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Alum spotlight: Writer Julie Lythcott-Haims (MFA Writing 2016)
Press release / April 7, 2021
California College of the Arts presents the 2021 MFA Showcase exhibition
On Thursday, April 8, 2021, a new exhibition featuring a selection of work by 16 emerging artists from California College of the Arts’ graduate program in fine arts opens at 360 Kansas Street in San Francisco.
Press release / April 7, 2021
CCA’s Architecture Division announces new Academic Alliance with the Autodesk Technology Centers
California College of the Arts’ acclaimed Architecture Division is pleased to announce a new Academic Alliance with the Autodesk Technology Centers beginning in spring 2021.
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CCA is designated a Voter Friendly Campus
A group of students, faculty, and staff found creative ways to encourage our community to vote during an entirely remote semester.
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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.
Media coverage / March 25, 2021
Sita Bhaumik receives 2021 Creative Capital Award with People’s Kitchen Collective
Media coverage / March 25, 2021
Alum LJ Roberts featured in Hyperallergic’s “Queer Artists in Their Own Words” series
Media coverage / March 25, 2021
Associate Professor Thomas Haakenson's releases new book, “Grotesque Visions: The Science of Berlin Dada”
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Monuments—Must Change continues CCA’s dialogue around community engagement and the roles and responsibilities of artists
The panel features artists Karyn Olivier and Jeffrey Gibson, whose work radically reconsiders notions of permanence and endurance in the public sphere.
Press release / March 23, 2021
The Wattis Institute's 2020-2021 Capp Street Artist-in-Residence Raven Chacon launches Radio Coyote, a new 24/7 online and FM radio station, April 1–June 30
Radio Coyote is conceived entirely by Chacon and guest collaborators, featuring live and pre-recorded performances, interviews, and text-based recordings. Listen April 1–June 30, 2021, at radiocoyote.org.
Press release / March 15, 2021
CCA's Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice presents "Contact Traces," May 9–June 6, 2021
"Contact Traces," an exhibition curated by CCA’s Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice Class of 2021, reconsiders existing definitions of care in the absurd and dire circumstances of our present moment.
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Graduate alumni Diedrick Brackens and Lauren O’Connell discuss ark of the bulrushes
The exhibition at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art introduces new work by Diedrick Brackens (MFA Fine Arts 2014), curated by Lauren O’Connell (MA Curatorial Practice 2014).
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Ceramics tools help today’s makers push their discipline in inventive new directions
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Faculty spotlight: Grammy nominee Rob Epstein
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Why live on campus in a residence hall?
If you’re debating whether dorm life is right for you, here are three reasons why living on campus could enhance your art and design college experience.
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Alum spotlight: Director Shane T Watson
“CCA allowed me to be open about myself and to become a better writer,” says the former Student Oscar nominee. Here’s what he’s working on now, his advice for CCA students, and more.
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CCA Pre-College helps young makers find a home
At CCA, Crystal Morey (BFA Ceramics 2006), Claire Taggart (BFA Painting/Drawing 2006), and Shannon Danielle Taylor (BFA Illustration 2006) forged practices and friendships that will last a lifetime.
Media coverage / Feb. 22, 2021
Oakland artist Woody De Othello molds his imagination from everyday objects
Media coverage / Feb. 22, 2021
Tina Takemoto featured in new online exhibit WOMEN我們: From Her to Here
Tina Takemoto spoke about their recent film, Ever Wanting (for Margaret Chung), now on display at the Chinese Culture Center alongside artistic work from 10 other LGBTQ+ artists from the Asian diaspora.
Media coverage / Feb. 18, 2021