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Alum spotlight: Choreographer and filmmaker Kat Cole
Kat Cole (MFA Film 2017) spun a background in dance, film, and arts administration into a dynamic practice that spans music videos to film festivals.
Media coverage / Feb. 17, 2021
Better education because of the pandemic?
CCA professors Forest Young and christopher hamamoto were interviewed by Wired magazine to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic “holds these keys to a better education.” Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images.
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How far we have to go to dismantle systemic racism and anti-Blackness in our schools and communities
Media coverage / Feb. 11, 2021
CCA alum Allegra Madsen is Frameline Film Festival’s new director of programming
“I’m excited to be part of the legacy of Frameline and to bring my BIPOC lens to the LGBTQ+ community,” says Allegra Madsen (MA Curatorial Practice 2007).
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Alum spotlight: Reimagining health care with social impact designer Megan Moyer
Media coverage / Feb. 10, 2021
See fiber artist and CCA alum Kay Sekimachi’s work in an upcoming exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Four reasons to choose an art and design college on the West Coast
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Building a community for makers from the (virtual) ground up
CCA studio managers Cassie Kise and Tianna Mackey created Maker’s Commons, a virtual space for the CCA community to connect during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Alum spotlight: Designer and educator Kristine Yuen
Kristine Yuen (MDes Interaction Design 2016) reflects on her user-centric design approach and motivation to mentor aspiring young designers.
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The 2020–2021 Design Lecture Series
Saraleah Fordyce reflects on the key takeaways from fall 2020 lectures and gives a preview of the guests to look forward to this spring
Media coverage / Feb. 1, 2021
Cartoonist Justin Hall spotlights local LGBTQ history on Market Street
Media coverage / Jan. 29, 2021
Nicole Hayden’s San Francisco mural captures sensation of poet Amanda Gorman
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Two new diversity scholarships will further open access to arts and design education and practice
Support the Sandra Vivanco Diversity Scholarship and Diversity in Design Scholarship. Your gift will open doors to arts education for Black and Indigenous students, students of color, and LGBTQ students.
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Interrogating boundaries: hybrid practices in MFA Design
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Exploring the outer realm with Susan Worthman
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?
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Art, design, and language as action: Q+A with Associate Professor Allison Yasukawa
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From the Black Studies Institute to Critical Ethnic Studies: Celebrating 50 years at CCA
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Rewind Review Respond reimagines event discourse in a virtual space
CCA students share their reflections on recent conversations, lectures, and events they’ve encountered on our campus on the cloud.
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Fall 2020 Showcase celebrates student excellence and perseverance
CCA’s fall 2020 graduating students have persevered to finish their degrees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Explore their work and celebrate their perspectives with the Fall 2020 Showcase.