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Media coverage / June 5, 2024
CCA student collections shine in spotlight about Bay Area fashion shows
Find out the inspiration behind the stunning collections by recent fashion graduates Pamela Alcala, Winny Qingzihua Guan, and Yiwei Wang in this spotlight about Bay Area student fashion shows.
Media coverage / May 21, 2024
CCA faculty member Jack Leamy turns a local middle school into a museum
Critical Ethnic Studies faculty member Jack Leamy (aka John Leamy III) and over 100 students come together to paint the hallways of Bret Harte Middle School with murals of local and national heroes.
Media coverage / May 20, 2024
New faculty member Diedrick Brackens presents a series of tapestries about trying to love and be loved
blood compass, a solo exhibition by alum Diedrick Brackens (MFA Fine Arts 2014), encounters the imagined space at dusk, twilight, and nighttime. Brackens will be joining CCA as an assistant professor in Textiles this fall.
Media coverage / May 13, 2024
CCA alum Jose "Pepe" Mar dives deep into his alter ego Paprika
In an interview with BOMB Magazine, Pepe Mar (BFA Painting & Drawing 2001) explores themes of identity, alter ego, and myth, exemplified by his retrospective exhibition Myth and Magic.
Media coverage / May 8, 2024
San Francisco’s unofficial fashion week is about to hit the runway
KQED looks behind the scenes with fashion students from CCA, San Francisco State University, and Academy of Art University, as they hustle to prepare for their annual runway show.
Media coverage / May 2, 2024
CCA student Kimberley D.C. Schroder founded a startup that connects you with a repair artist
MBA Design Strategy student Kimberley D.C. Schroder founded Nimble, a startup that connects you with a repair artist to fix your broken household goods.
Media coverage / April 17, 2024
How CCA alum Justin Marks founded the coolest skate shop in San Francisco
CCA alum Justin Marks (BArch Architecture 2013) and SFAI graduate Zachariah “Turtle” Dawson founded Low Key, a storefront that serves as both a skate shop and an art gallery.
Media coverage / April 16, 2024
CCA alum Elena Calabrese reaches new heights with interior design
Elena Calabrese (BFA Jewelry & Metal Arts 1995) pivoted creative lanes from accessory design to interior design, and founded her successful studio Elena Calabrese Design & Decor based in Sausalito, CA.
Media coverage / March 4, 2024
NBC Bay Area news features CCA's multi-year partnership with Greenville where students help rebuild for resilience
Architecture faculty members Janette Kim and Peter Anderson, along with students Melissa Gomes, Bennett Grisley, and Manthan Rasal share about their Greenville projects and vision to rebuild for resilience, longevity, and sustainability.
Media coverage / Feb. 27, 2024
Artforum highlights Daisy Nam to lead CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
Artforum shares more about Daisy Nam's previous role at Ballroom Marfa, where she has worked as a curator since 2020 and as director since 2022.
Media coverage / Feb. 27, 2024
San Francisco Chronicle highlights the new director of CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
CCA has named Daisy Nam the new director and chief curator of the school’s Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts museum.
Media coverage / Feb. 22, 2024
A futuristic half-story-tall sculpture by CCA Architecture professors displayed in Mission Bay
Orbital by Jason Kelly Johnson and Nataly Gattegno, both professors of Architecture, represents an era of rapid change and uncertainty, while also inspiring curiosity and playful interaction.
Media coverage / Feb. 6, 2024
CCA alum decorates his walls with heirloom farm tools
Navin Norling (BFA Illustration 1995) adds texture to his white walls with his grandfather's heirloom farm tools, representing a piece of the Norling family history and identity.
Media coverage / Feb. 1, 2024
KQED reviews Rodrigo Hernández’s with what eyes? at the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
Rodrigo Hernández’s show is a series of maze-like walls and enclosures with hand-hammered steel and sculptures, evoking the viewer to feel like they are just another animal in this dreamlike atmosphere.
Media coverage / Jan. 18, 2024
CCA hosts a celebration party to welcome President David Howse
City leaders in the arts come together to welcome and celebrate President Howse at Villa Taverna in San Francisco. Nob Hill Gazette showcases some highlights and photos from the event.
Media coverage / Dec. 19, 2023
CCA faculty Neeraj Bhatia challenges the radical in architecture
Neeraj Bhatia, associate professor of Architecture, explores what it means for architecture to be radical. He underlines the need for design to impact community, policy, and environment.
Media coverage / Dec. 18, 2023
CCA alum honors the legacy of sculptor JB Blunk with 100 Hooks
Architecture alum Mariah Nielson celebrates her father's legacy with a series of exhibitions, starting with 100 Hooks. The show reflects the breadth, playfulness and surprise that defined Blunk's practice.
Media coverage / Dec. 16, 2023
Dezeen features 10 CCA architecture student projects
Dezeen spotlights CCA student projects ranging from digital submarine habitats for oysters and fish to a pavilion that can be used for yoga or meditation.
Media coverage / Dec. 11, 2023
PBS streams How to Have an American Baby by CCA faculty Leslie Tai
How to Have an American Baby is a voyage into Chinese tourists traveling to the U.S. to give birth for citizenship. A hidden global economy emerges, depicting the fortunes and tragedies to people caught in its web.
Media coverage / Dec. 6, 2023
CCA student covers San Francisco street poles with 1,000 mysterious flyers
What's one thing you know to be true in this world? MFA student Cole Ryder gathers hundred of answers by posting flyers around the city encouraging people to call the New Earth Hotline.