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Nob Hill Gazette dives deep into CCA's vision of creating a unified campus in San Francisco. Learn more about Studio Gang's design process to realize this vision.

Congratulations to Film faculty member Genevieve Quick for receiving the 2024 San Francisco Bay Area Artadia Award.

In an interview with The Creative Independent, painter and muralist Chelsea Ryoko Wong (BFA Printmaking 2010) talks about challenging yourself, changing focus, and being conscientious of how you use your time.

Led by faculty members Margaret Ikeda, Evan Jones, and Negar Kalantar, CCA Architecture students collaborated with UCSF microbiology students to develop a biomaterial architectural system out of shellfish and eggshell waste.

CCA alums Robert Arneson (BFA Art Education 1956) and Viola Frey (BFA Ceramics 1956) are among ten artists featured in a roundup of Bay Area creatives who have significantly influenced the art scene unique to San Francisco.

A two-day event uncovering how materials are creatively wielded to imagine, promote, and enact resistance to the status quo in American art and visual culture.

Students Layla Namak and Shane Chavez design a high-speed rail system to enhance educational opportunities and connect the Central Valley to various cities throughout California.

In an interview with LA Review of Books, Critical Studies faculty member Julian Carter shares the intimate stories and ideas behind his new multi-genre book Dances of Time and Tenderness.

Find out the inspiration behind the stunning collections by recent fashion graduates Pamela Alcala, Winny Qingzihua Guan, and Yiwei Wang in this spotlight about Bay Area student fashion shows.

Congratulations to Illustration faculty member Lauren D’Amato and Associate Professor of Critical Studies and Graduate Fine Arts Angela Hennessy.

Critical Ethnic Studies faculty member Jack Leamy (aka John Leamy III) and over 100 students come together to paint the hallways of Bret Harte Middle School with murals of local and national heroes.

blood compass, a solo exhibition by alum Diedrick Brackens (MFA Fine Arts 2014), encounters the imagined space at dusk, twilight, and nighttime. Brackens will be joining CCA as an assistant professor in Textiles this fall.

In an interview with BOMB Magazine, Pepe Mar (BFA Painting & Drawing 2001) explores themes of identity, alter ego, and myth, exemplified by his retrospective exhibition Myth and Magic.

KQED looks behind the scenes with fashion students from CCA, San Francisco State University, and Academy of Art University, as they hustle to prepare for their annual runway show.

The CCA community of jewelers and metalsmiths are at the forefront of pushing their industry forward to a more ethical and responsible future.

Learn about Daisy Nam’s background and what she’ll bring to the college in this new chapter for the institute as the gallery debuts its new space on CCA’s expanded campus.

CCA students like Katayoun Bahrami grow their visionary projects into murals, installations, and more with the Center for Art and Public Life’s (CAPL) annual Impact Award.

Four esteemed graduates of the college—artists, industry leaders, and designers in their own right—share why they stay involved with our community and continue to give back to CCA.

The magazine Sightlines published by the graduate program in Visual and Critical Studies program reveals how scholarly research combines with creative inquiry to uncover hidden stories or uneasy truths.

MBA Design Strategy student Kimberley D.C. Schroder founded Nimble, a startup that connects you with a repair artist to fix your broken household goods.