Past Events

Orientation »
January 11–14

Residence hall and apartments open
Wednesday, January 12

Final registration for spring 2005 (1–4 PM)
Thursday, January 13

National Porfolio Day »
Saturday, January 15, 10 am

National AIDS Memorial Design Competition Exhibition »
January 17–22

Orbit »
Sputnik Graphic Design exhibition
January 17–22

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Monday, January 17

Spring term classes begin
Tuesday, January 18

Last day to add or drop classes
Friday, January 28

Last day to register for an internship
Friday, January 28

First day to withdraw from classes
Monday, January 31

Stéphane Pratte »
Architecture lecture
Monday, January 31, 7 pm

Last day to add Graduate Studio Practice
Friday, February 4

Detlef Mertins »
CCA Graduate Studies/Wattis Institute Lecture Series
Monday, February 7, 7 pm

Steven Heller »
CCA Graduate Studies/Wattis Institute Lecture Series
Thursday, February 10, 7 pm

"Follow Me to Certain Death" with Vanessa Rewick »
San Francisco Cinematheque screening
Sunday, February 13, 7:30 pm

Johanna Grawunder »
Architecture lecture
Monday, February 14, 7 pm

Ocean Crossing: Osaka University of Arts–California College of the Arts Print Exchange »
Printmaking exhibition
February 15–22

Pablo Pardo, Pablo Inc. »
Wood/Furniture lecture
Wednesday, February 16, 7 pm

International Exchange Student Show »
February 20–27

The Future Is Behind You with Abigail Child »
San Francisco Cinematheque screening
Sunday, February 20, 7:30 pm

Presidents Day (classes will be held and all offices will be open)
Monday, February 21

Open House »
Saturday, February 26, 10 am

Marcelo Spina »
Architecture lecture
Monday, February 28, 7 pm

Deadline for make up of extensions from fall 2004
Friday, March 4

The Unexpected in Public Space »
Curatorial Practice exhibition
March 4–April 9

Cynthia Sailers and Standard Schaefer »
Small Press Traffic reading
Friday, March 4, 7:30 pm

A Sense of Site: From Calcutta to Afghanistan to Teheran »
San Francisco Cinematheque screening
Sunday, March 6, 7:30 pm

Midterm evaluations begin
Monday, March 7

Michael Speaks »
Architecture lecture
Monday, March 7, 7 pm

Sulan Kolatan
CANCELED
Monday, March 7, 7 pm

John Christakos, Blu Dot »
Wood/Furniture lecture
Wednesday, March 9, 7 pm

(e)motional: Women of Color Film Festival »
San Francisco Cinematheque screening
Sunday, March 13, 7:30 pm

Midterm evaluations end
Friday, March 18

New Experiments: Truong Tran »
Small Press Traffic reading
Friday, March 18, 7:30 pm

Spring break (no classes)
March 21–25

Registration and advising begins for continuing students for fall 2005
Monday, March 28

Safety & Security Week »
March 28–April 1

Christos Marcopoulos and Carol Moukheiber »
Architecture lecture
Monday, March 28, 7 pm

Side x Side »
PLAySPACE exhibition
March 29–April 8

Karen Fiss and Keith Thomas »
Faculty presentations
Wednesday, March 30, 11 am

Michel Bohbot »
Illustration lecture
Wednesday, March 30, 7 pm

Last day to withdraw from classes
Friday, April 1

Rob Fitterman and Michael Gottlieb »
Small Press Traffic reading
Friday, April 1, 7:30 pm

Graduate Open Studios »
Sunday, April 3, 12 pm

"Why Art Matters: How Art Shapes Our Lives?" »
Commonwealth Club panel discussion
Tuesday, April 5, 6 pm

Opening Reception for Monuments for the USA, Tariq Alvi, and Anthony Burdin »
Wednesday, April 6, 6:30 pm

Capp Street Project 2005: Tariq Alvi »
CCA Wattis Institute exhibition
April 7–May 14

Anthony Burdin: New Work »
CCA Wattis Institute exhibition
April 7–May 14

Monuments for the USA »
CCA Wattis Institute exhibition
April 7–May 21

Four Progressive Religious Leaders Speak Out About "Moral Values" »
Presented by Artists for Social Change and Political Awareness and Diversity Studies
Friday, April 8, 6:30 pm

