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Press release / May 24, 2022
CCA Wattis Institute presents: Hervé Guibert: This and More
Curated by Wattis Institute Director Anthony Huberman, this exhibition at the Wattis Institute introduces a lesser-known body of work by the late French artist Hervé Guibert (1955–1991). On view June 9–July 30, 2022.
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Graduate students in Interaction Design apply a systems lens to approach complex problems
In the Social Lab course, MDes Interaction Design students work with community partners and bring systems thinking to complex problems to create real change.
Press release / Feb. 27, 2024
Daisy Nam appointed director of the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
Daisy Nam is announced as the new Zlot Family Director and Chief Curator of the Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts at Ӱɴý.
Press release / May 14, 2025
CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts announces touring exhibition Viaje a la luna (A trip to the moon)
CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts is pleased to announce Viaje a la luna (A trip to the moon), an exhibition inspired by the only screenplay ever written by the renowned Spanish poet Federico García Lorca.
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Alum spotlight: Director Shane T Watson
“CCA allowed me to be open about myself and to become a better writer,” says the former Student Oscar nominee. Here’s what he’s working on now, his advice for CCA students, and more.
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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Inside the studio with graduating BFA Illustration seniors
This semester 10 senior illustrators get ready for the culminating moment of their CCA experience and launch their careers in the senior thesis exhibition.
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2019 IMPACT Award winners challenge climate change
Buoyant Ecologies and Rubber Impact Awareness & Action Project are this year's grant winners.
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CCA assistant professor on team awarded NSF grant
Negar Kalantar explores how relief cutting, or kerfing, can improve building materials’ adaptability to environmental threats.
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Why unification?
Discover how our campus expansion project is transforming CCA into a residential campus that unifies all our academic programs on a single campus and supports innovative, cross-disciplinary work.
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Decolonizing design
CCA’s Decolonial School focuses on how to relate diversity, inclusion, and equity to artistic and design practice.
Press release / Oct. 25, 2023
David C. Howse appointed president of Ӱɴý
Following an extensive search, CCA is pleased to announce David C. Howse as the 10th president of the college.
Press release / April 3, 2024
Ӱɴý Graduate Curatorial Practice Program and CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts present Absolute Memory: An Archive of Softness
Absolute Memory: An Archive of Softness is a group exhibition featuring five artists working in themes of the everyday and subjective narrative, Widline Cadet, Xandra Ibarra, Michael Jang, Clifford Prince King, and Kenneth Tam.
Press release / Aug. 28, 2018
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and CCA launch the Curatorial Research Bureau
The bookshop, learning site, and public program space is also the new home of CCA's Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice.
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Life in San Francisco as an art student
CCA students Layla Namak, Jennifer Guo, and Angel Lusky, and alum Wally Corona give us an insider’s view of what it’s like to live and learn in San Francisco.
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Q&A: Comics professor Justin Hall on nurturing community in queer comics
Interim MFA Comics Chair Justin Hall on his documentary, No Straight Lines, and the importance of finding (and sharing) your own voice.
Press release / March 17, 2022
CCA Curatorial Practice and CCA Wattis Institute Present Resonance of Place, April 28–May 14, 2022
Resonance of Place, a multi-site exhibition reflecting on the body’s precarious relationship to its surroundings, curated by the Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice Class of 2022.
Press release / March 22, 2022
CCA Curatorial Practice and CCA Wattis Institute Present Resonance of Place, April 28–May 14, 2022
Resonance of Place, a multi-site exhibition reflecting on the body’s precarious relationship to its surroundings, curated by the Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice Class of 2022.
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Imagining new worlds through interdisciplinary studio courses
Upper Division Interdisciplinary Studio courses illustrate how students from across the college learn to take their practice to a new level.
Press release / Aug. 23, 2023
Ӱɴý welcomes 10 new chairs across the college
CCA is delighted to welcome 10 new chairs to the college, including both new hires and current professors and faculty.