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Graduating from CCA with an MFA in Design in 2015, Brooke Hopper is now a principal designer, speaker, and champion for artists.

Two award-winning CCA projects at the intersection of design, architecture, and biotechnology envision a sustainable future.

Ana Jotta: Never the Less at the CCA Wattis is featured among 12 visual art shows for fall 2023 in the Bay Area.

CCA Dean Sunny Smith is a juror for The de Young Open 2023, a community art exhibition featuring artists from around the Bay Area.

Upper Division Interdisciplinary Studio courses illustrate how students from across the college learn to take their practice to a new level.

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

CCA Architecture students (MArch) Vishesh Naresh Khetwani and Daisy Porras received the Merit Award from the 2023 Urban Design Awards by AIA California.

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.

CCA’s community of makers transforms something as simple as wood in inspiring ways, drawing from their own lives and opening doors to possibility.

MFA Design student Melissa Ortiz developed Colores del Rio, a bio-tool made of red cabbage waste that gauges water quality, in her Biodesign class at CCA.

We share regular stories about what belonging means to us. In this spotlight, we remember the Belonging Symposium and a new program for students.

The grant to the Interior Design program will support a two-year initiative to inspire sustainability in design through coursework and programming with climate-focused topics.

Student Maya Silva was granted an academic scholarship of up to $20,000 and an opportunity to participate in the Gucci Program for Scholars, a six-week program that educates students on fashion industry career paths.

Chair and Associate Professor of Interaction Design Erin Malone discusses uncovers the stories of trailblazing women in a field that touches everyday life.

Experience Caitlin Cherry's solo exhibition, a captivating interconnected mural-like installation of oil paintings and prints showcasing Black female celebrities, at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art.

CCA’s new webpage on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) shares how our community cultivates impact and action.

The Supreme Court's pending decision on affirmative action may impact college admissions. Despite the ruling, CCA remains committed to diversity and inclusion, with no changes to admission policies.

CCA students team up with High-Speed Rail Authority, studying high-speed rail's potential. Through lectures and site visits, they analyze its transformative impact on California's social and physical landscape.

CCA's annual gala brought together leaders, artists, architects, and designers on May 23. The event, held on campus, raised $1.23M for student scholarships.

In their series Animal Religion, Lihui Liang (BFA Industrial Design 2017) combines animal symbolism with spiritual elements, creating thought-provoking and mesmerizing artworks.