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Furniture Students ENGAGE YBCA's Big Ideas
Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2011, by Sarah Owens
California College of the Arts and San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) paired up this spring when “Production Furniture 1” students, taught and developed by Furniture Program chair Russell Baldon, created new and original furniture designs for YBCA’s grand lobby. The course is a part of ENGAGE at CCA, an interdisciplinary project-based learning initiative at the college that encourages interaction and collaboration between CCA students and community partners.
Community Building
The idea for a project-based furniture course in collaboration with YBCA stemmed from a conversation between Baldon and YBCA graphic designer crystal am-nelson. They had started a conversation at a previous YBCA event about the lack of unique, dynamic furniture in the grand lobby space. The project was born soon thereafter.
“We started with a basic problem in that we needed new furniture for our lobby,” said nelson. “And I felt that whatever we chose had to be very representative of who we truly are, which is not easy to find at a furniture store. That’s when I thought about continuing to work with local design students by co-creating a process where their work could be transformed into a real-life situation while they were still in school.
“I also was interested in experimenting with the museum as a laboratory for emerging artists and educational institutions,” nelson revealed. “It was wonderful to witness their development and excitement for the project throughout the various stages.”
Read the rest >>>CCA Presents Its 2011 Graduate Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition May 12-21, 2011
Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2011, by Sarah Owens
California College of the Arts will present its 2011 Graduate Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition from Thursday, May 12, through Saturday, May 21 (10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. daily), with an opening reception on May 12 from 6 to 10 p.m. The exhibition features works by the nearly 50 artists graduating this spring from CCA’s MFA program. The presentation unfolds throughout CCA’s San Francisco campus, giving visitors an opportunity to tour most of the college. The exhibition and opening reception are free and open to the public.
Read the rest >>>CCA's Fashion Design Program is Proud to Present the Annual Fashion Show 2011 Friday, May 13
Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2011, by Sarah Owens
The Fashion Design Program at California College of the Arts is pleased to announce the Annual Fashion Show 2011, to be held at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 13, 2011, at CCA’s San Francisco campus, located at 1111 Eighth Street. 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 a champagne reception at 6:30 p.m. and preferred seating at the event.
Read the rest >>>God Only Knows Who the Audience Is: Performance, Video, and Television Through the Lens of La Mamelle / ART COM
Posted on Monday, March 28, 2011, by Sarah Owens
God Only Knows Who the Audience Is: Performance, Video, and Television Through the Lens of La Mamelle / ART COM is an exhibition produced by the graduating class of the Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice at California College of the Arts with the support of the Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts. The exhibition will run April 21 through July 2, 2011, in the Wattis Institute galleries on the San Francisco campus of California College of the Arts. The exhibition is free and open to the public. There will be a reception event on Thursday, April 21, 2011, from 6-8 p.m.
Read the rest >>>The CCA Wattis Institute For Contemporary Arts Presents The Exhibition The Magnificent Seven: Kris Martin: Hammarby!
Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, by Sarah Owens
The CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts will present the exhibition "The Magnificent Seven: Kris Martin: Hammarby!" from February 15 through April 9, 2011, in the upper Logan Galleries on the San Francisco campus of California College of the Arts. The exhibition is free and open to the public. It begins on February 15, and there will be a reception event on Tuesday, March 29, 2011, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Read the rest >>>California College Of The Arts Presents Craft Forward Symposium 2011
Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, by Sarah Owens
California College of the Arts will present the Craft Forward Symposium 2011 on April 1-3, 2011. The symposium will be held at the Mission Bay Conference Center at the University of California, San Francisco. Additional programming, including pre-symposium events and the Craft Forward Soiree, will be held at CCA’s Oakland and San Francisco campuses. Registration for the symposium and tickets for the soiree are available now at Brown Paper Tickets.
Read the rest >>>CCA's Pre-College Program: 25 Years Preparing Young Adults for College Life!
Posted on Friday, February 25, 2011, by Sarah Owens
Now celebrating its 25th year, CCA's Pre-College Program, administered by the Office of Special Programs, has a long-standing tradition of combining an art college experience with world-class art instruction.
Pre-College students are immersed in art education, yet also steeped in real-world college life—a unique and rewarding combination of benefits that truly makes a student’s transition to college life more successful.
Academic Rigor + Social Engagement
Read the rest >>>Architecture Faculty Members Win ACSA Faculty Design Award
Posted on Friday, February 25, 2011, by Sarah Owens
CCA Architecture faculty members Jason Kelly Johnson and Nataly Gattegno won a 2010 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Faculty Design Award for Aurora, a collaborative project. Only three awards were issued this year. Juried winners are selected from a pool of over 5,000 faculty members from over 200 eligible academic institutions.
Read the rest >>>The CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts Presents the Exhibition Route 2: Undisclosed Destination
Posted on Monday, January 31, 2011, by Sarah Owens
Given the increasingly international nature of the art world, not to mention culture in general, is it realistic to generalize about the artistic production of a particular geographical region? Route 2: Undisclosed Destination considers this question in the context of the West Coast. The exhibition will take place from February 15 through April 9, 2011, 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, February 15, from 6-8 p.m.
Read the rest >>>Two Artadia Awards Mark Double Win for CCA Fine Arts Faculty
Posted on Friday, January 7, 2011, by Sarah Owens
Artadia: The Fund For Art and Dialogue honored not one, but two California College of the Arts Fine Arts faculty members with a 2009 Artadia Award: Allison Smith, an assistant professor in the Sculpture and Fine Arts programs, and James Gobel, associate professor and interim chair for Painting/Drawing.
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