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Media coverage / Feb. 27, 2023

Meet the Boulder cartoonist Will Betke-Brunswick

Will Betke-Brunswick (MFA Comics 2020) uses their illustrations to unpack topics like their mother's terminal cancer and coming out as genderqueer in their debut memoir, A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings.

Portrait of cartoonist Will Betke-Brunswick.

Media coverage / Feb. 24, 2023

Jackson Park designs to be considered by San Francisco Recreation and Parks Commission

CCA's graphic design students, Meredith Bond and Afreed Azad developed a new logo and collateral materials for Friends of Jackson Park’s capital campaign in support of their park redesign.

Rendering of Jackson Park includes a baseball field, playground, tennis court, clubhouse and view of the surrounding streets and buildings.

Media coverage / Feb. 24, 2023

In the Shadow of Mt Tam exhibit at the Anthony Meier gallery in Mill Valley

The exhibit showcases a group of artists who lived in Marin County between the 1940s and 1970s. Mariah Nielson (BArch Architecture 2005), daughter of the late artist JB Blunk, was born and raised in Marin.

An out of focus photo of gallery owner Anthony Meier.

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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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Press release / Feb. 23, 2023

CCA Announces 2023 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Regional Winners

Young artists and writers recognized for their original works by nationally renowned award.

American Vision Awards Nominee Arihant Jain from Mountain View, Condolences, Mixed Media on Paper.

Media coverage / Feb. 22, 2023

How should fashion schools address sustainability?

CCA fashion design faculty Lynda Grose believes that a "bottom-up" or student-first perspective is at the foundation of effective teaching, and that might be a solution to engage with a challenging subject.

Fashion design student presenting their dress design to a colleague during a class.

Media coverage / Feb. 22, 2023

The documentary examining the history of LGBTQ+ comics

The new documentary No Straight Lines, co-produced by MFA Comics Chair Justin Hall, discusses the artists and the art of queer creators in the 1970s and '80s.

Cover art for No Straight Lines by Maurice Vellekoop (Fantagraphics, 2012).

Media coverage / Feb. 22, 2023

Art in the Twenty-First Century returns to PBS 

Hank Willis Thomas (MFA Photography, MA Visual Criticism 2003), Amy Sherald, and more star in the new season of Art21’s flagship video series.

An artist painting on a large canvas.

Media coverage / Feb. 16, 2023

CCA leads the charge with teaching inclusive design

Schools and teachers are thinking ahead when it comes to inclusive design; CCA is leading the charge by exploring the intersection of human experience and constructed environments in its Interaction Design (IxD) program.

A student and professor looking at an interactive design display together.

Media coverage / Feb. 15, 2023

New collections: Robert Bechtle Papers and Tom Wudl Papers

Two collections of California artists, Robert Bechtle (BFA Fine Arts 1954, MFA Fine Arts 1958) and Tom Wudl are now part of the Archives of American Art.

Painting of an open cardboard box in various shades of red, pink, and orange.

Press release / Feb. 8, 2023

CCA President Stephen Beal announces retirement

President Stephen Beal announces his retirement after 25 years dedicated to growing and expanding CCA's campus, programs, and community.

President Stephen Beal smiles at the camera while painting in his studio; a finished painting hands behind him in soft focus.

Media coverage / Feb. 5, 2023

CCA Professor Lauryn Menard on the future of greener hardware

Here’s how you can make hardware without ruining the planet. TL;DR: Weave sustainability into the product design as early as you can.

A pink and purple graphic drawing of a person working with a robot on design.

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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.

A photo of an open pop-up book with black silhouetted figures appearing to be laboring.

Media coverage / Jan. 25, 2023

CCA among Bay Area Hearst Foundation award recipients

The Hearst Foundations announced it would award nearly $1.4 million in grants to nine organizations across the Bay Area as part of the philanthropic organization’s effort to support nonprofits.

Front of CCA campus entrance with the name "California College of the Arts" displayed.

Press release / Jan. 13, 2023

CCA opens new Campus Gallery with inaugural exhibition by alum Christine Wong Yap

CCA presents Recognitions / 认 • 知, a solo exhibition by Christine Wong Yap as the first exhibition in its new Campus Gallery, on view January 25–March 17, 2023.

A pink and white map of San Francisco drawn by Christine Wong Yap, overlaid with butterfly artworks by students at Edwin and Anita Lee Newcomer School.

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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.

A photo of 6 people in formal to business casual dress posing in front of an elegant backdrop.

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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.

A closeup photo of a dried pima cotton plant showing the silky texture of cotton.

Media coverage / Dec. 20, 2022

CCA community featured in Minnesota Street Project show

An interdisciplinary exhibition featuring CCA graduates, faculty members, and MFA students.

Rocks in a circular pattern surround a post with multicolored flags.

Media coverage / Dec. 19, 2022

Undergraduate Interior Design student receives 2022 Lighting Design Award

Celebrating lighting designers for their creativity and innovation, the LIT Lighting Design Awards recognizes CCA undergraduate Owen Fernando Patia (Interior Design) as Emerging Lighting Designer of the Year.

Photo of a large, digitally rendered gallery with figures draped in blue and green lighting.

Media coverage / Dec. 19, 2022

CCA Architecture professor Neeraj Bhatia imagines a new kind of communal living

In this Q and A, Bhatia discusses their project "The Center Won't Hold: Decentering the Commune into Networks of Care" for the 2021 Chicago Architecture Biennial, The Available City.

A computer rendered illustration of a large transparent cube lined by thin columns with people posed in various scenes of daily life.

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