Art Directors Guild

Art Directors Guild
The Art Directors Guild
AbbreviationADG
NicknameIATSE Local 800
Merged intoLocal 816 (Scenic, Title & Graphic Artists), Local 847 (Set Designers & Model Makers), and Local 790 (Illustrators & Matte Artists)
Founded1937
Headquarters11969 Ventura Blvd. 2nd Floor
Studio City, California, 91604, United States
Location
  • United States
Members (2023)
3,278
President
Nelson Coates
Executive Director
Chuck Parker
Parent organization
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
AffiliationsAFL–CIO, IATSE
Websitewww.adg.org
[1][2]

The Art Directors Guild (ADG; IATSE Local 800) is a labor union and local of the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE) representing 3,278[3] motion picture and television professionals in the United States and Canada.[4]

The ADG's sponsored activities include the annual ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards, the professional quarterly news magazine Perspective, an art gallery called Gallery 800, technology training programs, and a film society.

  1. ^ "Art Directors Guild Elects New President". Deadline Hollywood. February 6, 2013. Archived from the original on February 12, 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Art Directors Guild Election: Chuck Parker Upsets 19-year Incumbent Scott Roth". June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "2023 ADG Awards official press release" (PDF).
  4. ^ incEngine. "ABOUT THE ADG: Local 800 is composed of Art Directors, Graphic Artists, Illustrators, Matte Artists, Model Makers, Production Designers, Scenic Artists, Set Designers and Title Artists". www.adg.org. Retrieved 2016-09-01.