Graduate Reading Series »
MFA Program in Writing
Friday, April 8, 7 pm

An Te Liu »
Architecture lecture
Monday, April 11, 7 pm

Panel discussion: "Downtime: Constructing Leisure" »
Monday, April 11, 7 pm

GlamMore »
PLAySPACE exhibition
April 14–May 5

Graduate Reading Series »
MFA Program in Writing
Friday, April 15, 7 pm

Spring Fair »
Saturday, April 16, 11 am

Anthony Burke »
Architecture lecture
Monday, April 18, 7 pm

Michael Fortune »
Wood/Furniture lecture
Tuesday, April 19, 7 pm

Dana Schutz »
CCA Graduate Studies/Wattis Institute Lecture Series
Thursday, April 21, 7 pm

End of registration and advising for continuing students for fall 2005
Friday, April 22

Barclay Simpson MFA Awards Exhibition »
April 22–29

Allison Cobb and Adeena Karasick »
Small Press Traffic reading
Friday, April 22, 7:30 pm

Registration begins for new students for fall 2005
Monday, April 25

Voodoo Vocals »
A live performance by Anthony Burdin
Wednesday, April 27, 8:30 pm

Threads: Gala Fashion Show »
Thursday, April 28, 6 pm

Pulling Threads »
Senior fashion show
Thursday, April 28, 10 pm

Graduate Reading Series »
MFA Program in Writing
Friday, April 29, 7 pm

The Show Formerly Known as a Show »
Media Arts Program annual juried film and video screening
Friday, April 29, 7–10 pm

Visual Criticism Thesis Presentations »
Saturday, April 30, 10 am–4 pm

of past and present, Taraneh Hemami and Persis Karim »
Center for Art and Public Life Visiting Artist and Scholar Program
Sunday, May 1, 7 pm

New Scandinavian Design »
Presentation of AIGA SF, CCA, and the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation
Thursday, May 5, 7 pm

Spring term classes end
Friday, May 6

Downtime: Constructing Leisure »
Film screening
Friday, May 6, 8 pm

Spring 2005 Interface Show »
Media Arts Program
Saturday, May 7, 7–10 pm

Residence hall closes at noon
Sunday, May 8

Graduate Exhibition: Opening Reception »
Thursday, May 12, 6–9 pm

Graduate Exhibition »
May 13–21

Baccalaureate Exhibition and Reception »
Friday, May 13, 5–7:30 pm

MFA in Writing Literary Salon »
Friday, May 13, 7–9 pm

War and Peace »
Small Press Traffic reading
Friday, May 13, 7:30 pm

Commencement »
Saturday, May 14, 2 pm

"Yes, and …" »
MFA in Design panel discussion
Tuesday, May 17, 6:30–8:30 pm

Young Photographers Exhibition »
May 18–24

Eleven Eleven Reading and Reception »
Thursday, May 19, 6:30–8:30 pm

Summer classes begin
Monday, May 23

Norma Cole and Susan Gevirtz »
Small Press Traffic reading
Friday, May 27, 7:30 pm

Registration deadline for summer internships
Friday, June 3

rePresent »
CrossConnections exhibition
June 4–19

Exhibition for Octavia Boulevard Housing Design Competition »
June 6–19

Paul Sahre »
Thursday, June 9, 7 pm

East Oakland Families Exhibition »
100 Families Oakland: Art & Social Change
June 16–29

rePresent »
Closing reception
Sunday, June 19, 4–7 pm

Registration for new students ends
Payment deadline for new and continuing students for fall 2005
Friday, July 15

Interior Designers Forum »
"Generations: A Legacy of Style"
Saturday, July 16, 10 am–5 pm

You Can Have It All »
PLAySPACE exhibition
July 19–August 5

Behind the Scenes in Interior Design »
Saturday, July 23, 10 am–5 pm

Romano Hänni »
"View from Basel: The Hand-Printed Book and Newspaper Design"
Thursday, July 28, 7 pm

Juried Exhibition: Altered & Strangely Democratic »
PLAySPACE exhibition
August 11–26

Elder Arts Celebration »
August 22–September 9

Faculty New Work Exhibition »
August 27–September 9

Hamaguchi Scholarship Exhibition »
August 31–September 15

New Student Exhibition »
September 6–9

Family Fun »
PLAySPACE exhibition
September 6–17

Kevin Killian »
Small Press Traffic Literary Arts Center reading
Friday, September 9, 7:30 pm

Faculty New Work Exhibition »
September 13–24

Rob Pruitt »
Graduate Studies/Wattis Institute Lecture Series
Tuesday, September 13, 7:30 pm

