Ex’pression College for Digital Arts was founded by Gary Platt, a sound recording engineer and educator, and Eckart Wintzen, a Dutch venture capitalist and media arts enthusiast. A 65,000 square foot building was purchased in Emeryville, California to house a new school to be called “Ex’pression Center for New Media.” Ex’pression hired preeminent media architect John Storyk , to help design the unique facility which houses the school. Building began in November of 1998.
Eckart died two weeks ago. Many people witnessed his excessive energy. You notice this energy as soon as you enter the doors of the building. Students are studying, coached by their teachers in workshops, staff is busy. Our guide, the former director Peter Laanen, is an enthusiastic storyteller. He shows all the models of animated figures that have been made by students in recent years. The school provides a bachelors degree. In April of 2005, the school became an accredited college and is now accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT). Since then more students arrive and is the school profitable.
Both Eckart and Peter are typical entrepreneurs. They do simply the things they believe in and work hard to reach success.
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