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Legendary designer Sir Jony Ive’s advice for the 2021 graduating class
“My encouragement is to be committed and proactive in caring for that deep, creative part of yourself that is easily overlooked.”
Press release / March 10, 2022
CCA presents the 2022 MFA Graduating Class Exhibition
The exhibition debuts work from 27 emerging artists in CCA’s graduate program in fine arts.
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Bold moves timeline
Explore the college’s most prominent geographic decisions, which prove CCA has never shied away from change.
Press release / Aug. 28, 2018
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and CCA launch the Curatorial Research Bureau
The bookshop, learning site, and public program space is also the new home of CCA's Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice.
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BArch alumni on their award-winning sustainable design
Architectural Ecologies Lab students let local craft and culture lead as they create solutions for climate change in the Maldives.
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Why live on campus in a residence hall?
If you’re debating whether dorm life is right for you, here are three reasons why living on campus could enhance your art and design college experience.
Press release / Feb. 23, 2023
CCA Announces 2023 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Regional Winners
Young artists and writers recognized for their original works by nationally renowned award.
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Two CCA Architecture teams win 2018 COTE Top Ten for Students Awards
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) have announced the winners of the fourth-annual AIA COTE Top Ten for Students awards.
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Finding opportunities with remote summer internships
Undergraduate and graduate students discuss their advice for pursuing professional opportunities during the pandemic.
Press release / Feb. 27, 2024
Daisy Nam appointed director of the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
Daisy Nam is announced as the new Zlot Family Director and Chief Curator of the Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts at California College of the Arts.
Press release / June 12, 2018
'Art Practical' receives California Arts Council Arts and Public Media grant
Press release / June 24, 2020
CCA awarded $225,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
The grant will support CCA’s work converting to a hybrid, online, and in-person fall 2020 semester by supporting four CCA library staff positions and two online learning platforms.
Press release / Jan. 9, 2024
California College of the Arts announces scholarship to fund senior year tuition for Fine Arts students
Jeanette G. and Michael J. Lopez gift $2 million to create an endowed scholarship program at CCA.
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Tracing Sustainable Cotton in California’s San Joaquin Valley
The Sustainable Cotton Project introduces CCA Fashion Design students to cotton growers, Cleaner Cotton, and regenerative growing practices.
Press release / Sept. 28, 2017
Exhibition "Designing Material Innovation" opens on CCA's back lot
Outdoor show features five original site-specific architecture structure and pavilions using material and form in ways that have rarely been seen before.
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CCA grad’s algae filter face mask idea named 2020 Biodesign Challenge runner-up
Faced with limited availability of affordable face masks in Ecuador during the COVID-19 pandemic, Camila Wandemberg (BFA Individualized Studies 2020) devised an innovative, sustainable solution.
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Fourteen CCA faculty win prestigious awards and fellowships
CCA faculty from across the college who are pioneers in their fields have been recognized this spring for their impressive achievements outside the classroom.
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CCA faculty lead their fields and earn top honors and fellowships
Recent faculty accolades include Artadia Awards, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Architectural League’s Emerging Voices Award, and the CAA’s Distinguished Teaching of Art Award, among many others.
Press release / April 18, 2018
2018 commencement speaker and honorary doctorates announced
Glenn Adamson and Lia Cook are awarded honorary doctorate degrees. Glenn Adamson is selected to deliver CCA’s undergraduate commencement address.
Media coverage / Aug. 1, 2018