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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.
Press release / July 7, 2020
ĐÓ°É´ŤĂ˝ appoints Ritu Kalra to Board of Trustees
Media coverage / July 7, 2020
In Plain Sightâa collective of 80 artists, including Tina Takemoto and alum Hank Willis Thomasâskytyped powerful messages above ICE detention centers over July 4 weekend
Media coverage / June 29, 2020
Four DMBA alums help America ditch dairy with JOI, a new almond milk company
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CCAâs fall 2020 semester: Maximum Impact, Minimum Contact
As the college moves toward a hybrid fall 2020 semester, weâre sharing details about our plans to keep students, faculty, and staff safe while living, learning, teaching, and working together on campus.
Press release / June 24, 2020
CCA awarded $225,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
The grant will support CCAâs work converting to a hybrid, online, and in-person fall 2020 semester by supporting four CCA library staff positions and two online learning platforms.
Media coverage / June 23, 2020
The Nationâs review of Dodie Bellamy Is On Our Mind from the CCA Wattis
Media coverage / June 23, 2020
Alum Joseph Liatela shares whatâs on their mind during Pride month with Hyperallergic
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Alum Spotlight: Textile Artist Kira Dominguez Hultgren
Textile artist and dual-degree masterâs program alum Kira Dominguez Hultgren shares her research interests and how sheâs growing into her practice post-CCA.
Media coverage / June 20, 2020
Ishmael Reed in the New York Times: Americaâs Criminal Justice System and Me
Media coverage / June 17, 2020
CCA Assistant Professor Juan Carlos RodrĂguez Rivera on how heâs celebrating Pride month
Faculty and CCA Decolonial School member Juan Carlos RodrĂguez Rivera talked to Hyperallergic about his current work, his project aquĂ estamos / here we are for the Queer Cultural Center in San Francisco, and his greatest achievements so far.
Media coverage / June 16, 2020
Alum Mariah Nielsonâs new monograph explores the life and work of her father, sculptor JB Blunk
Press release / June 15, 2020
CCA presents four events during San Francisco Design Weekâs 2020 virtual festival
CCAâs 2020 San Francisco Design Week events feature discussions exploring long-term design thinking, designing the future of music, and what matters now in design and architecture education.