Special Programs News
SF Weekly: John Waters Talks About Censorship, Bad Taste, The Simpsons, and San Francisco
Posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, by Allison Byers
John Waters' reputation precedes him -- and we bet that gives him no end of glee. The Baltimore native featured the plentiful drag queen Divine in many of his early features, and he took on topics such as baby farms, an adult who lives in a playpen, and a competition between two people to be the most disgusting human on the planet. Waters makes San Francisco his home -- at least part time. He calls his residence in the city "the apartment that Hairspray bought me," referring to one of his biggest commercial successes.
Read the rest >>>CCA Extension Summer Writing Course
Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2012, by Carol Pitts
Writing Travel Stories @ CCA
EXWRT–1501–01
Instructor: Marianne Rogoff
Sat., 10 a.m.–2 p.m., June 9, July 14, August 4
3 sessions. $140. Noncredit. Prerequisite: none
Urban Mobility Courses at CCA
Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, by Carol Pitts
California College of the Arts / Urban Mobility Program
CCA is pleased to announce the third summer of our Urban Mobility Program on the San Francisco campus. Look for additional courses with this curricular emphasis in the future.
CCA's summer 2012 frame-building courses are scheduled to meet in the evenings and on weekends to accommodate participants' work schedules. Enrollment in each course is limited to just 10 students; each course meets for a total of 100 hours.
Read the rest >>>Summer Writing Skills Workshop for Incoming CCA International Students
Posted on Monday, March 19, 2012, by Carol Pitts
CCA is pleased to offer a new Summer Writing Skills Workshop for Incoming CCA International Students in which students can take care of their Writing Skills Workshop requirement before school starts in the fall! Workshop students move into housing one month early, become familiar with the Bay Area before the start of fall classes, and work on their English language skills.
Read the rest >>>Interdisciplinary Critique Course Summer 2012
Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, by Carol Pitts
New Mexico: Sustainability through Creative Practice
Instructor: Jeff Gibson
Offcampus / CRITI–300–02
Prerequisites: completion of sophomore level by summer 2012 and instructor approval
August 6–20, Mon.–Sun., 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
More detailed information is available. Earlier registration and payment/refund deadlines apply.
Social Sciences Course Summer 2012
Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, by Carol Pitts
2012: Apocalyptic Modernity
Instructor: Ignacio Valero
OAK / SOCSC–200–01 / 15 sessions
Prerequisite: ENG1, Intro to Modern Arts, FiCS
June 4–July 9 (no class 7/4), Mon./Tues./Thurs., 6:45–9:45 p.m.
Graduate Courses Summer 2012
Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, by Carol Pitts
D.R.I.V.E.: Developing Responsible Innovative & Vibrant Enterprises
Instructor: Elizabeth Doty
SF / DSMBA–630–01 / 5 sessions
Prerequisite: none
June 1–2, Fri.–Sat., 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
June 29–30, Fri.–Sat., 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
August 3, Fri., 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
SF Gate: Innovation on agenda for 'technology mayor' Ed Lee
Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2012, by Allison Byers
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee laid out his "innovation portfolio" for 2012 during an industry awards ceremony Wednesday night, articulating his plan to harness technology to improve city services and reiterating his self-appointed role as the "technology mayor."
Read the rest >>>Summer Abroad in Paris, France
Posted on Thursday, February 9, 2012, by Carol Pitts
PARIS: ANIMATION BY DESIGN
Instructor: Erik Adigard, with Laurence Arcadias
July 9–27 (July 28–August 6 / exploration of Paris)
Description
Big cities naturally tend toward entropy, but great cities adapt through design—great design. Urban culture is all that happens between these two notions. It is what we aim to explore in one of the world's most beautiful, yet complex cities.
Read the rest >>>Summer Abroad in Brazil
Posted on Wednesday, February 8, 2012, by Carol Pitts
Brazil: Rio Olympics / Event as Urbanism
Instructors: Sandra Vivanco, with Christopher Roach
August 6–26, 2012