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Get to know CCA alum Travis Meinolf, founder of Meinolf Weaving School
Graduating from the college with an MFA in Textiles in 2008, Travis Meinolf now runs Meinolf Weaving School, where they connect people and discover new relationships to the process of weaving.
Press release / Nov. 17, 2016
CCA selects Studio Gang to design unified campus in San Francisco
Founded by MacArthur fellow Jeanne Gang, firm is selected after extensive international architect search.
Press release / May 18, 2021
Architecture Division announces a series of three pop-up architecture exhibitions
On view through July 10, 2021, at the Ferry Building in San Francisco, the three exhibitions explore Bay Area histories and futures, social justice and territorialization, and ecology and climate change.
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Where to put your graphic design degree to work
With a graphic design degree, job opportunities are abundant and varied. Across industries, businesses and organizations rely on graphic designers to create visual concepts that communicate ideas and information.
Press release / May 20, 2022
CCA gala honoring community leader Roselyne C. Swig raises over $1.5 million for student scholarships
CCA celebrates Swig’s impact on the Bay Area as arts champion, civic leader, and community advocate.
Press release / Sept. 8, 2021
CCA launches new Bachelor in Fine Arts in Comics in fall 2022
Press release / May 24, 2018
Gala honoring Kay Kimpton Walker raises $1,267,000 for student scholarship fund
Press release / April 24, 2017
CCA presents the 2017 Fashion Experience
Event showcases work of CCA's undergraduate Fashion Design program on CCA's Back Lot.
Press release / May 6, 2019
CCA Fashion Experience 2019 celebrates identity, vision, and craft
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Two CCA faculty win SFMOMA’s SECA Art Award
Congratulations to Illustration faculty member Lauren D’Amato and Associate Professor of Critical Studies and Graduate Fine Arts Angela Hennessy.
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Get to know Justin Lokitz, an alum, professor, and chair of DMBA at CCA
Graduating from CCA with an MBA in Design Strategy in 2014, Justin Lokitz is now a best-selling author, startup entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Plantfully Systems, and professor and chair of the MBA in Design Strategy program at the college.
Press release / Jan. 28, 2026
CCA presents After Intelligence, a public series examining artificial intelligence and automation
After Intelligence is a public inquiry into the impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation on cultural production, civic life, and the human imagination.
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Interdisciplinary art: Learning from Wayne Thiebaud
Follow Wayne Thiebaud’s journey from commercial artist to prolific interdisciplinary artist and revered educator.
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CCA’s MBA in design strategy early adopter of MURAL collaboration platform
In 2015 when David Chin enrolled in CCA’s MBA in Design Strategy program, his instructors introduced him to a cutting-edge visual collaboration software platform called MURAL.
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Exploring the outer realm with Susan Worthman
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CCA faculty Steve Jones and Martin Venezky receive AIGA SF Continuum Fellow awards
AIGA, the professional association for design, focuses on design as a profession and as a cultural asset that serves practitioners across design disciplines, as well as teachers and students with national and local chapters.
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Aaron De La Cruz: In the Moment
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In Memoriam: Arthur Gensler, 1935–2021
Press release / March 6, 2023
CCA Presents the 2023 MFA Graduating Class Exhibition at The Wattis Institute
The two-part exhibition debuts work from 32 emerging artists in CCA’s graduating program in fine arts.
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Get to know CCA alum Lia Tin, a visual development artist in animation
Lia Tin (BFA Illustration 2014) shares her journey of making a career change in art, highlighting the importance of exploring new creative pursuits and staying inspired through play.