CCA News
CCA Wattis Director Jens Hoffmann Appointed Curator of 12th International Istanbul Biennial
Posted on Friday, January 7, 2011, by Brenda Tucker
CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts Director Jens Hoffmann and the independent Brazilian curator Adriano Pedrosa have been named cocurators of the 12th International Istanbul Biennial to be held September 17–November 13, 2011. Hoffmann and Pedrosa are expected to announce a conceptual framework for the biennial in fall 2010.
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Posted on Friday, September 10, 2010, by Brenda Tucker
The CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts will present the exhibition Huckleberry Finn from September 28 through December 11, 2010, in the Logan Galleries on the San Francisco campus of California College of the Arts. The exhibition is free and open to the public, with an opening reception on Tuesday, September 28, from 6–8 p.m.
Read the rest >>>Architecture's Lisa Findley Designated Keynote Speaker at Indigenous Place-Making Symposium in Melbourne
Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010, by Brenda Tucker
CCA's Lisa Findley, professor and chair of the Bachelor of Architecture Program, has been invited to serve as the keynote speaker at the Practices, Processes & Politics of Indigenous Place-Making symposium in Melbourne, Australia, June 25–26, at the University of Melbourne.
Read the rest >>>Architectural Association Global Visiting School and CCA Offer Biodynamic Structures Workshop July 12–21
Posted on Thursday, May 27, 2010, by Brenda Tucker
The Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA) San Francisco Global School: Biodynamic Structures is a 10-day intensive Global Visiting School workshop, hosted by California College of the Arts (CCA) from July 12–21, 2010, on CCA’s San Francisco campus.
Students in the course will explore active systems in nature, extracting logics of organization, geometry, structure, and mathematics. They will investigate biomimetic principles, then analyze, design, and fabricate prototypes that respond to electronic and environmental stimuli.
Read the rest >>>CCA Presents the Graduate Program in Design 2010 Thesis Events
Posted on Sunday, March 28, 2010, by Brenda Tucker
The Graduate Program in Design at California College of the Arts will hold its year-end thesis events May 4–6, 2010, on its San Francisco campus, located at 1111 Eighth Street (at 16th and Wisconsin).
A reception party to celebrate the program’s newest graduates is planned for May 5 at 5:30 p.m., which will feature food, drink, and a guest DJ. (Visit the graduate thesis events website for a schedule of each day’s events. All events are free and open to the public.)
Read the rest >>>CCA Presents Its MFA Exhibition, Curatorial Practice Thesis Exhibition, and Baccalaureate Exhibition
Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, by Brenda Tucker
California College of the Arts will host opening receptions for three major year-end exhibitions on Thursday, May 6, from 6–9 p.m.: the MFA Exhibition, We have as much time as it takes, and the Baccalaureate Exhibition. We have as much time as it takes is the thesis exhibition of CCA's Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice, being presented in the galleries of the CCA Wattis Institute for the first time in the program's seven-year history.
Read the rest >>>CCA Presents Its MFA Exhibition, Curatorial Practice Thesis Exhibition, and Baccalaureate Exhibition
Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, by Brenda Tucker
California College of the Arts will host opening receptions for three major year-end exhibitions on Thursday, May 6, from 6–9 p.m.: the MFA Exhibition, We have as much time as it takes, and the Baccalaureate Exhibition. We have as much time as it takes is the thesis exhibition of CCA's Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice, being presented in the galleries of the CCA Wattis Institute for the first time in the program's seven-year history.
Read the rest >>>CCA 2010 Senior Fashion Show to Take Place May 7, 2010
Posted on Thursday, March 18, 2010, by Brenda Tucker
The Fashion Design Program at California College of the Arts is pleased to announce the 2010 Senior Fashion Show, to be held at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 7, at CCA's San Francisco campus. The show is juried by industry professionals and features original designs worn by runway models. General-admission tickets are $30 in advance and $40 at the door; VIP tickets are $100 and include reserved seating at the event plus admission to the Champagne & Chocolate pre-party at 6:30 p.m.
Read the rest >>>CCA 2010 Senior Fashion Show to Take Place May 7, 2010
Posted on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, by Brenda Tucker
The Fashion Design Program at California College of the Arts is pleased to announce the 2010 Senior Fashion Show, to be held at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 7, at CCA's San Francisco campus. The show is juried by industry professionals and features original designs worn by runway models. General-admission tickets are $30 in advance and $40 at the door; VIP tickets are $100 and include reserved seating at the event plus admission to the Champagne & Chocolate pre-party at 6:30 p.m.
Read the rest >>>Make Yourself at Home in Thom Faulders's Cozy BAMscape
Posted on Friday, January 29, 2010, by Brenda Tucker
BAMscape, an installation created by CCA Architecture associate professor Thom Faulders for the central atrium of the Berkeley Art Museum, is an 1,550-square-foot sculpture/furniture/stage that invites direct physical interaction, with undulating curves for people to relax against and multiple electric outlets for plugging in laptops. Museum visitors, students, art lovers, and performance attendees are all invited to make themselves at ease here; even sitting with your coffee is OK, as it has been designed to withstand spills.
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