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Press release / June 18, 2018

Summer exhibitions at CCA Wattis explore, expand, and disrupt notions of time

Two exhibitions include a solo show of German artist Susanne Kriemann and a group show curated by contemptorary.
Installation view of Susann Kriemann, Canopy, canopy at the CCA Wattis Institute.

Press release / Oct. 2, 2019

Brazilian artist Cinthia Marcelle to transform CCA Wattis into a radio station

In a new commission, Marcelle will convert the Wattis galleries into a temporary radio station for her first solo exhibition in California. On view November 26, 2019–January 18, 2020.

Cinthia Marcelle, A morta, 2019; Installation view, CCA Wattis Institute; Courtesy of the artist and Vermelho, São Paulo.

Press release / Oct. 14, 2020

CCA Wattis Institute presents Jeffrey Gibson: Nothing is Eternal

Jeffrey Gibson's newly commissioned video opens with an outdoor screening at the Tenderloin National Forest.
A video still from Jeffrey Gibson's 'Nothing is Eternal'

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Art, design, and language as action: Q+A with Associate Professor Allison Yasukawa

Allison Yasukawa discusses how multilingual art and design teaching shows how students and teachers can use the tools, materials, and forms of whatever we’re working in to communicate.
Allison Yasukawa, Limp, 2014. Installation and art administrator performance with found lottery tickets, gold leaf, shoes, roses, vase.

Press release / May 24, 2022

CCA Wattis Institute presents: Hervé Guibert: This and More

Curated by Wattis Institute Director Anthony Huberman, this exhibition at the Wattis Institute introduces a lesser-known body of work by the late French artist Hervé Guibert (1955–1991). On view June 9–July 30, 2022.

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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.

Three men stand side-by-side smiling at another camera out of view. Shane Watson is in the middle with his arms wrapped around their shoulders.

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Design pedagogy for collective work

The Design division explores three different educational opportunities at CCA that transcend individual learning through teamwork.
Assistant Professor Juan Carlos Rodriguez Rivera (center) teaches his Decolonization & Design course in 2019.

Press release / Sept. 21, 2021

Wattis Institute’s 2021–2022 research season is inspired by the work of Lorraine O’Grady

The Wattis Institute's yearlong research season, Lorraine O’Grady is on our mind, uses the work of artist Lorraine O'Grady as a lens to think about our contemporary moment through a series of public lectures, screenings, performances, and other events.
Lorraine O’Grady, Art Is...(Troupe Front), 1983/2009. C-print in 40 parts, 16 x 20 in (40.64 x 50.8 cm). Edition of 8 + 1 AP. Courtesy the artist and Alexander Gray Associates, New York.

Press release / March 21, 2023

CCA Curatorial Practice and CCA Wattis Institute Present uncontained: categories always leak

Featuring work by five acclaimed female artists—Candice Lin, Cathy Lu, LaRissa Rogers, Cammie Staros, and Stephanie Syjuco.

LaRissa Rogers, Licked Until Your Tongue Rubbed Raw, 2022 (detail).

Press release / March 22, 2023

This April YBCA & CCA present Future Resonance

A collaborative exhibition at YBCA consisting of six projects created by multidisciplinary teams of graduate interaction, industrial, and graphic design students from Studio Forward at CCA, sponsored by Google.

The image is of artwork called Cymatic Seeds by Viola Sun, 2022 which features various digitally created shapes with the likeness of organic materials.

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Inside the studio with graduating BFA Illustration seniors

This semester 10 senior illustrators get ready for the culminating moment of their CCA experience and launch their careers in the senior thesis exhibition.

Viv Pham, Sweet Sweet Corn. Snack bag mockup.

Press release / June 18, 2018

CCA Wattis to present works by Adam Linder for 20th anniversary

Feat of performance art features five choreographic works by Linder performed all day, every day, during Wattis open hours.
Installation view of Adam Linder, Full Service.

Press release / Nov. 7, 2018

CCA Wattis Institute presents new work by Diamond Stingily and Rosha Yaghmai

New York-based Diamond Stingily and Los Angeles-based Rosha Yaghmai are respectively and rapidly establishing themselves as leading voices in contemporary sculpture.

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MFA Design launches the Design Futures Lab

Led by Assistant Chair Sara Dean, the Design Futures Lab provides students with the resources they need to practice speculative design and propose alternate futures.
Photograph of MFA in Design student Sarah Bonnickson as she demonstrates her drawing machine.

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The game designer as artist

As a game arts major, you can combine your passions for art and gaming to shape the future of play.

A close-up image of different types of dice used in games.

Press release / March 17, 2022

CCA Curatorial Practice and CCA Wattis Institute Present Resonance of Place, April 28–May 14, 2022

Resonance of Place, a multi-site exhibition reflecting on the body’s precarious relationship to its surroundings, curated by the Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice Class of 2022.

"Natani Notah, #TsiiyéełPowered, 2017-present. Documentation of ongoing walking performance.

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Changing the way fashion designers think

CCA Fashion Design faculty, students, activists, and influencers leverage every skill they have to bring change to the injustice at the root of fashion production.

Students attending Remake trip Made in Mexico

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Using your degree in illustration: Professional options

Learn how you can use your degree in illustration to do just about anything, from marketing and publishing to surface design and murals.

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Lindsay Wright

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