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The Creative Citizens in Action initiative (CCA@CCA) is helping CCA get out to vote and engage in creative activism during one of the most challenging election seasons in recent history.

The Wattis will devote an entire year to reflecting on the questions posed by Vicuña’s work through intimate public and private reading groups and a series of public events.

For the first time, CCA’s fall lectures are entirely online, bringing a diverse lineup of industry experts from around the world to audiences everywhere.

Architectural Ecologies Lab students let local craft and culture lead as they create solutions for climate change in the Maldives.

In late August, the City of Oakland announced its plan to purchase CCA’s former residence hall, Clifton Hall, to provide sustainable and transit-friendly deeply affordable housing for Oakland families and seniors.

Ceramics Monthly highlights the work of Shalene Valenzuela (MFA Ceramics 1997), who uses trompe l’oeil “with a twist,” reimaging everyday objects into more than meets the eye.

Indigenous designers and designers of color in academia are laying the foundations for new design methods that decenter white European-based visual culture.

Recent graduate Esther Elia (BFA Illustration 2019) discusses inspiration, interdisciplinarity, and her favorite spots around San Francisco.

Professors reflect on how they adapted their pedagogy and collaborated with other artists during shelter in place.

CCA’s dean of Humanities and Sciences discusses advocating for immigrant justice and how immigrant stories influence their work.

CCA’s donor-supported Student Emergency Fund has raised over $30,000 to date, and federal CARES Act funding provides nearly $700,000 in emergency relief grants to students.

Josh Silverman brings decades of professional design strategy expertise to the graduate Interaction Design program.

Lava Thomas (BFA Ceramics 1999) and Marcela Pardo Ariza were named the recipients of the 13th annual San Francisco Artadia Awards, which includes $10,000 in unrestricted funds and access to Artadia’s artistic programs.

Tunstall visited CCA in February before COVID-19 hit and said her “mind was blown away by the passion and the meaningfulness of the projects” that students were doing through the Decolonial School.

We’re dedicated to bringing the campus experience to our students, no matter where you’re learning from. So we’re getting creative.