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Press release / Nov. 15, 2022
CCA launches public phase of $123 million Maker/Meets/Future Campaign
CCA today announced that it has secured more than $118 million and is publicly launching its Maker/Meets/Future Campaign, a $123 million fundraising effort.
Press release / Oct. 18, 2022
CCA Announces $4.7 Million in Gifts to Support Diversity, Equity and Innovation in Arts & Design Field
A $1 million gift from the Gensler family and a $1 million gift from Gensler, the award-winning global architecture, design and planning firm, to establish the M. Arthur Gensler Jr. Center for Design Excellence.
Press release / June 16, 2022
The Wattis Institute presents: Drum Listens to Heart
Opening September 1, this 3-part exhibition with an accompanying performance series brings together contemporary artists and performers from around the world.
Press release / May 24, 2022
CCA Wattis Institute presents: Hervé Guibert: This and More
Curated by Wattis Institute Director Anthony Huberman, this exhibition at the Wattis Institute introduces a lesser-known body of work by the late French artist Hervé Guibert (1955–1991). On view June 9–July 30, 2022.
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 / April 13, 2022
CCA reaches collective bargaining agreements with unionized staff, faculty
CCA employees represented by SEIU Local 1021 have voted to ratify tentative collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) with the college.
Press release / March 30, 2022
CCA Presents Dennis Leon and the Art of Instruction
The exhibition features the work of long-time CCA instructor Dennis Leon, alongside work from his students.
Press release / March 17, 2022
CCA Curatorial Practice and CCA Wattis Institute Present Resonance of Place, April 28–May 14, 2022
Resonance of Place, a multi-site exhibition reflecting on the body’s precarious relationship to its surroundings, curated by the Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice Class of 2022.
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.
Press release / Feb. 14, 2022
CCA appoints Nicolas Elsishans as chief financial officer
California College of the Arts (CCA) President Stephen Beal announced Nicolas Elsishans as chief financial officer, effective February 28.
Press release / Dec. 21, 2021
CCA appoints Tricia Brand as inaugural vice president of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
California College of the Arts (CCA) President Stephen Beal announced Tricia Brand as the college’s inaugural vice president of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB), effective April 1, 2022.
Press release / Oct. 28, 2021
CCA’s annual Holiday Art & Craft Fair and Homecoming festivities take place November 20 on CCA’s Oakland campus
Visit CCA’s Oakland campus at 5212 Broadway for food trucks, live music by the Delta Wires, open studios, and handmade goods for sale from CCA students, alumni, faculty, and staff.
Press release / Oct. 25, 2021
The Wattis Institute presents Josh Faught: Look Across the Water Into the Darkness, Look for the Fog
Press release / Oct. 21, 2021
California College of the Arts appoints Julie Lythcott-Haims and Abby Sadin Schnair to Board of Trustees
Press release / Sept. 21, 2021
Wattis Institute’s 2021–2022 research season is inspired by the work of Lorraine O’Grady
Press release / Sept. 8, 2021
CCA launches new Bachelor in Fine Arts in Comics in fall 2022
Press release / Aug. 26, 2021
CCA’s new BFA in Game Arts program launches in fall 2021
Press release / Aug. 19, 2021
CCA presents Shooter Box at Hubbell Street Galleries
Press release / Aug. 19, 2021
CCA presents DRAWING CODES: Experimental Protocols of Architectural Representation, Volume II
CCA's Architecture Digital Craft Lab presents DRAWING CODES: Experimental Protocols of Architectural Representation, the second volume in a series organized by curators Adam Marcus and Andrew Kudless.
Press release / Aug. 19, 2021