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CCA alumni are bringing public art to the streets and parks of NYC.

Learn how the Oakland Campus Legacy Committee is working to archive the campus’s rich history and bring its unique spirit to San Francisco.

New campus housing and dining in San Francisco, opening fall 2020, make CCA a full residential campus for the first time in its history.

From face shields to face masks, faculty, alumni, and staff are contributing their time and talent to address nationwide shortages of personal protective equipment.

Two initiatives champion BIPOC student talent and contributions while building their skills for leadership and success.

See highlights from our public opening celebrating the completion of our campus expansion and our 117 year legacy in the Bay Area.

Exhibitions, town hall meetings, and installations encourage artists and designers to participate in civic life.

CCA partnered with Pixar during an intensive summer program—focused on new voices, collaboration, and storyboarding—for students pursuing an animation degree.

While sheltering in place, Assistant Chair of Illustration Michael Wertz has been making tiny illustrations that deliver a big message.

After 25 years of remarkable leadership at California College of the Arts, President Stephen Beal retires to devote more time to travel, his painting practice, and family.

Wiens joins CCA from the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA), where she served as director of marketing communications.

A series of new storefront galleries opens one block from the San Francisco campus and features the work of students, faculty, and visiting artists.

Graduating from the college with an MFA in Textiles in 2008, Travis Meinolf now runs Meinolf Weaving School, where they connect people and discover new relationships to the process of weaving.

Architecture faculty Adam Marcus, Margaret Ikeda, and Evan Jones reach a major milestone in their award-winning Float Lab project. Public celebration is 1–3pm September 21 at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park.

There are excellent career paths available for art and design degree holders.