CCA at CAA

Please join California College of the Arts at the College Art Association’s 100th annual conference in Los Angeles February 22–25. CCA faculty and alumni will be participating in various panel discussions throughout the conference. (See event schedule below.)

We invite you to drop by the CCA booth at the conference’s Book and Trade Fair to meet esteemed members of our faculty. We're looking forward to meeting you!

Special Reception for Alumni

Join faculty and alumni on February 23 for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and networking at the CCA Alumni Reception with CCA President Beal.

Schedule of Events

Visit CAA schedule of events to view all events.
If you have questions about the events listed below, or want additional information, please contact Director of Graduate Admissions Noel Dahl.

Wednesday, February 22

The Challenge of Nazi Art

2:30 –5:00 p.m.
Karen A. Fiss, CCA Design and Architecture faculty
West Hall Meeting Room 502AB, Level 2, Los Angeles Convention Center

Thursday, February 23

Conversations on Affect and Archives

12:30 –2:00 p.m.
Panel chairs: Tirza True Latimer, program chair of Graduate Program in Visual and Critical Studies; Virginia Solomon, University of Southern California
Concourse Meeting Room 403B, Level 2, Los Angeles Convention Center

Transcending Compliance Models: Diversity in Theory and Practice

12:30–2:00 p.m.
Tina Takemoto, CCA Visual Studies, Fine Arts, Visual and Critical Studies faculty
Concourse Meeting Room 408B, Level 2, Los Angeles Convention Center

CCA Alumni Reception with CCA President Beal

5:30-7:00 p.m.
Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Lobby Level
404 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles

Friday, February 24

Journal of Curatorial Studies Launch

1 p.m.
The Journal of Curatorial Studies is a new international, peer-reviewed publication that explores the increasing relevance of curating and its impact on exhibitions, institutions, audiences, aesthetics and display culture. The journal contains a research article authored by CCA Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice chair Leigh Markopoulos.
Intellect Booth, Book and Trade Fair Exhibition Room, Los Angeles Convention Center

Saturday, February 25

Challenging Societal Assumptions and Creating Community: Asian American Women Artists

12:30–2:00 p.m.
Chair: Lydia Nakashima Degarrod, CCA Diversity and Critical Studies
West Hall Meeting Room 502B, Level 2, Los Angeles Convention Center

Situating Expanded Cinema in Postwar Art Practice

2:30–5 p.m.
Presenter: Andrew Weiner, University of California, Berkeley (CCA CURP Faculty)
Concourse Meeting Room 409AB, Level 2, Los Angeles Convention Center

About CAA

The College Art Association includes among its members those who by vocation or avocation are concerned about and/or committed to the practice of art, teaching, and research of and about the visual arts and humanities. Over 14,000 artists, art historians, scholars, curators, collectors, educators, art publishers, and other visual-arts professionals are individual members. Another 2,000 university art and art-history departments, museums, libraries, and professional and commercial organizations hold institutional memberships. Learn more »