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Faculty Spotlight is an editorial series that showcases CCA's wide range of faculty members. The article features Sunny A. Smith, Dean of Fine Arts.

Architecture students travel to China to investigate the impact tourism has on a range of places and landscapes and to work with a small under-served community to leave behind work that contributes to their future.

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.

Recent alumna Desirae Rivera (Graphic Design 2015) finds a mentor in longtime CCA Graphic Design faculty member Jeremy Mende, founder and principal of MendeDesign in San Francisco.

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

Christopher Paguio (BFA Graphic Design 2016) shares why he chose to study at CCA and how his internship informed his practice.

Julia Loopstra (BFA Illustration 2017) shares why she chose to transfer to CCA and the faculty who helped her along the way.

Jiayu He (BFA Film 2016) shares why he chose to transfer to CCA and cinematography course that informed his senior project.

Sarah Herlugson (BArch Architecture 2017) shares how her interests in fashion design and interior design led her to a degree in architecture.

The Visa sponsored Experience Design Studio challenged students to solve complex problems around the digital payment systems of the future.

Tracy K. Smith, U.S. Poet Laureate from 2017 to 2019 and winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, offers three fruitful tips to help jump-start your writing. The first one might surprise you.

We celebrated a decade of the Design Strategy MBA program at CCA with a day spotlighting speeches and presentations from some of the talented people responsible for molding the program into what it is today.

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

Using beadwork, glass, found objects, fabric, and other materials, renowned artist Joyce J. Scott raises challenging social and political questions.

America: The Jesuit Review writes that dePaola - known for his "Strega Nona" series - debuts a new children's book.

Artnet reports that the artist-activist returns to CCA this fall.

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

The New York Times includes alum Toyin Ojih Odutola as one of the year's changemakers in the arts.

San Francisco Chronicle reviews Thomas's inspiring show "Mugshot Portraits: Women of the Montgomery Bus Boycott"

The hall of fame recognized Craig Scott for his award-winning practice and work in education.