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Media coverage / Aug. 30, 2023
Dean of Fine Arts celebrates Bay Area artists as a juror for The de Young Open 2023
CCA Dean Sunny Smith is a juror for The de Young Open 2023, a community art exhibition featuring artists from around the Bay Area.

Media coverage / Aug. 22, 2023
AIA California recognizes CCA architecture students
CCA Architecture students (MArch) Vishesh Naresh Khetwani and Daisy Porras received the Merit Award from the 2023 Urban Design Awards by AIA California.

Media coverage / Aug. 10, 2023
CCA student promotes environmental justice with a bio-tool that detects water contamination
MFA Design student Melissa Ortiz developed Colores del Rio, a bio-tool made of red cabbage waste that gauges water quality, in her Biodesign class at CCA.

Media coverage / July 18, 2023
CCA student won the 2023 Gucci North America Changemakers Scholarship
Student Maya Silva was granted an academic scholarship of up to $20,000 and an opportunity to participate in the Gucci Program for Scholars, a six-week program that educates students on fashion industry career paths.

Media coverage / June 29, 2023
Caitlin Cherry: The Regolith Was Boiling, among six incredible summer art shows
Experience Caitlin Cherry's solo exhibition, a captivating interconnected mural-like installation of oil paintings and prints showcasing Black female celebrities, at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art.

Media coverage / June 27, 2023
CCA architecture students use high-speed rail project to make connections
CCA students team up with High-Speed Rail Authority, studying high-speed rail's potential. Through lectures and site visits, they analyze its transformative impact on California's social and physical landscape.

Media coverage / June 27, 2023
CCA Gala collects more than a million dollars for scholarships
CCA's annual gala brought together leaders, artists, architects, and designers on May 23. The event, held on campus, raised $1.23M for student scholarships.

Media coverage / June 26, 2023
Lihui Liang's transformative paintings reimagine her portrait subjects as animals
In their series Animal Religion, Lihui Liang (BFA Industrial Design 2017) combines animal symbolism with spiritual elements, creating thought-provoking and mesmerizing artworks.

Media coverage / June 19, 2023
Rusty Zimmerman shines a light on South Brooklyn
Rusty Zimmerman (BFA Illustration 2004) created the Free Portrait Project in South Brooklyn, capturing residents' essence through 200 hand-painted portraits, fostering human connection.

Media coverage / June 13, 2023
New Suns exhibition reception
Curated by Lauren Schell Dickens, the exhibition highlights artists Sofia Cordova, Nicki Green, Cathy Lu, Adia Millet, and Genevieve Quick.

Media coverage / May 27, 2023
Discover 25 groundbreaking Asian American artists you should know
CCA alum Bernice Bing is featured in this list. A pioneering Asian American artist, left a lasting impact with her abstract expressionist paintings and co-founding the Asian American Art Centre, despite facing discrimination.

Media coverage / May 22, 2023
Explore the Bay Area's top art exhibitions this summer
Immerse in Caitlin Cherry's captivating maximalist solo show at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, featuring large-scale oil paintings, digital prints, and vibrant overlays of diverse figures.

Media coverage / May 18, 2023
Climate as Praxis, an exchange about the realities of architecture
CCA’s Gensler Center's inaugural event, organized by faculty Irene Cheng, Neeraj Bhatia, and Adam Marcus, showcased insightful reflections from Kate Orff, Chris Cornelius, Billie Faircloth, and Boonserm Premthada.

Media coverage / May 15, 2023
CCA's Fashion Design students celebrate the freedom to do their own thing
CCA plays a pivotal role in San Francisco's fashion incubator scene, nurturing emerging designers with its interdisciplinary approach, emphasis on sustainability, and industry partnerships.

Media coverage / May 11, 2023
Queer Threads exhibit opens at San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
The highly anticipated Queer Threads exhibit makes its Northern California debut at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles on May 12 and features work by CCA alumni and faculty.

Media coverage / May 11, 2023
San Francisco's housing dynamics explored by CCA
CCA Architecture Dean Keith Krumwiede and Assistant Professor Neeraj Bhatia partner with CCA's Urban Works Agency to explore political, formal, and spatial dynamics in San Francisco's housing landscape.

Media coverage / May 5, 2023
Embracing imperfections: CCA alum and glassmaker Annie Morhauser's artful journey
Annie Morhauser (BFA Glass 1983) founded Annieglass 40 years ago in a small Santa Cruz studio. She supported her family by creating glassware, driven by necessity and fueled by experimentation.

Media coverage / May 2, 2023
CCA alum Katelyn Eichwald featured in Artsy's series: "Artists on Our Radar"
Artsy's "Artists on Our Radar" monthly series features five influential artists, and this edition spotlights Katelyn Eichwald (MFA Painting 2012), renowned for her hazy, captivating compositions.

Media coverage / April 25, 2023
Five students test their ideas in three dimensions
CCA student Martin Hitch (MArch 2023) is among the 2023 Metropolis Future100 winners, who had the opportunity to test their ideas in three dimensions using a host of unique materials.

Media coverage / April 24, 2023
Symposium launches CCA’s new M. Arthur Gensler Jr. Center for Design Excellence
The Climate as Praxis symposium brings together four eminent design practitioners and focus on how the social and environmental impacts of climate change shape the concerns of contemporary architects.
