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Media coverage / Aug. 28, 2020
Helen Maria Nugent talks about CCAâs new residence hall and resiliency through design on Pier 70âs âPier 2 Peerâ
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First Year Core faculty find opportunity in online instruction
Professors reflect on how they adapted their pedagogy and collaborated with other artists during shelter in place.
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Tina Takemoto discusses In Plain Sight
CCAâs dean of Humanities and Sciences discusses advocating for immigrant justice and how immigrant stories influence their work.
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CCA provides more than $700,000 in emergency funding to students financially impacted by COVID-19
CCAâs 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.
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CCA welcomes new MDes Chair Josh Silverman
Josh Silverman brings decades of professional design strategy expertise to the graduate Interaction Design program.
Media coverage / Aug. 24, 2020
CCA alum Lava Thomas announced as a recipient of 2020 San Francisco Artadia Awards
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 Artadiaâs artistic programs.
Media coverage / Aug. 19, 2020
OCADâs Dori Tunstall gives props to CCAâs Decolonial School in Fast Company
Tunstall visited CCA in February before COVID-19 hit and said her âmind was blown away by the passion and the meaningfulness of the projectsâ that students were doing through the Decolonial School.
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Fall 2020 at CCA: Adapting coursework, lectures, and collegewide events for a remote semester
Weâre dedicated to bringing the campus experience to our students, no matter where youâre learning from. So weâre getting creative.
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Alum spotlight: Sajida Silva
Get to know the work of Fashion Design alum Sajida Silva and their thoughts on sustainable fashion.
Media coverage / Aug. 14, 2020
Freida Pinto to star in and produce TV series based on Alka Joshiâs The Henna Artist
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CCAâs coolest tools
Media coverage / Aug. 6, 2020
Three CCA alumni announced as finalists in the 2020 San Francisco Artadia Awards
SofĂa CĂłrdova (MFA 2010), Chanell Stone (BFA Photography 2019), and Lava Thomas (BFA Ceramics 1999) were announced as finalists for this yearâs Artadia Awards. (Photo of Lava Thomas by Justine Danielle Marasigan.)
Media coverage / Aug. 4, 2020
Alum Maja Ruznic featured in 'The Nation'
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Alum spotlight: Scarlett Zhang
Interior Design alum Scarlett Zhang shares her thoughts on studying in San Francisco and how she stays creative.
Media coverage / July 15, 2020
Exceptional MFA work from five CCA grads
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West Coast, best coast
Media coverage / July 12, 2020
How Jason Kelly Johnson and Nataly Gattegno conceived next-gen workspaces
Media coverage / July 11, 2020
'Upside down floating reef' in the San Francisco Bay could change ecology of shoreline
Architectural Ecologies Lab (AEL) Directors Adam Marcus and Margaret Ikeda updated ABC7 on the Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab this month.
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CCA gradâs algae filter face mask idea named 2020 Biodesign Challenge runner-up
Faced with limited availability of affordable face masks in Ecuador during the COVID-19 pandemic, Camila Wandemberg (BFA Individualized Studies 2020) devised an innovative, sustainable solution.
Media coverage / July 7, 2020
CCA alum Woody De Othello is shaping the future of ceramics
Woody De Othello (MFA Fine Arts 2017) spoke to Galerie about how his recent work at Art Basel and John Michael Kohler Arts Center uses mundane objects to explore larger issues.