CCA Alert Banner
Information about COVID–19 and a safe return to CCA
Newsroom
20 results
Story
Alum spotlight: Architect Nastaran Mousavi
At Studio BANAA, Nastaran Mousavi (MArch 2013) is designing authentic spaces brimming with story and meaning.
Story
Alumni Spotlight: Video game designer and animator Babak Saadat
Before CCA launched the BFA in Game Arts in fall 2021, Babak Saadat followed his passions and created his own focus in game design.
Story
Three MFA Fine Arts students win Cadogan awards
Katayoun Bahrami, Ester Karnoski, and Bryce LeFort honored at September 10 ceremony and featured in annual SOMArts Cultural Center exhibition.
Press release / Sept. 8, 2021
CCA launches new Bachelor in Fine Arts in Comics in fall 2022
After completing CCA’s BFA in Comics program, graduates will have attained both broad and specialized technical and conceptual competencies to employ in their postgraduate careers.
Media coverage / Sept. 3, 2021
Fashion Chair Lynda Grose on the future of fashion education
The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) interviewed Lynda Grose and Simon Ungless (Executive Director at Academy of Art University’s School of Fashion) about the future of fashion education and what they’re excited about in fashion education.
Media coverage / Sept. 3, 2021
Forbes covers Rachel Berger's exhibition, "Shooter Box"
Graphic Design Chair Rachel Berger spoke with Forbes about "Shooter Box" (on view at Hubbell Street Galleries through October 8, 2021), an exhibition of designed objects protesting the U.S. military’s use of Microsoft Xbox controllers as battle equipment.
Story
Which graduate Design degree is right for me?
From CCA’s MFA in Design, MBA in Design Strategy, and Master of Design in Interaction Design, find the graduate program that fits your design aspirations.
Story
From CCA to the NBA: Dustin O. Canalin on designing his dream career
With a passion for basketball and an eye for design, this Bay Area-born alum is living what he loves.
Press release / Aug. 26, 2021
CCA’s new BFA in Game Arts program launches in fall 2021
The new four-year, fine arts-focused degree program is designed for students who want to become game industry professionals and artistic leaders who shape the future of games and play.
Story
Listening for the future
CCA Design Futures Lab, Imperial College London, and LADdesign join forces on summer design sprints that explore the future of music experience through design.
Press release / Aug. 19, 2021
CCA presents Shooter Box at Hubbell Street Galleries
Curated by CCA Graphic Design Chair Rachel Berger, Shooter Box is an exhibition protesting the United States military’s use of Microsoft Xbox controllers as battle equipment, which transforms a child’s toy into a weapon of war
Press release / Aug. 19, 2021
CCA presents DRAWING CODES: Experimental Protocols of Architectural Representation, Volume II
CCA's Architecture Digital Craft Lab presents DRAWING CODES: Experimental Protocols of Architectural Representation, the second volume in a series organized by curators Adam Marcus and Andrew Kudless.
Press release / Aug. 19, 2021
CCA launches search for new Chief Financial Officer
CCA is launching a search for a new Chief Financial Officer following the announcement that current CFO Ed Prohaska intends to step down in early 2022.
Media coverage / Aug. 12, 2021
Alum Elizabeth Brunner's kids' clothing label, StereoTypes, flips gender norms on their head
StereoType, a clothing label by San Francisco-based designer Elizabeth Brunner (BFA Fashion Design 2007), offers everyday clothes for kids that cohesively blend both masculine and feminine elements.
Press release / Aug. 4, 2021
CCA appoints Jessica Farron, Lucille Tenazas, and Marv Tseu to Board of Trustees
California College of the Arts announces the appointments of Jessica Farron, Lucille Tenazas, and Marv Tseu to the Board of Trustees for an initial three-year term.
Story
ARCH Art Supplies moves to Blattner Hall
The independently-owned art supply store will be more tightly integrated with the CCA community from its new location.
Media coverage / July 20, 2021
Art & Education's "Office Hours" with Glen Helfand
Graduate Fine Arts Associate Professor Glen Helfand shares what got him into teaching, how CCA’s interdisciplinarity leads to the cross-pollination of ideas and practices, the importance of connecting students to the Bay Area art scene, and more.
Media coverage / July 16, 2021
Alum Michon Sanders featured in T: The New York Times Style Magazine
In “The Artists” column in T Magazine, Michon Sanders (BFA Painting & Drawing 2020) talks about her work, Seniors and Children First, and about how living in Oakland has given her a sense of freedom.
Media coverage / July 14, 2021
Graphic Design Chair Rachel Berger asks recent grads "How did you get into tech?"
In AIGA's Eye on Design, Rachel Berger speaks with recent graduates from BFA and MFA programs at CCA, RISD, and other schools to find out how they got their start and share advice for those seeking a similar path.
Press release / July 14, 2021
CCA Wattis Institute presents new work by Maia Cruz Palileo
Maia Cruz Palileo presents a new exhibition of paintings and sculptures inspired by historic Philippiniana materials and the artist’s own memories.
