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The first volume in the CCA Wattis Institute's new book series, A Series of Open Questions, is Where are the tiny revolts?, informed and inspired by the work of Bay Area poet and novelist Dodie Bellamy.

From children’s titles exploring identity to comics on the subject of a certain controversial author to the psychedelic visual style, add new books to your library from CCA faculty and alumni.

Picture what it’s like to explore the newly expanded California College of the Arts this fall.

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

Exhibition at Hubbell Street Galleries marks first solo exhibition for the New York artist and author.

Learn how to create a portfolio that showcases your technical, creative, and conceptual abilities and separates you from other applicants.

For the aspiring fine artist, driven by a desire for personal growth and to make a difference in the world, there are few better places to spend the next four years of your life than a fine arts college. Learn why.

Recent graduate Esther Elia (BFA Illustration 2019) discusses inspiration, interdisciplinarity, and her favorite spots around San Francisco.

CCA’s donor-supported Student Emergency Fund has raised over $30,000 to date, and federal CARES Act funding provides nearly $700,000 in emergency relief grants to students.

At CCA, Crystal Morey (BFA Ceramics 2006), Claire Taggart​ (BFA Painting/Drawing 2006), and Shannon Danielle Taylor (BFA Illustration 2006) forged practices and friendships that will last a lifetime.

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

Learn how art school prepares you to work at top-tier companies like Pixar.

Ryan Golenberg (BArch 2009) and Sean Canty (BArch 2010) have had a collaborative relationship since their time as peers at CCA, then continuing on to the Harvard University Graduate School of Design’s MArch program.

From exploring current student work to learning about first-year programs, here’s our best advice on how to choose between colleges.

A group of students, faculty, and staff found creative ways to encourage our community to vote during an entirely remote semester.

Maia Cruz Palileo presents a new exhibition of paintings and sculptures inspired by historic Philippiniana materials and the artist’s own memories.

Portfolios can include far more than you think. Adding samples of your original written work can strengthen your application.

In CCA’s second year celebrating the national First-Generation College Celebration, a new student organization reminds students they are one among many.

CCA’s dean of Humanities & Sciences discusses the practice of lifelong, interdisciplinary learning.

Fighting white supremacy and sharing our values is part of CCA’s tradition of radical pedagogy.