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Press release / April 24, 2023
CCA announces 2023 Honorary Doctorate recipient Mildred Howard
CCA is thrilled to announce Mildred Howard as the degree recipient at the 116th Commencement Ceremony held Saturday, May 13, 2023 at the Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco.
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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.
Media coverage / April 18, 2023
CCA Furniture alum Kate Greenberg named Surface mag's Designer of the Day
Discover how CCA alum Kate Greenberg (BFA Furniture 2020) creates furniture and lighting that lie in that special sludge between art and function.
Media coverage / April 13, 2023
CCA student Karina Zhou's Kai’s Tea Eggs released
Karina Zhou, a second-year animation student at CCA, is making headway in the world of publishing. Her first book, Kai’s Tea Eggs, explores the beauty of food, friendship, and being proud of your heritage.
Media coverage / April 12, 2023
Future Resonance, YBCA's collaboration with Studio Forward, is open at CCA
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Future Resonance exhibit features more than a dozen interaction, industrial, and graphic design graduate students' work. It's free and open to the public through April 30
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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.
Media coverage / April 6, 2023
Dodie Bellamy named Guggenheim Fellow
CCA senior adjunct professor Dodie Bellamy was awarded Guggenheim Fellowship in Creative Arts for General Nonfiction
Media coverage / April 4, 2023
LoveFrom to offer design scholarships in U.S. and U.K.
Creative collective LoveFrom has announced the launch of LoveFrom Scholarships, a new program that addresses the lack of diversity throughout creative industries, now available to prospective students at CCA.
Media coverage / April 4, 2023
LoveFrom launches scholarship program, making design education more accessible
LoveFrom, a creative collective led by Jony Ive, selected three renowned art schools to receive permanent annual funding, including CCA, Rhode Island School of Design, and the Royal College of Art.
Media coverage / April 3, 2023
CCA alumni Navin Norling’s work redefines images from 'Black Americana'
Norling (BFA Illustration 1994) mixes his rural and urban sensibilities with found materials to create art that examines classic Americana imagery, confronting and commenting on consumerism and popular culture.
Media coverage / March 30, 2023
CCA to inaugurate new Gensler Center with climate change symposium
CCA will be inaugurating its brand-new M. Arthur Gensler Jr. Center for Design Excellence on April 15 with a special Climate as Praxis symposium that addresses the various ways designers can combat climate change.
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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.
Press release / March 27, 2023
CCA appoints Michael Muscardini to Board of Trustees
CCA announces the appointment of Michael Muscardini to its Board of Trustees for an initial three-year term.
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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.
Press release / March 22, 2023
This April YBCA & CCA present Future Resonance
A collaborative exhibition at YBCA consisting of six projects created by multidisciplinary teams of graduate interaction, industrial, and graphic design students from Studio Forward at CCA, sponsored by Google.
Press release / March 21, 2023
CCA Curatorial Practice and CCA Wattis Institute Present uncontained: categories always leak
Featuring work by five acclaimed female artists—Candice Lin, Cathy Lu, LaRissa Rogers, Cammie Staros, and Stephanie Syjuco.
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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.
Media coverage / March 20, 2023
CCA alum Cara Levine’s art offers a chance to grieve together
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.
Media coverage / March 11, 2023
M. Arthur Gensler Jr. Center for Design Excellence will support CCA’s Architecture division
CCA will establish the M. Arthur Gensler Jr. Center for Design Excellence to support design excellence in architectural education, research, and practice with gifts from the architecture firm Gensler and the Gensler family.
Media coverage / March 9, 2023
A closer look at the construction of CCA's expanded campus
Construction is underway for CCA's expansion in San Francisco. The facilities aim to be carbon neutral with net-zero energy once running, including a microgrid for the campus to harvest and store clean energy.