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Press release / July 31, 2023

Angelo Donghia Foundation awards third grant to CCA

The grant to the Interior Design program will support a two-year initiative to inspire sustainability in design through coursework and programming with climate-focused topics.

A close up of an interior design students project.

Media coverage / July 18, 2023

CCA student won the 2023 Gucci North America Changemakers Scholarship

Student Maya Silva was granted an academic scholarship of up to $20,000 and an opportunity to participate in the Gucci Program for Scholars, a six-week program that educates students on fashion industry career paths.

Image of Gucci Changemakers logo.

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Mapping the untold stories of pioneering women in interaction design

Chair and Associate Professor of Interaction Design Erin Malone discusses uncovers the stories of trailblazing women in a field that touches everyday life.

An assortment of historical sculptures, photos, postcards surrounding a blue electronic box.

Media coverage / June 29, 2023

Caitlin Cherry: The Regolith Was Boiling, among six incredible summer art shows

Experience Caitlin Cherry's solo exhibition, a captivating interconnected mural-like installation of oil paintings and prints showcasing Black female celebrities, at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art.

Interconnected mural-like installation of oil paintings and prints displaying Black female celebrities, created by Caitlin Cherry.

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CCA wins San Francisco Design Week award

CCA’s new webpage on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) shares how our community cultivates impact and action.

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CCA’s position on the Supreme Court’s pending affirmative action ruling

The Supreme Court's pending decision on affirmative action may impact college admissions. Despite the ruling, CCA remains committed to diversity and inclusion, with no changes to admission policies.

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Media coverage / June 27, 2023

CCA architecture students use high-speed rail project to make connections

CCA students team up with High-Speed Rail Authority, studying high-speed rail's potential. Through lectures and site visits, they analyze its transformative impact on California's social and physical landscape.

Two CCA architecture students present their work in both drawings and model form during a critique.

Media coverage / June 27, 2023

CCA Gala collects more than a million dollars for scholarships

CCA's annual gala brought together leaders, artists, architects, and designers on May 23. The event, held on campus, raised $1.23M for student scholarships.

Carla Emil and Rich Silverstein.

Media coverage / June 26, 2023

Lihui Liang's transformative paintings reimagine her portrait subjects as animals

In their series Animal Religion, Lihui Liang (BFA Industrial Design 2017) combines animal symbolism with spiritual elements, creating thought-provoking and mesmerizing artworks.

Lihui Liang standing in front of her paintings in a gallery.

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A comics summer bonanza in San Francisco

Comics fans celebrate the return of the CCA comics festival, the guest speaker series featuring renowned artists, and showcase by the MFA Comics class of 2023.

A colorful graphic with the stylized diagonal text CCA MFA in Comics 2023.

Media coverage / June 19, 2023

Rusty Zimmerman shines a light on South Brooklyn

Rusty Zimmerman (BFA Illustration 2004) created the Free Portrait Project in South Brooklyn, capturing residents' essence through 200 hand-painted portraits, fostering human connection.

From left, Zimmerman with Kelly Autumn Carroll, flanking her portrait at Fort Hamilton Distillery.

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Queer history comes to life in one CCA course

Students reimagine games, create shrines, and discover first-person accounts of LGBTQ history in the interdisciplinary course Queer Super Objects.

A photo of a sculpture of the bust of a woman with her head down sideways and a bone protruding from the neck

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See how students re-imagined graduation wear during the 116th Commencement

The class of 2023 celebrated commencement in a style like no other, with their own hand-made fashions, individualized garments, and self-expressive wear.

Three students pose in pink silk dresses and flower leis.

Media coverage / June 13, 2023

New Suns exhibition reception

Curated by Lauren Schell Dickens, the exhibition highlights artists Sofia Cordova, Nicki Green, Cathy Lu, Adia Millet, and Genevieve Quick.

Artists Sofia Cordova, Nicki Green, Cathy Lu, Adia Millet, and Genevieve Quick alongside Jaime Austin, Director of Exhibitions and Public Programming at CCA.

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A conversation about the CCA campus expansion with Jeanne Gang, founding principal of Studio Gang

In this Q+A, Jeanne Gang discusses her firm’s design for the innovative centerpiece of the college’s campus expansion, slated for completion in 2024.

Digital rendering with a panoramic view of people in an open walkway with a lattice-adorned building in the background

Media coverage / May 27, 2023

Discover 25 groundbreaking Asian American artists you should know

CCA alum Bernice Bing is featured in this list. A pioneering Asian American artist, left a lasting impact with her abstract expressionist paintings and co-founding the Asian American Art Centre, despite facing discrimination.

Artist Bernice Bing standing in front of her painting.

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Four CCA students named to prestigious Metropolis Future 100

Two undergraduate and two graduate students were named to the Metropolis Future 100, designed to designate the top architecture and interior design students.

Lizzy Wilson, Library and Food Justice, 2021.

Press release / May 24, 2023

California College of the Arts gala honoring Carla Emil and Rich Silverstein raises over $1.23 million for student scholarships

CCA celebrated beloved Bay Area art collectors Carla Emil and Rich Silverstein as the 2023 honorees at its annual gala, which took place Tuesday, May 23. The event grossed over $1.23 million for student scholarships.

Carla Emil and Rich Silverstein.

Media coverage / May 22, 2023

Explore the Bay Area's top art exhibitions this summer

Immerse in Caitlin Cherry's captivating maximalist solo show at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, featuring large-scale oil paintings, digital prints, and vibrant overlays of diverse figures.

A mural-like installation of oil paintings and prints displaying Black female celebrities.

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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