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Media coverage / Jan. 21, 2025
STEADY spotlighted as one of the best things to do during SF Art Week
The San Francisco Chronicle highlights STEADY, featuring Michelle Lopez and Ester Partegàs at the CCA Wattis Institute, as a must-see during SF Art Week, alongside other fantastic shows.
Media coverage / Jan. 17, 2025
Public benches are reimagined at Works in Progress III
Works in Progress is a design series created to build momentum for the city’s craft and design community. On view through February 7, the show features eight unique public bench interpretations by our furniture alumni.
Media coverage / Jan. 15, 2025
Fourth-graders go sailing in the SF Bay to experience CCA's Float Lab Project
Students from Dr. Charles Drew Elementary School go on an exciting field trip and sail to CCA's award-winning Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab near Treasure Island, and get a vivid learning experience of marine ecology.
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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.
Media coverage / Jan. 6, 2025
CCA recognized in Dezeen's top 10 architecture projects of 2024
Leading architecture and design magazine Dezeen names CCA's expanded campus as one of the top 10 architecture projects of 2024.
Press release / Dec. 19, 2024
CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts announces 2025 winter and spring exhibitions and programming
The CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts is thrilled to announce its programming for the new year, featuring a rich lineup of exhibitions, artist talks, performances, and publications.
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Get to know CCA alum Martin Francis Hitch, co-founder of i/thee, a family-and-friends design studio
Martin Francis Hitch (MArch Architecture 2023) is the co-founder of i/thee, a family-and-friends design studio celebrating the co-sentience of everything in the environment: living and non-living, past and present, I and thee.
Media coverage / Dec. 10, 2024
ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ wins the Mass Timber Building Competition
The Mass Timber Building Competition issued by the State highlights the use of mass timber to address climate issues and drive new economic opportunities.
Media coverage / Dec. 4, 2024
CCA's new building recognized as net-positive for the environment long-term
The Architect's Newspaper features CCA's new mass timber building, showcasing its sustainable elements and potential for a closed-loop, net-positive structure.
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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.
Media coverage / Nov. 28, 2024
CCA begins a new chapter with its unified campus
Contemporary architecture and design magazine Azure spotlights CCA's expanded campus, exploring its features, design elements, and future potential.
Media coverage / Nov. 21, 2024
CCA's expanded campus featured on the cover of Architectural Record
Architectural Record provides an in-depth look at our expanded campus, highlighting Studio Gang's innovative and sustainable design, the seamless unification of our campuses, and the interdisciplinary, collaborative environment it fosters.
Media coverage / Nov. 18, 2024
CCA's new building sets a benchmark in sustainable architecture
Designed with sustainability at its core, our newly built hybrid mass timber campus, featuring generous indoor-outdoor spaces, benefits both the environment and students.
Media coverage / Nov. 18, 2024
ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ wins the 2024 Most Engaged Campuses for College Student Voting
CCA is named one of the nation's best colleges for student voting by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.
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Get to know CCA alum Kate Greenberg, designer, artist, and co-founder of Works in Progress
Graduating from CCA with a BFA in Furniture in 2020, Kate Greenberg is a San Francisco-based designer and curator.
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CCA celebrates its creative community past, present, and future
See highlights from our public opening celebrating the completion of our campus expansion and our 117 year legacy in the Bay Area.
Media coverage / Oct. 18, 2024
Fashion alum Zewei Hong's collection blows up at Shanghai Fashion Week
Forbes spotlights Zewei Hong's (BFA Fashion Design 2018) Office H collection, inspired by nature and work attire, which made an eye-catching statement on the runway of Shanghai Fashion Week.
Media coverage / Oct. 17, 2024
CCA’s Float Lab project gives students a unique opportunity to learn about marine life
ABC7 News spotlights CCA's innovative float lab project, which gives students a fun and immersive experience to learn about climate science and marine life, perparing the next generation to be climate ready.
Media coverage / Oct. 11, 2024
SF Chronicle spotlights Potrero Hill Perspectives: A Neighborhood's Artistic Legacy
Potrero Hill Perspectives takes us on a walk down memory lane, exploring the artistic legacy of our neighborhood and how art continues to flourish. The exhibition is on view through November 2.
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Acknowledging Indigenous Peoples’ Day
At CCA, we aspire to strengthen our commitment to expanding the visibility of Indigenous histories and contemporary presence in art, architecture, and design, on whose ancestral land we occupy.