Chuck Jones Center for Creativity, Costa Mesa

Bugs Bunny. Daffy Duck. Porky Pig. Even if they don’t immediately recognize his name, everyone’s seen the characters that Chuck Jones created, whether on TV or in their nightly dreams. The Looney Toons animator, director, screenwriter, and producer won four Oscars for his legendary work, but in 1999 he set his sights onto a new goal: create a place where everyone's innate creative genius can flourish. The Chuck Jones Center for Creativity’s guiding mission is to animate dormant creative impulses with art classes, exhibitions, lectures, and film festivals. Classes, which welcome adults and kids alike, concentrate on topics such as dioramas, pastels, and illustration.