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Press release / June 18, 2018
Summer exhibitions at CCA Wattis explore, expand, and disrupt notions of time
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.
Press release / Oct. 14, 2020
CCA Wattis Institute presents Jeffrey Gibson: Nothing is Eternal
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Art, design, and language as action: Q+A with Associate Professor Allison Yasukawa
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.
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Design pedagogy for collective work
Press release / Sept. 21, 2021
Wattis Institute’s 2021–2022 research season is inspired by the work of Lorraine O’Grady
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.
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.
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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.
Press release / June 18, 2018
CCA Wattis to present works by Adam Linder for 20th anniversary
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
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.