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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.

Get to know the work of Fashion Design alum Sajida Silva and their thoughts on sustainable fashion.

Sofía Córdova (MFA 2010), Chanell Stone (BFA Photography 2019), and Lava Thomas (BFA Ceramics 1999) were announced as finalists for this year’s Artadia Awards. (Photo of Lava Thomas by Justine Danielle Marasigan.)