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“I’m excited to be part of the legacy of Frameline and to bring my BIPOC lens to the LGBTQ+ community,” says Allegra Madsen (MA Curatorial Practice 2007).

A three-part exhibition at the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts draws on the ensemble form and musical score to deliver a vision of a cacophonous community.

CCA Dean Sunny Smith is a juror for The de Young Open 2023, a community art exhibition featuring artists from around the Bay Area.

With the exhibition Orquídeas, Professor Marcel Pardo Ariza creates a sense of solidarity, community, and celebration in real time on Capp Street for trans and queer people.

Hear Ranu Mukherjee's take on managing studio projects, building a career through community, establishing daily rituals, and more in the artist-run podcast Beyond the Studio.

Cara Levine's (MFA Sculpture 2012) exhibition Cara Levine: To Survive I Need You to Survive at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco invites the community to share grief as a part of survival.

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.

Founded by MacArthur fellow Jeanne Gang, firm is selected after extensive international architect search.

Combine art and design with technology and science to impact change and grow your career in CCA’s STEM-designated graduate programs.

Alumna Yadira Cazares (BFA Painting & Drawing 2005) runs Galería Beso Maya, the only art gallery in Fruitvale. Her mission is to promote artists of color and unite the community through workshops and exhibitions.

Learn about Kevin Killian's important contributions to the bay's literary community as one of the original New Narrative writers, and hear from artists, writers, and educators who knew Killian.

Marissa Leitman (BFA Photography 2017) disusses her Aunt Charlie's-inspired series with KQED. View her photographs of the iconic bar and drag community at the Tenderloin Museum through Nov. 3, 2019.

The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) included CCA Interior Design and Architecture professors in its roundup of makers within the ACSA community utilizing digital fabrication to respond to the growing need for protective equipment.

Painter Robert Bechtle was a cherished member of the CCA community for nearly 70 years, as a student (BAA Interdisciplinary Design 1954, MFA Painting 1958), longtime faculty member (1957–1985), and Honorary Doctorate recipient (2007).

Saraleah Fordyce reflects on the key takeaways from fall 2020 lectures and gives a preview of the guests to look forward to this spring

A $1 million gift from the Gensler family and a $1 million gift from Gensler, the award-winning global architecture, design and planning firm, to establish the M. Arthur Gensler Jr. Center for Design Excellence.

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.

Students discuss how their internships opened up new career paths.

Feeling the “vibe” of an art school, imagining yourself living, studying, and working there, is a crucial part of the campus visit. But there are a few more tangible things you should keep your eye out for, as well.

This list of seven things to look for on art college visits will help you select the best arts college for you.