got a job at the Tender Greens in Culver City.

On Tuesday June 6, 2006, National Hunger Awareness Day,  students from Susanne Manheimer's graphic design class at the Art Institute of California-Los Angeles build a large-scale sculpture made entirely of canned food at the Westside Food bank.  All the  food used to build the sculpture will be donated to the Westside Food Bank. The can food was donated by Wild Oats. Westside food bank supplies food to 65 social service agencies with food assistance programs throughput Los Angeles

Former Media Arts and Animation student from the California Art Institute California -  Los Angeles, Kristi Klein, 29, a professional Model Builder and judge from Legoland California ,  puts some final touches on a model during the Legoland National Search for Model Builders that was held  at the Art Institute of California- Los Angeles.  Klein one this competition two years ago and won a full time job at Legoland. Students from the art institute from right to left:Yale Winter, 19, (video game design student) Mike Abasaba, 19, (graphic  design student) and Mateo Contreras, 20 (graphic design student) practice on the legos before the competition.