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Press release / Jan. 9, 2024

California College of the Arts announces scholarship to fund senior year tuition for Fine Arts students

Jeanette G. and Michael J. Lopez gift $2 million to create an endowed scholarship program at CCA.

A Study of Sand and Snow, 2021, Inkjet print, 8.5” by 12”

Press release / Jan. 25, 2021

The Wattis Institute's winter/spring 2021 schedule features free, artist-centric events, lectures, screenings, and programming

The Wattis Institute presents a robust schedule of events centered on the question that drives the institution’s core mission: What and how can we learn from artists today?

Cecilia Vicuña, Lava Quipu, 2020, multimedia performance.

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Digital Craft Lab enlivens San Francisco's Market Street

CCA’s Digital Craft Lab coordinated the effort to make Market Street's sidewalks more vibrant, serving as design captain for one of the five districts.
a woman walks through thousands of dangling neon strings on the street in San Francisco.

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Interior design junior wins major scholarship

CCA interior design junior Antonia Widodo awarded $30,000 from the Angelo Donghia Foundation.
Portrait of Antonia Widodo, CCA Interior Design junior.

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Students research at Autodesk Technology Centers in tranSTUDIO

During an Interior Design course lab called tranSTUDIO, students explore new frontiers in advanced manufacturing and design at Autodesk.

Students in tranStudio lab

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You got into art college. Now what?

From exploring current student work to learning about first-year programs, here’s our best advice on how to choose between colleges.

A person in a white shirt sits on a red convertible’s trunk, overlooking the horizon. The sun sets in the right-hand corner.

Press release / June 16, 2022

The Wattis Institute presents: Drum Listens to Heart

Opening September 1, this 3-part exhibition with an accompanying performance series brings together contemporary artists and performers from around the world.

An installation view of Milford Graves' A Mind-Body Deal at the Institute for Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania.

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JD Beltran and Scott Minneman: Learning interactively

JD Beltran and Scott Minneman collaborate on cutting-edge interactive artworks which explore new modes of portraiture.
JD Beltran and Scott Minneman, The Cinema Snowglobe, 2013

Press release / Aug. 17, 2023

CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts presents an exclusive solo exhibition Ana Jotta: Never the Less

CCA and CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts proudly presents Ana Jotta: Never the Less, a new solo exhibition by acclaimed Portuguese artist Ana Jotta.

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Press release / Aug. 23, 2023

California College of the Arts welcomes 10 new chairs across the college

CCA is delighted to welcome 10 new chairs to the college, including both new hires and current professors and faculty.

Front of the San Francisco campus at night.

Press release / Jan. 10, 2017

CCA Wattis Institute appoints Kim Nguyen as new curator and head of programs

Former director and curator of Artspeak begins in January 2017.

Portrait photo of Kim Nguyen

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Hoang and Anh Nguyen: Creative Session

Brothers Hoang and Anh Nguyen started a club for students to help each other and improve their skills.

Creative Session SketchLAB hero

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Meet three CCA alumni who made it big

They share their CCA experience, the boundary-defying projects they worked on, and the industry-leading internships they secured.

Three sets of golden and teal graduation tassels shine in the sun

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Jeanne Gang on Double Ground

Jeanne Gang and President Stephen Beal discuss the intentionality behind Double Ground, the concept that will physically unite CCA in San Francisco.

Members of the CCA community stand over a model of the new campus expansion, Double Ground.

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Alum spotlight: Reimagining health care with social impact designer Megan Moyer

Megan Moyer (MBA Design Strategy 2015) uses DMBA frameworks to help reimagine care in the 21st century and humanize a highly regulated industry.
A headshot of Megan Moyer smiling into the camera.

Press release / June 10, 2021

CCA announces Lorna Meyer Calas as the new chair of the Board of Trustees

California College of the Arts has elected Lorna Meyer Calas as chair of the CCA Board of Trustees, effective July 1, 2021, for an initial three-year term. Calas—managing director with Merrill Lynch's Private Wealth Management Group—has been a CCA trustee
Lorna Meyer Calas

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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.
A student points to a whiteboard.

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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.

Ester Karnoski, selections from the series Screen Time in progress, 2021. Oil on paper, 24 x 18 inches each.

Press release / Feb. 23, 2023

CCA Announces 2023 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Regional Winners

Young artists and writers recognized for their original works by nationally renowned award.

American Vision Awards Nominee Arihant Jain from Mountain View, Condolences, Mixed Media on Paper.

Press release / May 18, 2023

CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts presents new site-specific work by Caitlin Cherry

A new solo exhibition Caitlin Cherry: The Regolith Was Boiling, featuring a site-specific installation of large-scale oil paintings and digitally reproduced prints inspired by the architecture of the Wattis.

Caitlin Cherry, Queen of Shangdong (detail), 2023.

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