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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.
Media coverage / Feb. 1, 2025
Faculty members Rose D'Amato and Angela Hennessy's artworks stand the test of time
KQED reviews SFMOMA’s 2024 SECA Art Award exhibition, featuring Illustration faculty member Rose D’Amato and Associate Professor of Critical Studies and Graduate Fine Arts Angela Hennessy, exploring how their works resonate with our current moment.
Media coverage / Jan. 31, 2025
Architecture Professor Neal Schwartz renovates a 1966 modernist home in Palo Alto
The New York Times showcases a renovated 1966 modernist house in Palo Alto, redesigned with the help of Schwartz and Architecture, a firm founded by Architecture Professor Neal Schwartz.
Media coverage / Jan. 30, 2025
San Francisco is ranked number one as the most arts-vibrant city in the U.S.
According to the SMU DataArts, San Francisco is ranked number one as the most arts-vibrant community of 2024. The vibrancy assessment examines metrics covering supply, demand, and public support for arts and culture.
Media coverage / Jan. 21, 2025
STEADY spotlighted as one of the best things to do during SF Art Week
The San Francisco Chronicle highlights STEADY, featuring Michelle Lopez and Ester Partegàs at the CCA Wattis Institute, as a must-see during SF Art Week, alongside other fantastic shows.
Media coverage / Jan. 17, 2025
Public benches are reimagined at Works in Progress III
Works in Progress is a design series created to build momentum for the city’s craft and design community. On view through February 7, the show features eight unique public bench interpretations by our furniture alumni.
Media coverage / Jan. 15, 2025
Fourth-graders go sailing in the SF Bay to experience CCA's Float Lab Project
Students from Dr. Charles Drew Elementary School go on an exciting field trip and sail to CCA's award-winning Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab near Treasure Island, and get a vivid learning experience of marine ecology.
Media coverage / Jan. 6, 2025
CCA recognized in Dezeen's top 10 architecture projects of 2024
Leading architecture and design magazine Dezeen names CCA's expanded campus as one of the top 10 architecture projects of 2024.
Media coverage / Dec. 10, 2024
ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ wins the Mass Timber Building Competition
The Mass Timber Building Competition issued by the State highlights the use of mass timber to address climate issues and drive new economic opportunities.
Media coverage / Dec. 4, 2024
CCA's new building recognized as net-positive for the environment long-term
The Architect's Newspaper features CCA's new mass timber building, showcasing its sustainable elements and potential for a closed-loop, net-positive structure.
Media coverage / Nov. 28, 2024
CCA begins a new chapter with its unified campus
Contemporary architecture and design magazine Azure spotlights CCA's expanded campus, exploring its features, design elements, and future potential.
Media coverage / Nov. 21, 2024
CCA's expanded campus featured on the cover of Architectural Record
Architectural Record provides an in-depth look at our expanded campus, highlighting Studio Gang's innovative and sustainable design, the seamless unification of our campuses, and the interdisciplinary, collaborative environment it fosters.