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Media coverage / April 14, 2020

CCA Adjunct Professor featured in American Craft Council Magazine

CCA alum and adjunct professor Yvonne Mouser sat down with American Craft Council executive director Sarah Schultz to discuss the inspiration behind her creations, “craft thinking,” and much more.
Image of Yvonne Mouser working in her Oakland furniture studio.

Media coverage / April 13, 2020

CCA Chair illustrates latest New Yorker cover

Illustration Chair Owen Smith discusses the inspiration behind his cover for the April 20, 2020, issue of the New Yorker.

An image of the April 20, 2020 issue of The New Yorker

Media coverage / April 13, 2020

Photography alum named 2020 Guggenheim Fellow

Liz Cohen (MFA Photography 2000) was recently named a 2020 Guggenheim Fellow. Speaking with the Phoenix New Times, Cohen says, “I’m so grateful for being recognized this way.”
A headshot of Liz Cohen (MFA Photography 2000)

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CCA counselors discuss how to cope during the COVID-19 pandemic

Leah Oliver and Brigette Stump-Vernon offer advice on how students, staff and faculty can navigate the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic.

Artwork by Oscar Ramirez (BFA Painting + Drawing 2021)

Media coverage / April 7, 2020

Campus construction kickoff celebration postponed until fall

CCA’s campus expansion groundbreaking ceremony, originally scheduled for April 14, has been postponed until fall 2020 to support the containment of COVID-19.

An aerial view of the Double Ground architectural rendering or illustration.

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What does it mean to make art in the time of COVID-19 and physical distancing?

Fine Arts Dean Sunny A. Smith reflects on the meaning of artmaking in the time of COVID-19 and physical distancing.

Photo of Ken Tisa and Sunny A. Smith in June 2001.

Press release / April 2, 2020

CCA Wattis Institute launches free online platform for videos, lectures, and essays

The CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts introduces the Wattis Library, a free online platform for videos, lectures, and essays.

Entrance to CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts.

Media coverage / March 31, 2020

Design alum makes medical supplies for the health care workers fighting COVID-19

Profiled alongside other makers producing supplies for health care workers fighting COVID–19, Rahim Bhimani (Design Strategy 2013) is making and delivering face shields.

Image of Rahim Bhimani fabricating a face shield that he designed.

Media coverage / March 30, 2020

Beloved children’s author, illustrator, and CCA alum Tomie dePaola dies at 85

Tomie dePaola, the prolific children’s author and illustrator behind the enduring Strega Nona tales and more than 270 other books, died Monday, March 30, at age 85. He graduated from CCA with an MFA in 1969.
Image of Tomie dePaola holding.a book at a book signing

Press release / March 30, 2020

California College of the Arts named one of the nation’s top graduate schools for fine arts by U.S. News & World Report

The 2020 rankings, which assessed 227 MFA-granting colleges and universities across the country, lists CCA 10th overall.

Image of CCA San Fransisco Campus backlot at dusk

Media coverage / March 26, 2020

Fine Art Connoisseur calls illustration alum an artist to watch

Lauren Szabo (Illustration 2010) is an artist to watch, says Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine.
An image of Lauren Szabo's Berlin. Oil on canvas 76 x 76.5 inches.

Media coverage / March 25, 2020

Dean Helen Maria Nugent explains how to look your best on webcam

In a New York Times article, Dean of Design Helen Maria Nugent shares a bit of advice for looking presentable while on video conference calls.
Headshot of Helena Maria Nugent.

Media coverage / March 4, 2020

CCA professors Neeraj Bhatia and Antje Steinmuller to exhibit “Commoning Domestic Space” at the 2020 Venice Architecture Biennale

Associate Professor Neeraj Bhatia’s office, The Open Workshop, and Associate Professor Antje Steinmuller will collaborate to exhibit “Commoning Domestic Space,” an in-depth examination of the architecture and social structures of collective living.
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Media coverage / Feb. 26, 2020

What does it take to be an interior designer in 2020?

Antonia Widodo (BFA Interior Design 2018) shares her advice for interior design students.
Headshot of Antonia Widodo

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In conversation with MFA Painting + Drawing alum Alexandra Grant

Meet alum Alexandra Grant, a Los Angeles-based artist who explores the performance of language in various media, including her series of paintings based on a famous Greek tragedy.

An installation view of Alexandra Grant’s Forêt Intérieure—or, in English, Interior Forest.

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A look at Studio Gang’s design features vibrant indoor/outdoor environment

During a public lecture at CCA on March 26, Jeanne Gang shared some early renderings of the project.
The ground-level entrance to the expanded Double Ground campus is near student housing at Founders Hall on Hooper Street.

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Founders Hall student-housing designs

Founders Hall is a new student housing facility, part of CCA’s expanded campus design in San Francisco.
Architectural rendering of Founders Hall at CCA.

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Pre-College, summer youth programs at CCA offer a world of possibilities

CCA’s Pre-College and summer youth programs help students deepen their skills and pursue their passions long before becoming degree-seeking students.

Image of BFA Illustration student Katia Bernstein in front of an art pad.

Media coverage / Feb. 14, 2020

Alumni help design Nike's futuristic footwear collection with the lowest carbon footprint

Nike's Space Hippie footwear collection is constructed from the company's own scrap material.
Image of  Nike's Space Hippie footwear

Media coverage / Feb. 5, 2020

Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab faculty win a 2020 ACSA Faculty Design Award

Professors Adam Marcus, Margaret Ikeda, and Evan Jones have been recognized by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) for their encouragement of outstanding student work in architecture and related environmental design fields.
CCA Float Lab prototype in the San Francisco Bay.

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