Opportunities
Request exhibitions, reserve a tour, or apply for a grant! Check back regularly for new opportunities.
Live Applications
Faculty Grants, funded via Creative Citizens in Action at CCA (CCA@CCA), are designed to support course efforts tied to civic and democratic engagement by CCA faculty. In spring 2025, we are looking to support the implementation of small-scale, immediate public-facing events, projects, or activations that connect to the 2024-2025 CCA@CCA theme, Where do we go from here? Recipients receive funding and organizational support from the CCA Exhibitions team, and outcomes will be featured in the Deborah and Kenneth Novack Creative Citizens Series, social media, and CCA@CCA Archive.
Open Call: Material Connections Through Food and Community
Submission Deadline: December 1st
Exhibition Dates: January 21 – February 13
Exhibition Location: PLAySPACE Gallery, CCA Main Building
Opening Night: January 21, 6–8 PM
Installation or dropoff dates: January 15th - 19th
Organized by: Gabby Severson, MFA ‘26
This exhibition invites artists to challenge how we see food in art as a subject, and to see it as a source of connection, sustainability, and material inspiration.
Closed Applications
Students, faculty, alumni, and staff are invited to submit outer space-related artwork for consideration to be included in the upcoming exhibition, Intergalactic (working title), on view in the Novack Gallery January 21, 2026 - February 20, 2026. This exhibition is curated by students in Natalie Pellolio's History of Art and Visual Culture seminar Intergalactic: The Visual Culture and Politics of Outer Space.
Deadline for submissions: October 22, 2025. APPLY NOW!
Apply: PLAySPACE Gallery Pop-up Exhibitions
CCA Exhibitions is inviting proposals from current CCA students for two-week-long pop-up exhibitions during the Spring 2026 semester in PLAySPACE Gallery, located in N21 in the main building. Selected proposals will receive up to $250 in materials support, along with promotional support, reception refreshments, and access to other equipment.
Please contact exhibitions@cca.edu with any questions.
CCA@CCA Faculty Coordinatorship
We are looking for a visionary faculty member with a passion for civic engagement to collaborate with the CCA Exhibitions team as lead faculty organizer of the 2025–2026 Creative Citizens Program Series.
Applications will be considered in the order they are received until the position is filled.
We are looking for a self-motivated student with an interest in curation, exhibition organization, and arts administration to direct the PLAySPACE Gallery for the Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 semesters. This role offers the opportunity to learn about curating, gallery operations and maintenance, art handling, budgeting, and people management.
Priority consideration will be given to applications received by May 5, 2025, at 11:59 pm
Exhibition requests can be placed for program exhibitions, faculty-organized exhibitions related to coursework, visiting faculty/artist exhibitions, scholarship or award exhibitions, theme-based or curated exhibitions organized by faculty, project-based exhibitions, or presentations of work developed via industry/local partnerships.
Fall 2025 Exhibition Request Deadline: May 11, 2025, 11:59 pm
The goal of the Faculty Exhibition Grant is to support faculty in the planning and presentation of a group exhibition at one of CCA’s teaching galleries. Thematic exhibitions, partnerships with other academic institutions, arts organizations, or nonprofit organizations, community-based projects, and collaborations are all welcome. Exhibitions must open to the public at the start of spring ‘26 on January 21, 2026, and can remain up for 4-5 weeks.
Proposal Deadline: May 11, 2025, 11:59 pm
Join the Exhibitions Work-Study Team
The Exhibitions team seeks students eligible for work-study employment to fill the following positions in the 2025–2026 academic year: RRR Assistant Editor, Graphic Designer, PLAySPACE Director, CCA@CCA Student Fellow.
Gallery Tours and Group Visits
The Exhibitions team offers staff-guided tours of select exhibitions at the CCA Campus Gallery, and faculty are invited to bring their classes to the gallery for self-guided visits and special class sessions during the gallery's open hours.
RRR is an online forum where CCA students reflect on exhibitions, lectures, workshops, and other events presented by CCA. RRR is produced by a diverse team of graduate and undergraduate students representing all four college divisions. If you would like to join the RRR team or have an idea for an article, please email rrr@cca.edu.
Open Call: Large-Scale Nave Installations for CCA@CCA Symposium
All CCA students are invited to submit proposals for site-specific and/or large-scale installation work for the Nave during the annual CCA@CCA Symposium. Selected proposals will receive up to $500 in materials and installation support. Deadline: Wednesday, February 19th at 11:59 pm Pacific Time.
Calling all students to participate in New Look 2023, an inclusive exhibition celebrating creative contributions by all CCA students. New Look serves as an opportunity for students to introduce themselves and their work to the CCA community at large.
Drop-off: Wednesday, August 23rd, 9:30am–1:30pm and Thursday, August 24th, 9:30am–1:30pm