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Media coverage / Feb. 10, 2021
See fiber artist and CCA alum Kay Sekimachi’s work in an upcoming exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Four reasons to choose an art and design college on the West Coast
Here are four reasons why studying in the San Francisco Bay Area in California can be beneficial for your future.
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Building a community for makers from the (virtual) ground up
CCA studio managers Cassie Kise and Tianna Mackey created Maker’s Commons, a virtual space for the CCA community to connect during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Alum spotlight: Designer and educator Kristine Yuen
Kristine Yuen (MDes Interaction Design 2016) reflects on her user-centric design approach and motivation to mentor aspiring young designers.
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The 2020–2021 Design Lecture Series
Saraleah Fordyce reflects on the key takeaways from fall 2020 lectures and gives a preview of the guests to look forward to this spring
Media coverage / Feb. 1, 2021
Cartoonist Justin Hall spotlights local LGBTQ history on Market Street
Media coverage / Jan. 29, 2021
Nicole Hayden’s San Francisco mural captures sensation of poet Amanda Gorman
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Two new diversity scholarships will further open access to arts and design education and practice
Support the Sandra Vivanco Diversity Scholarship and Diversity in Design Scholarship. Your gift will open doors to arts education for Black and Indigenous students, students of color, and LGBTQ students.
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Interrogating boundaries: hybrid practices in MFA Design
Five examples of how collaborative, multidisciplinary design can unlock new possibilities in unlikely places.
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Exploring the outer realm with Susan Worthman
Press release / Jan. 25, 2021
The Wattis Institute's winter/spring 2021 schedule features free, artist-centric events, lectures, screenings, and programming
The Wattis Institute presents a robust schedule of events centered on the question that drives the institution’s core mission: What and how can we learn from artists today?
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Art, design, and language as action: Q+A with Associate Professor Allison Yasukawa
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From the Black Studies Institute to Critical Ethnic Studies: Celebrating 50 years at CCA
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Rewind Review Respond reimagines event discourse in a virtual space
CCA students share their reflections on recent conversations, lectures, and events they’ve encountered on our campus on the cloud.
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Fall 2020 Showcase celebrates student excellence and perseverance
CCA’s fall 2020 graduating students have persevered to finish their degrees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Explore their work and celebrate their perspectives with the Fall 2020 Showcase.
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Meeting tomorrow today
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The human gesture of illustration
Faculty Owen Smith and Michael Wertz reflect on illustration's role during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
Media coverage / Dec. 14, 2020
Alum Wayne Wang’s "The Joy Luck Club" selected for preservation by National Film Registry
"The Joy Luck Club," San Francisco filmmaker Wayne Wang’s landmark adaptation of Bay Area author Amy Tan’s novel, has been selected as one of 25 movies inducted this year into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.
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Celebrating our Bay Area community with the de Young Open
More than 100 CCA community members were selected for the de Young Open exhibition, a celebration of the diversity of talent in the Bay Area this fall.
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New virtual mural brings the Creative Accord principles to life
Students in this fall’s Mural Project course express CCA’s Creative Accord in a virtual environment and think beyond traditional mural making.