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Media coverage / May 27, 2023
Discover 25 groundbreaking Asian American artists you should know
CCA alum Bernice Bing is featured in this list. A pioneering Asian American artist, left a lasting impact with her abstract expressionist paintings and co-founding the Asian American Art Centre, despite facing discrimination.
Media coverage / May 26, 2023
Paul Trillo (BFA Film/Video 2007) explores human loneliness through AI in Thank You for Not Answering
The New Yorker features the filmmaker's AI-generated short film Thank You for Not Answering, which uses Runway's Gen-2 technology to explore memory and lost love through dreamlike, surreal imagery.
Media coverage / May 22, 2023
Explore the Bay Area's top art exhibitions this summer
Immerse in Caitlin Cherry's captivating maximalist solo show at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, featuring large-scale oil paintings, digital prints, and vibrant overlays of diverse figures.
Media coverage / May 18, 2023
Climate as Praxis, an exchange about the realities of architecture
CCA’s Gensler Center's inaugural event, organized by faculty Irene Cheng, Neeraj Bhatia, and Adam Marcus, showcased insightful reflections from Kate Orff, Chris Cornelius, Billie Faircloth, and Boonserm Premthada.
Media coverage / May 15, 2023
CCA's fashion design students celebrate the freedom to do their own thing
CCA plays a pivotal role in San Francisco's fashion incubator scene, nurturing emerging designers with its interdisciplinary approach, emphasis on sustainability, and industry partnerships.
Media coverage / May 11, 2023
Queer Threads exhibit opens at San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
The highly anticipated Queer Threads exhibit makes its Northern California debut at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles on May 12 and features work by CCA alumni and faculty.
Media coverage / May 11, 2023
San Francisco's housing dynamics explored by CCA
CCA Architecture Dean Keith Krumwiede and Assistant Professor Neeraj Bhatia partner with CCA's Urban Works Agency to explore political, formal, and spatial dynamics in San Francisco's housing landscape.
Media coverage / May 5, 2023
Embracing imperfections: CCA alum and glassmaker Annie Morhauser's artful journey
Annie Morhauser (BFA Glass 1983) founded Annieglass 40 years ago in a small Santa Cruz studio. She supported her family by creating glassware, driven by necessity and fueled by experimentation.
Media coverage / May 2, 2023
CCA alum Katelyn Eichwald featured in Artsy's series: "Artists on Our Radar"
Artsy's "Artists on Our Radar" monthly series features five influential artists, and this edition spotlights Katelyn Eichwald (MFA Painting 2012), renowned for her hazy, captivating compositions.
Media coverage / April 25, 2023
Five students test their ideas in three dimensions
CCA student Martin Hitch (MArch 2023) is among the 2023 Metropolis Future100 winners, who had the opportunity to test their ideas in three dimensions using a host of unique materials.
Media coverage / April 24, 2023
Symposium launches CCA’s new M. Arthur Gensler Jr. Center for Design Excellence
The Climate as Praxis symposium brings together four eminent design practitioners and focus on how the social and environmental impacts of climate change shape the concerns of contemporary architects.
Media coverage / April 18, 2023
CCA Furniture alum Kate Greenberg named Surface Mag's Designer of the Day
Discover how CCA alum Kate Greenberg (BFA Furniture 2020) creates furniture and lighting that lie in that special sludge between art and function.
Media coverage / April 13, 2023
CCA student Karina Zhou's published new book, Kai’s Tea Eggs
Karina Zhou, a second-year animation student at CCA, is making headway in the world of publishing. Her first book, Kai’s Tea Eggs, explores the beauty of food, friendship, and being proud of your heritage.
Media coverage / April 12, 2023
Future Resonance, YBCA's collaboration with Studio Forward, is open at CCA
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Future Resonance exhibit features more than a dozen interaction, industrial, and graphic design graduate students' work. It's free and open to the public through April 30
Media coverage / April 6, 2023
Dodie Bellamy named Guggenheim Fellow
CCA senior adjunct professor Dodie Bellamy was awarded Guggenheim Fellowship in Creative Arts for General Nonfiction
Media coverage / April 4, 2023
LoveFrom to offer design scholarships in U.S. and U.K.
Creative collective LoveFrom has announced the launch of LoveFrom Scholarships, a new program that addresses the lack of diversity throughout creative industries, now available to prospective students at CCA.
Media coverage / April 4, 2023
LoveFrom launches scholarship program, making design education more accessible
LoveFrom, a creative collective led by Jony Ive, selected three renowned art schools to receive permanent annual funding, including CCA, Rhode Island School of Design, and the Royal College of Art.
Media coverage / April 3, 2023
CCA alumni Navin Norling’s work redefines images from 'Black Americana'
Norling (BFA Illustration 1994) mixes his rural and urban sensibilities with found materials to create art that examines classic Americana imagery, confronting and commenting on consumerism and popular culture.
Media coverage / March 30, 2023
CCA to inaugurate new Gensler Center with climate change symposium
CCA will be inaugurating its brand-new M. Arthur Gensler Jr. Center for Design Excellence on April 15 with a special Climate as Praxis symposium that addresses the various ways designers can combat climate change.
Media coverage / March 20, 2023
CCA alum Cara Levine’s art offers a chance to grieve together
Cara Levine's (MFA Sculpture 2012) exhibition Cara Levine: To Survive I Need You to Survive at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco invites the community to share grief as a part of survival.