General Ideas: Rethinking Conceptual Art 1987–2005 »
Wattis Institute exhibition
September 15–November 13

Catherine Wagner »
Small Press Traffic Literary Arts Center reading
Friday, September 16, 7:30 pm

Scott Arford »
PLAySPACE performance
Tuesday, September 20, 6–9 pm

Center for Art and Public Life Open House »
Wednesday, September 21, 11 am–1 pm

Entangled Orbits: You Could Be Me »
PLAySPACE exhibition
September 22–October 4

George Albon and Rusty Morrison »
Small Press Traffic Literary Arts Center reading
Friday, September 23, 7:30 pm

Graduate Information Night »
Wednesday, September 28, 7 pm

Jeanne Dunning »
Graduate Studies/Wattis Institute Lecture Series
Wednesday, September 28, 7:30 pm

Inventioneering Architecture »
Architecture exhibition
October 3–27

Marc Angélil »
Graduate Studies/Wattis Institute Lecture Series and Architecture Lecture Series
Monday, October 3, 7:30 pm

Liam Gillick »
Graduate Studies/Wattis Institute Lecture Series
Tuesday, October 4, 7:30 pm

Richard La Trobe Bateman »
Wood/Furniture Lecture Series
Wednesday, October 5, 7 pm

All-College Honors & Scholarship Awards Exhibition »
October 6–22

Christine Hill »
Graduate Studies/Wattis Institute Lecture Series
Thursday, October 6, 7:30 pm

Echo de Pensees Sound Series: Brian O'Reilly and Stefanie Ku »
PLAySPACE performances
Thursday, October 6, 8 pm

Paolo Javier and Lyn Hejinian »
Small Press Traffic Literary Arts Center reading
Friday, October 7, 7:30 pm

Evidence Is Everywhere »
PLAySPACE exhibition
October 8–20

Andrea Deplazes, ETH Zurich »
Architecture Lecture Series
Monday, October 10, 7 pm

Pixar's Randy Nelson: "Art as a Team Sport" »
Monday, October 10, 7:30 pm

Architecture and Design Studio Tour: Fuseproject »
Tuesday, October 11, 4:30–6 pm

Franck André Jamme »
Graduate Studies/Wattis Institute Lecture Series
Tuesday, October 11, 7:30 pm

Nada Gordon and Gary Sullivan »
Small Press Traffic Literary Arts Center reading
Friday, October 14, 7:30 pm

Inès Lamunière and Patrick Devanthéry, EPFL Lausanne »
Architecture Lecture Series
Monday, October 17, 7 pm

Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid »
Graduate Studies/Wattis Institute Lecture Series
Monday, October 17, 7:30 pm

Architecture and Design Studio Tour: Pfau Architecture »
Tuesday, October 18, 4:30–6 pm

Evidence Is Everywhere »
San Francisco Cinematheque screening
Wednesday, October 19, 7:30 pm

Tammy Rae Carland: "Outpost (Work in Progress)" »
Photography lecture
Friday, October 21, 12:15 pm

Sarah Gambito and Stephanie Young »
Small Press Traffic Literary Arts Center reading
Friday, October 21, 7:30 pm

Open House »
Saturday, October 22, 10 am

100 Families Oakland: Fruitvale »
Dia de Los Muertos exhibition
October 23–November 20

Valerio Olgiati, SIU Swiss Italian University, Mendrisio »
Architecture Lecture Series
Monday, October 24, 7 pm

Arthur Ganson »
Artist Talk
Monday, October 24, 7:30 pm

Room Temp »
PLAySPACE exhibition
October 25–November 12

Con.TEXT »
Textiles Program exhibition
October 25–November 5

Architecture and Design Studio Tour: Jensen & Macy Architects »
Tuesday, October 25, 4:30–6 pm

Christopher C. Deam »
Wood/Furniture Lecture Series
Tuesday, October 25, 7 pm

Bay Area Regional MFA Debate & Team Trivia Tournament »
Wednesday, October 26, 7–9 pm

Marta Salas-Porras »
Graduate Studies/Wattis Institute Lecture Series
Thursday, October 27, 7:30 pm

Dirk Hebel and Jörg Stollmann, ETH Zurich »
Architecture Lecture Series
Monday, October 31, 7 pm

