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Media coverage / Sept. 25, 2019
KQED-FM features alum Arleene Correa Valencia and her portraits of Napa workers
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How to avoid common art portfolio mistakes with these 4 tips
Edit your college art portfolio with 4 tips that will help you show off your strengths and avoid easy-to-make mistakes.
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Student spotlight: Interior Design’s Moon Lou
Media coverage / Sept. 13, 2019
The Territorial City Studio, a spring 2019 architecture class, is featured in the Seoul Biennale
Led by associate professor Neeraj Bhatia, The Territorial City: Edge of Megolopolis is featured in the 2019 Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism. Learn more about this advanced studio course.
Media coverage / Sept. 13, 2019
California Home + Design profiles alum Gary Hutton and his four decades in the interior design field
Learn about alum Gary Hutton, a 1975 CCA graduate in Environmental Studies, who has spent his career working on myriad commercial and residental interior design projects throughout California.
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CCA assistant professor on team awarded NSF grant
Negar Kalantar explores how relief cutting, or kerfing, can improve building materials’ adaptability to environmental threats.
Media coverage / Sept. 12, 2019
Printmaking alum Ariel Roman is one of the talented women working behind the scenes in streetwear
Profiled with other "unsung heroes of streetwear," alum Ariel Roman (BFA Printmaking 2007) stays true to her aesthetic—including punk—as she illustrates and art directs for a range of clients.
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Seven things to look for during your art school visits
Media coverage / Sept. 9, 2019
Assistant professor Alison O'Daniel named one of 25 new faces in independent film
According to Filmmaker Magazine, CCA assistant professor Alison O'Daniel is one of 25 independent filmmakers to follow. Learn about O'Daniel's work, which engages the deaf and hard-of-hearing communities.
Media coverage / Sept. 9, 2019
Associate professor Angela Hennessy is one of two Bay Area-based artists to receive a 2019 Artadia award
The New York-based nonprofit Artadia has awarded Angela Hennessy and one other Bay Area artist $10,000 in unrestricted funds. Hennessy teaches in the Textiles, Critical Studies, and Graduate Fine Arts programs.
Press release / Sept. 8, 2019
Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab Launches in San Francisco Bay
Architecture faculty Adam Marcus, Margaret Ikeda, and Evan Jones reach a major milestone in their award-winning Float Lab project. Public celebration is 1–3pm September 21 at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park.
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Life before and after CCA, with Individualized Studies alum Galen Boone
Galen Boone shares how the Individualized Studies curriculum formed her practice, which CCA faculty had the biggest impact, and what life has been like after graduation.
Media coverage / Sept. 5, 2019
Melissa Leventon, fashion historian and professor, discusses the rise of Bay Area "casual wear"
Media coverage / Sept. 4, 2019
Vincent Fecteau, who has a show at CCA Wattis, invites The San Francisco Chronicle into his Balboa Park studio
Media coverage / Sept. 3, 2019
The Museum of Craft and Design welcomes CCA grad students back to school with special event
Media coverage / Aug. 26, 2019
Rachel Berger, chair of Graphic Design, explores how designers in tech are changing their approach to professional portfolios
Media coverage / Aug. 23, 2019
Craig Campbell, MFA Comics alum, joins Columbus College of Art & Design faculty
Media coverage / Aug. 23, 2019
MFA Comics alum Maia Kobabe nominated for 2019 Ignatz Award
Maia Kobabe (MFA Comics 2016) has been nominated for a 2019 Ignatz Award in the Outstanding Graphic Novel category for their book Gender Queer: a Memoir.
Press release / Aug. 22, 2019
CCA Hubbell Street Galleries presents Surfacing Histories Sculpting Memories
CCA's Hubbell Street Galleries proudly presents the exhibition in conjunction with the National Museum of Women in the Arts 2020 Women to Watch series.
Media coverage / Aug. 16, 2019
Architecture professor Neeraj Bhatia, co-director of CCA's Urban Works Agency, is the winner of the Prix de Rome