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Media coverage / July 14, 2021
Graphic Design Chair Rachel Berger asks recent grads "How did you get into tech?"
In AIGA's Eye on Design, Rachel Berger speaks with recent graduates from BFA and MFA programs at CCA, RISD, and other schools to find out how they got their start and share advice for those seeking a similar path.
Press release / July 14, 2021
CCA Wattis Institute presents new work by Maia Cruz Palileo
Press release / July 13, 2021
CCA appoints Leigh Sata as vice president for Operations and Capital Projects
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Nathan Lynch & Oikonos receive $200k Wildlife Conservation Society grant for seabird habitat restoration
Ceramics chair Nathan Lynch has been working with Oikonos for over a decade to help restore at-risk seabird habitats with ceramic nesting modules.
Media coverage / June 30, 2021
KQED: Newest Wattis anthology invites readers to participate in radical listening
Media coverage / June 29, 2021
Wattis Institute receives spring 2021 Warhol Foundation grant
Media coverage / June 24, 2021
"No Straight Lines" hopes to give queer youth a role model
Press release / June 10, 2021
CCA announces Lorna Meyer Calas as the new chair of the Board of Trustees
Press release / June 10, 2021
The Wattis Institute receives $20,000 NEA Grant for the exhibition "Drum Listens to Heart"
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Q&A: Raven Chacon
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Alum spotlight: Digital media scholar Dorothy Santos
Media coverage / May 22, 2021
Keith Krumwiede on the new podcast "When Socrates was an Architect"
CCA Architecture Dean Keith Krumwiede discusses his approach to working with young architects, helping to cultivate their professional toolset to address new challenges and make a meaningful difference in the world.
Press release / May 20, 2021
CCA appoints Aaron Gensler and Carina Wong to Board of Trustees
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Silver Linings Series
An archive of projects, stories, events, and updates from our campus on the cloud.
Press release / May 19, 2021
Wattis Institute releases "Why are they so afraid of the lotus?"
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Legendary designer Sir Jony Ive’s advice for the 2021 graduating class
“My encouragement is to be committed and proactive in caring for that deep, creative part of yourself that is easily overlooked.”
Press release / May 18, 2021
Architecture Division announces a series of three pop-up architecture exhibitions
On view through July 10, 2021, at the Ferry Building in San Francisco, the three exhibitions explore Bay Area histories and futures, social justice and territorialization, and ecology and climate change.
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In Memoriam: Arthur Gensler, 1935–2021
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Sustaining change
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Design pedagogy for collective work
The Design division explores three different educational opportunities at CCA that transcend individual learning through teamwork.