Cross-Discipline:Focus on Architecture/ Interior Design/ Graphic Design/ Film/Illustration/ Drawing, Painting/ Photography/ Interaction DesignCross-International Culture: California College of the Arts and Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria Architecture DepartmentDiversity Studies Studios introduce students to the interrelations between race/ethnicity, art making and design practices. These courses complement the Diversity Studies Seminars with their hands-on approach in which themes of ethnic identity are incorporated into studio and community practices. San Francisco is a multi-cultural center. This interdisciplinary course will explore current and historical perceptions concerning Multi Culture and Identity in everyday life in our local diverse neighborhoods; with a focus on underrepresented communities and their complex relationship with regard to artistic and cultural production. There will be established an on-line international discourse between the students from California College of the Arts and the Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria Architecture Department. This conversation is based on an exchange of ideas from student work, based on a similar topic, in progress and will result in an international exhibition and a possible collaboratively designed & produced catalog. During the semester we will visit three of the city’s major museums, SFMOMA, Museum of Africa Diaspora and Asian Art Museum to experience the diverse historical, contemporary socio-cultural and artistic production. Through collaborations with participating local Community Organizations the student will also gain a better understanding of the everyday life of marginalized communities and the challenges they face. Areas and issues such as the representation of space both physical and psychological, public place (urban fabric) or private (intimate space) will help frame discussions as they relate to personal or cultural identities (gender roles, race and class). The students will produce works using a discipline of their choice (art, design, architecture), that reflect an understanding of the dilemma facing multiculturalism and identity. 

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