FROM: Emily Tong & Grace Zhou · Co-Founders
Dear AIA community,
We met at Bergen County Academies, where we bonded over marketing, graphic design and art. The more we learned about business, the more we noticed art and design being treated as an afterthought, and with AI tools everywhere, that has only gotten worse.
So we started AIA to show the opposite: good design is worth something, and young artists can bring real value to real businesses.
Today we're 60+ students who design for local organizations for free, run workshops and give back through service. If you love to create, you belong here.
Emily & Grace