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Get to know CCA alum Andrew Perkins, a furniture designer who has expanded his horizons with his company, Fire Road

Graduating from CCA with a BFA in Furniture Design in 2011, Andrew Perkins has started his own successful business creating home accents of unparalleled quality.

A red spiral graphic against a black background with two white dots indicates the path and stops along the way for CCA alumni.

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.

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Oakland campus legacy

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

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High expectations

Renowned artist Jim Campbell has been working with Lynn Marie Kirby and Jeanne Finley's students since 2019, giving them the opportunity to showcase their art at astounding heights.

San Francisco’s skyline at night, featuring Zihan Jia and Yiqing Sun’s Zoom-inspired film on Salesforce Tower.

Press release / Oct. 28, 2021

CCA’s annual Holiday Art & Craft Fair and Homecoming festivities take place November 20 on CCA’s Oakland campus

Visit CCA’s Oakland campus at 5212 Broadway for food trucks, live music by the Delta Wires, open studios, and handmade goods for sale from CCA students, alumni, faculty, and staff.

The holiday fair on CCA's Oakland campus in 2019.

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Get to know CCA alum Maia Kobabe, a comics author who wrote one of the most challenged books in the United States

Graduating from CCA with a MFA in Comics in 2015, Maia Kobabe has won a Stonewall Honor and an Alex Award for eir book Gender Queer: A Memoir.

Multicolored lines weaving in and out against a black background, showing the many paths that take shape for CCA alumni.

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Christopher McCall and Pier 24 Photography: The CCA legacy continues

Christopher McCall (MFA Photography 2003) on his experience at CCA, what it's like to be the founding director at Pier 24 Photography, and how he defines success.

Pier 24, San Francisco

Press release / Jan. 13, 2023

CCA opens new Campus Gallery with inaugural exhibition by alum Christine Wong Yap

CCA presents Recognitions / 认 • 知, a solo exhibition by Christine Wong Yap as the first exhibition in its new Campus Gallery, on view January 25–March 17, 2023.

A pink and white map of San Francisco drawn by Christine Wong Yap, overlaid with butterfly artworks by students at Edwin and Anita Lee Newcomer School.

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Three tips to get into the art school of your dreams

Improve your chances of being admitted to a top art and design college with these three suggestions.
Fashion design student presenting fashion critique in Nave

Press release / Oct. 8, 2020

California College of the Arts presents Make. Act. Resist: A Teach-In on Borders & Migration

Make. Act. Resist throughout October features keynote lectures, a movie screening and discussion, artist talks, and interviews with CCA faculty.
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Press release / March 8, 2023

CCA Campus Gallery Presents Women to Watch 2024: New Suns, a collaboration with the National Museum of Women in the Arts

Featuring work by five Bay Area women artists—Sofía Córdova, Nicki Green, Cathy Lu, Adia Millett, and Genevieve Quick.

Adia Millett, Strata, 2023. Acrylic on wood panel, 60 x 108 inches.

Press release / May 22, 2023

Nicki Green to represent Northern California in the National Museum of Women in the Arts’ New Worlds: Women to Watch 2024 exhibition

Nicki Green chosen to represent Northern California in New Worlds: Women to Watch 2024 exhibition at NMWA's renovated museum, April 14-August 4, 2024.

Hybrid Vessel 1, 2020. Glazed earthenware. 30 x 36 x 15 inches.

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Sienna DeGovia: Sculptural Food Stylist Extraordinaire

Sculpture alumni Sienna DeGovia on working as a food stylist in Los Angeles.

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Press release / April 11, 2018

Kay Kimpton Walker to be honored at 2018 gala

Longstanding CCA patron is recognized as an outstanding member of the community.
Author Jennifer Egan and her mother, Honoree Kay Kimpton Walker.

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2018 IMPACT Award Winners

These winners receive $25,000 and a network of resources to complete an innovative project that cultivates social or environmental responsibility.

Image of a “Stockton” mural decorating the new workshop spaces at Hatch Workshop.

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Two years or three years for a masters in Design? Here’s the difference.

Here's an in-depth look at both options to help you decide which is the right one for you.

MFA in Design 2015 Thesis Show

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SFMOMA Visual Identity Has CCA Roots: Some Faces Behind the Rebrand

Learn about how graduate design alumna Jennifer Sonderby led a stellar team of designers—including several CCA alumni—in the visual rebranding of SFMOMA.

SFMOMA Design Studio team.

Press release / Aug. 16, 2018

CCA presents robust lineup of fall events and exhibitions

Open to the public, lineup includes affiliate events with the Global Climate Action Summit and For Freedoms' 50 State Initiative, exhibitions at the CCA Wattis Institute and more.
Installation view of 'Take Action: A For Freedoms Exhibition' in the Hubbell Street Galleries

Press release / March 27, 2019

CCA People’s Party honoring Wayne Thiebaud raises over $1.2 million for student scholarship fund

The CCA People’s Party is an annual spring gala benefiting student scholarships for deserving young artists, designers, writers, and architects who otherwise could not afford to attend CCA.
Guest of honor Wayne Thiebaud giving impromptu remarks at CCA People's Party on March 25, 2019.

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Making a career shift with a master’s in design

A master’s in design can put you on a fast track to a new career, where you can imagine and build a better future.

A design workshop in progress, led by a man wearing a green jacket.

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