Note: This page showcases the wide selection of end-of-year events CCA hosted in 2011. Events listed here are for illustrative purposes only; all events have passed.

How to locate a specific event
(Note: When possible, a link to the CCA calendar of events is provided for additional information.)

Events are listed by categories:

undergraduate
graduate
ENGAGE at CCA

Programs are listed in alphabetical order within the aforementioned categories, with multidisciplinary events listed at top.

Multiple event listings for a specific program are listed chronologically by calendar date.

Unable to locate a specific event?
Check the CCA calendar of events. Select a desired program to see just that program's scheduled events. Alternatively, use the search feature at the top of the page to search the CCA website. If you still cannot find a specific event, contact the program directly.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

Multidisciplinary Events

Baccalaureate Exhibition
May 12–17
Reception: Thurs., May 12, 6–9 p.m.
The best work of CCA's undergraduate class of 2011, featuring works in all media, from painting to sculpture, photography, media arts, and more. Details »

Architecture

Architecture Final Reviews
April 27–May 1
Details »

synthesis
Thursday, May 12–21 (Opening reception Thursday, May 12)
Presented by the Architecture Program
2011 Architecture & Interior Design Graduation Exhibition

Fashion Design

Annual Fashion Show
Presented by the Fashion Design Program
Friday, May 13, 8–10:30 p.m.
CCA's annual Fashion Show is the capstone experience for students graduating from the Fashion Design Program. Featuring the original collections of up-and-coming designers, it is a high-caliber runway presentation with professional models. Details »

Film

What You See Is What You Get
Presented by the Film Program
Thursday, May 5, 7:30–9:30 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m. for refreshments)
Join the CCA Film Program for What You See Is What You Get, an evening of films, soundworks, readings, and music featuring student work from the 2010–11 academic year. Details »

Furniture

Senior Presentation
Presented by the Furniture Program
Friday, May 6, 5–8 p.m. (opening reception)
Friday, May 20, 5–8 p.m. (closing reception)
Join us for a special end-of-year presentation of senior student work at Mina Dresden Gallery. The collection of works highlights Carly Borman, Janette Banner, Michele Marti, Lukas Nickerson, and Andrew Perkins. Details »

Graphic Design

Graphic Design Thesis and Level 3 Review (Reception)
Presented by the Graphic Design Program
Friday, May 6, 6–8 pm
Come celebrate the work of CCA's undergraduate Graphic Design students. Thesis exhibition, Level 3 Review, and final portfolios will all be on display and refreshments will be served. Details »

Illustration

Illustration Thesis Show (Reception)
Thursday, May 5, 6–8 p.m.
Join our entire program to view and celebrate the work of CCA's senior Illustration class. This exhibit is the result of the course "Illustration 6: Thesis," the final in a series required for Illustration majors. Details »

Industrial Design

Freshly Squeezed: BFA Industrial Design Exhibition
Thursday, May 12, 6–9 p.m.
Presented by the Industrial Design Program
The senior class of the Industrial Design Program at CCA has spent the last year designing experiences around how we interact and redefine our involvement with food. Twenty-one young designers will debut their work at SOMARTS in this show. Details »

Interaction Design

**Re-Designing the Airline User Experience Across Multiple Interactive Touchpoints **
Friday, May 6, Noon–2 p.m. (followed by a Q&A from 2–3 p.m.)
Presented by the Interaction Design Program
Come out and see these Interaction Design final presentations for yourself to learn what design innovations and creative manipulations are springing from the minds of the newest members of the Interaction Design Program. Details »

Visual Studies Program

Visual Studies Spring Symposium
Friday, April 15, 2–5:30 p.m.
At the Visual Studies Spring Symposium, graduating seniors in the Visual Studies Program will share papers on their undergraduate thesis topics. In its inaugural year, this symposium will include presentations by six students, whose work demonstrates the meaningful connections that can be made between objects of visual culture and critical theory. Details »

24/7 2011: The State of the Art in DIY Video
Saturday, April 16, 10 a.m.–8 p.m.
The theme of the 2011 show is “collective action,” as videomakers reach out to others, creating active communities in dialogue. The program includes examples from the most prominent forms of amateur video production. Details »

Writing and Literature Program

Writing and Literature Senior Readings
Presented as part of CCA's HearSay Reading Series
Tuesday, April 12, 7:30–9:30 p.m.

Spring 2011 Humble Pie release party
Presented as part of CCA's HearSay Reading Series
Tuesday, April 19, 7:30–9:30 p.m.

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Architecture

Architecture Final Reviews
Details »
Friday, April 29
MArch Studio: 3–7 p.m.

synthesis
Thursday, May 12–21 (Opening reception Thursday, May 12)
Presented by the Architecture Program
2011 Architecture & Interior Design Graduation Exhibition

Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice

God Only Knows Who the Audience Is: Performance, Video, and Television Through the Lens of La Mamelle / ART COM (April 21–July 2)
Reception: Thursday, April 21, 6–8 p.m.
This exhibition investigates the notion of "performing" as a medium and a site of mediation. It focuses on works from the 1970s and 1980s, a time when emerging technologies such as the Portapak and cable television were transforming the way that artists documented, shared, and, ultimately, performed their work. Details »

Curatorial Practice Thesis Symposium
Presented by the Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice
Saturday, April 30, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Candidates in the Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice offer presentations of their thesis work to their peers, advisors, and community. Details »