Seventh Annual Ronald and Anita Wornick Award Exhibition »
November 1–11

Artists and Writing – School Applications, Statements and Proposals
CANCELED
Tuesday, November 1, 7–8:30 pm

Lu Jie »
Graduate Studies/Wattis Institute Lecture Series
Tuesday, November 1, 7:30 pm

Meg Cranston »
Graduate Studies/Wattis Institute Lecture Series
Thursday, November 3, 7:30 pm

Rocco Yim: "Being Chinese in Architecture" »
Architecture Lecture Series
Monday, November 7, 7 pm

Graduate Information Night »
Wednesday, November 9, 7 pm

How to Philosophize with a Flicker »
San Francisco Cinematheque screening
Wednesday, November 9, 7:30 pm

Cornelia Parker »
Graduate Studies/Wattis Institute Lecture Series
Thursday, November 10, 7:30 pm

Arts of Fashion Runway Competition: "Art + Fashion + Industry" »
Saturday, November 12, 7–9 pm

Echo de Pensees Sound Series: Joe Colley and Kenneth Atchley »
PLAySPACE performances
Monday, November 14, 8 pm

Lock-In
CANCELED
November 15–19

Undergraduate Writing Information Night »
Tuesday, November 15, 7 pm

Oliver Herring »
Textiles/Graduate Studies lecture
Tuesday, November 15, 7:30 pm

Aesthetics of Ecology: Occupying Space for Sustainable Living »
Alumni Exhibition Series
November 16–December 8

Oakland Independent Art Space Proprietors »
Panel discussion
Wednesday, November 16, 4–5 pm

Curating Ideologies and Social Exchange – Will Bradley and Lu Jie in Conversation with Kate Fowle »
Curatorial Practice panel discussion
Sunday, November 20, 4 pm

Kirby and Fletcher: Side by Side »
San Francisco Cinematheque screening
Sunday, November 20, 7:30 pm

Yung Ho Chang »
Graduate Studies/Wattis Institute Lecture Series and Architecture Lecture Series
Monday, November 21, 7:30 pm

Michael Hurwitz »
Wood/Furniture Lecture Series
Tuesday, November 22, 7 pm

Academic and administrative holiday
Friday, November 25

Hysterical Paroxysm »
PLAySPACE exhibition
November 29–December 10

Ilya and Emilia Kabakov »
Graduate Studies/Wattis Institute Lecture Series
Tuesday, November 29, 7:30 pm

Capp Street Project: Jeanne Dunning »
Wattis Institute exhibition
November 30, 2005–February 18, 2006

A Brief History of Invisible Art »
Wattis Institute exhibition
November 30, 2005–February 18, 2006

Artur Żmijewski: "Repetition" »
Wattis Institute exhibition
November 30, 2005–February 18, 2006

Artur Żmijewski and Professor Philip Zimbardo: A Conversation »
Wattis Institute artist talk
Wednesday, November 30, 6 pm

Time Bomb »
First Year Program exhibition
Friday, December 2, 7–10 pm

Echo de Pensees Sound Series: Sixes »
PLAySPACE performances
Friday, December 2, 8 pm

Holiday Fair »
Saturday, December 3, 11 am–3 pm

Independent Press Spotlight: Eleven Eleven & Two Lines: A Journal of Translation »
Tuesday, December 6, 7:30 pm

Reception: Youth Mentorship Studio »
Center for Art and Public Life
Wednesday, December 7, 4–6 pm

Typecast: The Art of the Typographic Film Title »
David Peters, Exbrook and Design Films
Wednesday, December 7, 5 pm

Overdoing the Movies: A Big Band Covers the Standards »
San Francisco Cinematheque screening
Wednesday, December 7, 7:30 pm

Rob Epstein »
Graduate Studies/Wattis Institute Lecture Series
Thursday, December 8, 7:30 pm

Space/Craft: Crafted Objects for Domestic Space »
Wood/Furniture exhibition
Friday, December 9, 5–7 pm

Jacqueline Gerretsen »
Textiles Exhibition
December 12–17

Fantastic Amnesia »
PLAySPACE exhibition
December 13, 2005–January 7, 2006

Andrea Fraser »
Graduate Studies/Wattis Institute Lecture Series
Tuesday, December 13, 7:30 pm

Applications due for Community Student Fellows »
Thursday, December 15

Fall term classes end
Friday, December 16

Interface »
Media Arts Exhibition
Friday, December 16, 7–10 pm

Out of Your Seat »
Wood/Furniture exhibition
December 17–22