Interdisciplinary Studies News
Rachel Schreiber: Gender and Activism in a Little Magazine
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2011, by Lindsey Westbrook
Gender and Activism in a Little Magazine
Ashgate, 2011
Hardcover, 194 pages, $104.95
Interweaving nuanced discussions of politics, visuality, and gender, Director of Humanities and Sciences Rachel Schreiber uncovers the complex ways that gender figures into the graphic satire created by artists for the New York-based socialist journal, the Masses. This exceptional magazine was published between 1911 and 1917, during an unusually radical decade in American history and featured cartoons drawn by artists of the Ashcan School and others, addressing questions of politics, gender, labor, and class. Rather than viewing art from the Masses primarily in terms of its critical social stances or aesthetic choices, however, this study uses these images to open up new ways of understanding the complexity of early-20th-century viewpoints.
Read the rest >>>Water Works: Science-Infused Courses Underscore Sustainable Design, Artistic Expression
Posted on Tuesday, March 1, 2011, by Jim Norrena
Last month the humanities and sciences division at California College of the Arts presented Water Works, an exhibition on the Oakland campus that showcased collaborative and independent student projects that featured water as the running theme.
Read the rest >>>A Library of Materials with Archivist Jake Sollins
Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2011, by Marion Anthonisen
The only collection of its kind at any art school in the country, the CCA Materials Library is an interdisciplinary space where students explore texture and engage imagination. Within its walls, fashion students envision constructing purses from heavy-duty conveyor belt textiles. Film students see high-performance sailcloth and imagine large-scale video projection screens. The idea is to inspire through tactile experimentation, and it's a pretty awesome place. Check out the video tour above. Many thanks to CCA alum Jake Sollins for taking us through the archive!
Read the rest >>>Alumna Rika Ohara's Film About Yoko Ono Awarded Best Film at London Independent Film Festival
Posted on Thursday, November 4, 2010, by Jim Norrena
Filmmaker and CCA alumna Rika Ohara’s (BFA General Fine Arts 1983) recent film, The Heart of No Place (2009), garnered the Best Film (International) award at the eighth annual London Independent Film Festival (LIFF) in April.
Read the rest >>>Presence and Absence: Creating Memorials with the Zen Hospice Project
Posted on Thursday, September 2, 2010, by Jason Engelund
This spring (2012) Anne Wolf will collaborate with the Zen Hospice Project of San Francisco to teach her course "Presence and Absence," which is part of the college's ENGAGE at CCA initiative. Students enrolled in the course will focus their studies on end-of-life care, as they create a series of memorial pillows for the organization's newly renovated Guest House.
Read the rest >>>Michele Pred: Crafty Conceptualist
Posted on Tuesday, December 15, 2009, by Lindsey Westbrook
Michele Pred: CCA alumna (Interdisciplinary Fine Arts 1990), CCA faculty member, collector of confiscated objects, new mom, self-taught technology junkie, and multitalented crafty conceptual artist, recently entered a new phase in her colorful career: shopdropping.
Read the rest >>>Pie Ranch Serves Up Sustainable Farming
Posted on Sunday, August 23, 2009, by Sarah Owens
An interdisciplinary group of CCA students gathered this summer to connect with a rural community and get their hands dirty. Pie Ranch, a local nonprofit organization and farm that teaches about sustainable farming practices, served as their classroom. It is located near Pescadero, a coastal town about 70 miles south of San Francisco.
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