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Media coverage / March 26, 2026
Two CCA community members named to 2026 Curious 100
Daisy Nam, Zlot Family Director and Chief Curator of the Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, and Helen Maria Nugent, dean of design, have been named to the 2026 Curious 100 by the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity.
Media coverage / Feb. 12, 2026
Diedrick Brackens' first Bay Area solo show opens at YBCA in March
The CCA alum and Textiles faculty member presents fifteen tapestries exploring tenderness, migration, and the natural world at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
Media coverage / Oct. 18, 2025
CCA alum Saif Azzuz explores water, fire and family
The New York Times delves into Saif Azzuz's (BFA Painting & Drawing 2013) artistic process, highlighting how his work blends family, community, and Indigenous land stewardship.
Media coverage / Oct. 13, 2025
Architecture faculty Clark Thenhaus on the history behind San Francisco’s colorful homes
Clark Thenhaus offers insight into the history of the city’s iconic Victorian homes in a story spotlighting Bob Buckter, aka Dr. Color.
Media coverage / Sept. 18, 2025
KQED spotlights new CCA-NVIDIA partnership
CCA partners with NVIDIA to prepare a new generation of creatives to thrive at the intersection of art, design, and emerging technologies.
Media coverage / Aug. 14, 2025
Chair of Fashion Design Gregory Climer pushes the needle of quilting
Faculty member Gregory Climer expands the boundaries of quilting and textiles, bringing queer desire and innovation to a medium often associated with traditional craftwork.
Media coverage / July 14, 2025
Alum Jonah Reenders explores the largest living organism in the world
Jonah Reenders (MFA Fine Arts 2025) explores queer ecology through photography in his project Armillaria, which investigates Armillaria ostoyae, also known as the humongous fungus.
Media coverage / July 14, 2025
CCA Interior Design student reimagines food systems in winning project at 2025 WANTED Schools Workshop
Gabriela Mierkalne (BFA Interior Design 2026) and her teammates won the Workshop with their project, Re-compost, which reimagines New York's composting system to make it truly circular.
Media coverage / July 10, 2025
Square Cylinder reviews Viaje a la luna at the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
On view through October 11, Viaje a la luna explores a lost film by Spanish poet Federico GarcÃa Lorca through thirteen historical and contemporary artworks.
Media coverage / June 17, 2025
Remembering Federico GarcÃa Lorca in Viaje a la luna at the Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
On view through October 11, Viaje a la luna explores a lost film by Spanish poet Federico GarcÃa Lorca, brought to life through a dialogue between contemporary artists and historical artworks.
Media coverage / June 16, 2025
Leviathan by Architecture faculty brings parametric design to life
On view through November 30, Leviathan by Architecture faculty members Jason Kelly Johnson and Nataly Gattegno activates San Francisco’s Moscone Center. The installation reflects on power structures, climate change, and human nature.
Media coverage / June 12, 2025
Graphic Design alum launches New York City’s first design studio for kids
Suzanne LaGasa (BFA Graphic Design 2005) launches ProtoToto Design Lab, an independent design education program for kids ages 6 to 12. The mission is to give kids a model of play that activates a lifetime of creativity and builds confidence.
Media coverage / June 9, 2025
Photography faculty member honored in the 2025 Art Basel Awards
Marcel Pardo Ariza's project Art Handlxrs* was recognized by the Art Basel Awards in the Allies category. The group supports the growth of BIPOC, women, queer, trans and gender nonconforming people in the professional arts industry.
Media coverage / April 2, 2025
President David C. Howse and alum Hank Willis Thomas recognized in the Eames Institute Curious 100 list
Congratulations to President David C. Howse for being recognized as a "Caretaker" and alum Hank Willis Thomas as a "Maker" on the Curious 100, a celebration of courageous leaders and creative minds across the U.S.
Media coverage / April 1, 2025
CCA designated as a Voter Friendly Campus
The college has been recognized as a Voter Friendly Campus for breaking barriers and empowering students during a critical election year.
Media coverage / March 8, 2025
CCA alum presents unfinished work with intention
The New York Times offers a look into many of Janiva Ellis' (BFA Painting & Drawing 2012) paintings that are not complete, and may never be.
Media coverage / March 5, 2025
CCA moves into the next academic year with stability and optimism
Thanks to the $45 million in funding, the college looks to the future with major aspirations and a greater impact on the San Francisco Bay Area.
Media coverage / Feb. 26, 2025
Architecture students turn plants and organic waste into building materials
Bioengineers and CCA architecture students research the potential to create sustainable, net-zero buildings by transforming organic waste, such as eggshells, into building materials.
Media coverage / Feb. 21, 2025
CCA Film alum Hong Sang-soo explores family dynamics in What Does That Nature Say to You
The Hollywood Reporter reviews Hong Sang-soo's (BFA Film/Video 1985) 33rd feature What Does That Nature Say to You, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and follows a young poet's awkward first meeting with his girlfriend's family.
Media coverage / Feb. 12, 2025
CCA alum known as the go-to designer for top Bay Area restaurants
Robert van Horne (BFA Graphic Design 2007) has become a leading graphic designer for California wine labels and Bay Area restaurants. His logos, signs, menus, etc. have quietly shaped the visual vocabulary of today’s food and drink world.