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Press release / June 27, 2017
Helen Maria Nugent appointed dean of Design at CCA
Former professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago begins in August 2017.
Press release / May 24, 2017
CCA gala honoring David Kelley Raises $1,000,000 for student scholarship fund
Press release / May 22, 2017
CCA breaks ground on new student housing in San Francisco
Located less than three blocks from campus, building will house approximately 220 students and feature ground-floor commercial space.
Press release / April 27, 2017
CCA Wattis Institute announces solo exhibitions of Patrick Jackson and Candy Jernigan
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 / April 20, 2017
CCA announces 2017 commencement speakers
Press release / April 10, 2017
David Kelley Honored at CCA Gala
CCA celebrates the renowned American design visionary at its annual fundraising event to benefit CCA student scholarships.
Press release / March 20, 2017
CCA presents the 2017 MFA Thesis Exhibition
Exhibition showcases work of 35 emerging artists from CCA's graduate program in Fine Arts.
Press release / March 6, 2017
CCA to host first West Coast Queers and Comics conference
Second biennial, university-based conference brings together over 150 international LGBTQ cartoonists, editors, publishers, and scholars.
Press release / Feb. 14, 2017
CCA Wattis Institute presents Henrik Olesen: The Walk, a solo exhibition of new and existing work
Press release / Feb. 14, 2017
CCA's 2017 graduates in Curatorial Practice present "Black Light"
Exhibition converts CCA Wattis Institute into forum for conversations addressing relationship between cultural institutions and black artists.
Press release / Jan. 10, 2017
CCA Wattis Institute appoints Kim Nguyen as new curator and head of programs
Former director and curator of Artspeak begins in January 2017.
Press release / Dec. 14, 2016
CCA Wattis Institute awarded $20,000 NEA grant for exhibition exploring mechanisms in artists' work
Grant will support the largest presentation the CCA Wattis has mounted to-date.
Press release / Nov. 17, 2016
CCA Wattis Institute announces winter 2016-17 solo exhibitions focused on Melanie Gilligan and Yuki Kimura
Exhibitions feature west coast debut of video installation by Gilligan and a new mixed-media installation by Kimura.
Press release / Nov. 17, 2016
CCA selects Studio Gang to design unified campus in San Francisco
Press release / Oct. 16, 2016
CCA announces finalists for design of expanded San Francisco campus
Allied Works, Michael Maltzan Architecture, and Studio Gang are selected as finalists to design a new unified institution for CCA.
Press release / Sept. 19, 2016
New Hubbell Street Galleries to open September 27, 2016
A series of new storefront galleries opens one block from the San Francisco campus and features the work of students, faculty, and visiting artists.
Press release / Sept. 12, 2016
Del Harrow is the 2016–17 Viola Frey Distinguished Visiting Professor at CCA
The multidisciplinary artist, whose work melds sculpture, design, digital modeling software, and computer-controlled machines, teaches CCA's students and gives a public lecture.
