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From student spotlights and faculty stories to recent media coverage and current events, catch up on what’s new.
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CCA MFA Writing alumni publish six riveting new books for 2023
Find fresh new work from imaginative authors and MFA Writing alumni whose newly published books offer perfect summer reading.
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Studio Forward brings the San Francisco art community together with light and sound
CCA’s Google-sponsored course Studio Forward culminates in an exhibition, presented at YBCA, of student work centered on the big questions of our time.
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CCA announces 2023 Commencement Ceremony speakers
CCA is proud to award an honorary doctorate degree to inspirational artists, designers, and thinkers at its Commencement Ceremony. The college also recognizes distinguished alumni as featured speakers each year.
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Profiles in design: Isaac Buwembo and Balqis Indriyani
From the intellectual work of design thinking to the physical work of active making, two alumni carry their CCA education into the world.
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A day where play meets clay
It’s all fun and games in this crossover between CCA students in the Ceramics and Game Arts programs.
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Fourteen CCA faculty win prestigious awards and fellowships
CCA faculty from across the college who are pioneers in their fields have been recognized this spring for their impressive achievements outside the classroom.
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New scholarship in partnership with LoveFrom aims to increase representation in design
The LoveFrom Scholarship supports creative and talented students of diverse backgrounds, providing full tuition, housing, and funds for materials and supplies.
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Important message from the President
I am writing to share an important update on CCA and work we must do in the coming weeks to ensure a vibrant future for our college.
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CCA to launch new Gensler Center with symposium centered on sustainable
Four eminent design practitioners will share creative approaches to building a resilient future in the face of climate change.
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Student spotlight: Jade Howe lets out her inner child
In this Q+A, Jade Howe looks back on her college career, from making purposeful art for kids to how much she loves San Francisco.
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The Daring Writer: How Jasmin Darznik Lives Her Characters
Chair of MFA Writing Jasmin Darznik charts a bold literary career, from her family’s immigrant story to the American Jazz age.
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Preview the work of this year’s recipients of the Bay Area Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
CCA is proud to recognize creative high school students whose work shows their authentic voice, originality, and technical skill in these prestigious awards.
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Honoring Black History Month at CCA
Throughout the month of February and beyond we reflect upon and celebrate critical work by Black artists, designers, scholars, and architects.
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CCA faculty Steve Jones and Martin Venezky receive AIGA SF Continuum Fellow awards
AIGA, the professional association for design, focuses on design as a profession and as a cultural asset that serves practitioners across design disciplines, as well as teachers and students with national and local chapters.
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Tracing Sustainable Cotton in California’s San Joaquin Valley
The Sustainable Cotton Project introduces CCA Fashion Design students to cotton growers, Cleaner Cotton, and regenerative growing practices.
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Designing the future of everything
In three fall 2022 sponsored studios, students envisioned designs to support future human needs in partnerships with Samsung, Lenovo, and Google.
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CCA Pre-College students recall their dreamy summer in photos
Young creative thinkers and makers take a sneak peak at art school life, build their portfolios, and earn college credits.
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CCA Ceramics puts a new spin on tradition
Students, faculty, alums, and staff got a feel for the new Ceramics studio at the 32nd annual Blindfolded Throwing Contest.
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A new student club fosters connection among first-gen college students
In CCA’s second year celebrating the national First-Generation College Celebration, a new student organization reminds students they are one among many.
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CCA course sponsored by Google focuses on the future
Discover how students from across CCA’s Design programs speculated on the future in the industry-sponsored course Studio Forward.