Give Them the Picture—Book Launch
May 12, 6-8 p.m.
On the evening of the MFA Thesis Exhibition reception, the Wattis Institute and CCA's Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice will host a panel discussion to mark the launch of the publication Give Them the Picture. Details »

Graduate Program in Design

Graduate Design Thesis Exhibition
May 12–21
Reception: Thurs., May 12, 6–10 p.m.
The Graduate Program in Design is proud to present the 2011 MFA in Design Thesis Exhibition. Come celebrate a new generation of designers. Details »

Graduate Design Thesis Presentations & Gallery Talks
Thesis presentations: May 11–12
Gallery talks: May 13
Graduating students of the Graduate Program in Design at CCA have broadened and honed their design skills and fluency, while expanding their field of view through trandisciplinary collaboration and cross-pollination. Join us for the thesis presentations and gallery talks. Details »

Graduate Program in Fine Arts

Graduate Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition
May 12–21
Reception: Thurs., May 12, 6–10 p.m.
The Graduate Program in Fine Arts is proud to present the 2011 MFA Thesis Exhibition. This exciting exhibition is the culmination of a demanding course of study, production and review. We welcome you to witness the results and join us in congratulating the graduating class of 2011. Details »

Graduate Program in Visual and Critical Studies

Visual and Critical Studies Spring Symposium
Sunday, May 1, 2011, 10 am–6 pm
At this symposium, presentations by the graduating class will share critical perspectives and professional narratives that affirm the centrality of the visual. Details »

MBA in Design Strategy

Venture Night
Presented by the MBA in Design Strategy program
Saturday, May 7, 7–10 p.m.
Graduating MBA in Design Strategy students present their projects from Venture Studio, the final course in the program. Details »

MFA Program in Writing

Word. World. 2011
Presented by the MFA Program in Writing
Friday, April 1, 8, 15, 22 (7–9 p.m.)
Details »
Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, performances, and creations in between by graduate students in the MFA Program in Writing. Each reading is followed by a reception. This semester the program celebrates 10 years of literary accomplishment.

ENGAGE at CCA

ENGAGE at CCA is an innovative initiative combining the Community Arts Program’s successful model of community engagement with the project-based learning approach of the architecture and design disciplines. Activated across academic programs, ENGAGE at CCA serves as a hub to connect interested faculty and students to community partners and relevant outside experts.

Richmond and the Arts
Richmond Arts Center / Stuart Kendall
Friday, April 29
11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Richmond Art Center
2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond

Under the guidance of Critical Studies faculty Stuart Kendall, students from Textiles to Critical Studies to Curatorial Practice delved into the archives at the Richmond Arts Center to uncover a wide range of cultural artifacts and their historical significance. The course strongly emphasized reflection on the subject matter, as well as its relationship to the students’ given disciplines, resulting in a rich variety of presentation from videos and chapbooks to an archival exhibition.
www.therac.org

ENGAGE: Furniture Production 1
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts + Council Design / Russell Baldon
Tuesday, May 3
9 a.m.–3 p.m.
YBCA Grand Lobby
701 Mission Street, San Francisco

In his second ENGAGE course, Furniture faculty Russell Baldon partnered with Yerba Buena Center for the Arts to engage 13 CCA students in responding to the spatial needs of YBCA visitors and staff through furniture proposals. Students have based their ideas on the organization’s four Big Ideas—Dare, Encounter, Reflect, Soar—with the intention that select pieces be installed in YBCA’s Grand Lobby.
www.ybca.org
www.councildesign.com

Intercultural Gardens
Emerson Elementary School + Ploughshares Nursery / Susanne Cockrell
Thursday, May 5
1:30–3:30 p.m.
Emerson Elementary School
4803 Lawton Avenue, Oakland

Partnering with Emerson Elementary school in the Temescal District of Oakland, this ENGAGE course is developing curriculum for a K-5 classroom in CCA's Oakland neighborhood and constructing garden spaces on their campus. CCA students and Emerson Elementary youth are looking at a range of contemporary international gardens as models for this perspective, and exploring how specific cities, schools, neighborhoods and immigrant communities are generating gardens that educate and empower their communities, grow food and create social spaces for communication and integration.
www.ploughsharesnursery.com

Local Fiber Incubator
Sustainable Cotton Project + Windrush Farm / Lynda Grose & Mimi Robinson
Friday, May 6
11 a.m.–2 p.m.
N13, CCA San Francisco campus
1111 Eighth Street, San Francisco

Students in Lynda Grose's and Mimi Robinson’s "Local Fiber Incubator" course were challenged to explore the range of local fibers, their textile applications, and local trade outlets in partnership with the Sustainable Cotton Project and Petaluma-based Windrush Farm. Students worked with ranchers, farmers and a local spinner to produce textile prototypes and documentation of local fiber from its harvest to final sale.
www.sustainablecotton.org

ENGAGE: Teaching Practices
Emery Secondary School + Emeryville Public Art Commission / Trena Noval
Tuesday, May 10
4:30–6:30 p.m.
Ruby’s Café
6233 Hollis Street, Emeryville

In an ongoing partnership with Emery Secondary School and the Emeryville Public Art Commission, students in Trena Noval’s course developed arts curriculum for 8th grade and high school students leading to a series of collaborative public art projects. The projects focus on identity in and outside one’s community, and build upon a review of public artists engaged in culture jamming as well as art organizations and community groups.

See ENGAGE at CCA or email engage@cca.edu for more information about this innovative interdisciplinary program.

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