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Get to know CCA alum Andrew Perkins, a furniture designer who has expanded his horizons with his company, Fire Road
Graduating from CCA with a BFA in Furniture Design in 2011, Andrew Perkins has started his own successful business creating home accents of unparalleled quality.

Press release / Nov. 20, 2023
CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts presents Mexican artist Rodrigo Hernández’s first U.S. solo exhibition
CCA and CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts proudly presents Rodrigo Hernández: with what eyes?, a new solo exhibition by the acclaimed Mexican artist Rodrigo Hernández.

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Explore our growing campus in San Francisco with a sneak peak of what’s coming in 2024
See what our campus life and makerspaces look like today and get a preview of our soon-to-open expansion project.

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Five reasons a STEM-designated program at an art school might be right for you
Combine art and design with technology and science to impact change and grow your career in CCA’s STEM-designated graduate programs.

Media coverage / Nov. 10, 2023
Artist profile on Nathan Lynch Chair of the Ceramics Program at CCA
Square Cylinder profiles CCA faculty Nathan Lynch, highlighting his arts background and upbringing, the evolution of his artistic expression, and the humor behind his sculptures.

Media coverage / Nov. 8, 2023
CCA listed as one of the five best colleges near Marin County, CA
According to California.com, CCA is a premier art and design school that fosters a community of creative thinkers and innovators.

Media coverage / Oct. 30, 2023
CCA alumni Arleene Correa Valencia's luminous art reflects the family strains of Mexican migration
Catherine Clark Gallery showcases Arleene Correa Valencia's (MFA Fine Arts 2020) exhibit, Naces Así, Naces Prieto. No Naces Blanco, inspired by letters exchanged with her father during their separation.

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Browse new books for fall from CCA writers, thinkers, and illustrators
From children’s titles exploring identity to comics on the subject of a certain controversial author to the psychedelic visual style, add new books to your library from CCA faculty and alumni.

Media coverage / Oct. 25, 2023
San Francisco Chronicle features CCA's new presidential announcement
San Francisco Chronicle introduces David C. Howse as CCA's new president, highlighting his arts background, future prospects, campus expansion, and more.

Media coverage / Oct. 25, 2023
KQED highlights the successful track record of CCA's new president
KQED emphasizes David C. Howse’s past achievements like securing over $40 million in fundraising for Boston’s Emerson College and his personal background in music.

Media coverage / Oct. 25, 2023
Boston Globe announces Howse's leave from ArtsEmerson to his new position as CCA's president
Boston Globe highlights David C. Howse's successful tenure at Emerson College and his new position as president at CCA.

Press release / Oct. 25, 2023
David C. Howse appointed president of California College of the Arts
Following an extensive search, CCA is pleased to announce David C. Howse as the 10th president of the college.

Media coverage / Oct. 16, 2023
CCA Photography professor Marcel Pardo Ariza's exhibition Orquídeas becomes a trans sanctuary on 500 Capp Street
With the exhibition Orquídeas, Professor Marcel Pardo Ariza creates a sense of solidarity, community, and celebration in real time on Capp Street for trans and queer people.

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The CCA Campus Gallery presents a faculty exhibition on what it means to belong
In a diverse range of mediums across fine arts, architecture, design, and humanities & sciences, faculty imagine what belonging, care, and community means to them in the exhibition stories of us.

Media coverage / Oct. 9, 2023
Juxtapoz highlights CCA Associate Professor of Film Alison O'Daniel and our upcoming campus expansion
Juxtapoz spotlights Associate Professor of Film Alison O'Daniel's The Tuba Thieves as well as CCA's upcoming campus expansion, with an enviable, open architecture, designed with flexible spaces.

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Read special tributes from colleagues and friends of President Stephen Beal
After 25 years of remarkable leadership at California College of the Arts, President Stephen Beal retires to devote more time to travel, his painting practice, and family.

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CCA’s summer study abroad program immerses students in art and design.
Explore photos from our 2023 summer study abroad to Mexico, Iceland, Japan, Seoul, and London and Paris.

Media coverage / Oct. 4, 2023
Review of Ana Jotta’s ‘Never the Less’ at the CCA Wattis Institute
Ana Jotta’s solo show at The Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts features an eclectic ensemble of works from various points in her career.

Press release / Sept. 26, 2023
CCA Wattis Institute’s 2023–2024 research season is inspired by the work of artist Anicka Yi
The yearlong research season, Anicka Yi is on our mind, begins in September with an exciting lineup of free events, lectures, screenings, and programming with Anicka Yi’s visionary work as the centerpiece.

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CCA Fashion Design students reimagine sustainability in the fashion industry
Students Mengshi Li and Xueer He were named finalists for the 2023 Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Scholarship Fund, a program that celebrates students capable of leading change in the global fashion ecosystem.
