Tuesday, September 26, 2023

5–6:30 pm

California College of the Arts

The Nave, Main Campus

1111 Eighth Street, San Francisco

Kindly RSVP by September 19 to rsvp@cca.edu or 415-703-9567.

The reception will highlight CCA President Stephen Beal's fifteen years of leadership as the ninth President of California College of the Arts. Throughout his tenure, Steve has led the college through a remarkable period of growth and transformation, and we look forward to celebrating his retirement with the CCA community.

Refreshments and light bites will be provided.

Call for Submissions to Celebrate Stephen Beal

We're putting together a retirement tribute to President Beal and would love to hear from you! Please submit your stories, memories, and words of appreciation for Steve in the Google form found here.

About Stephen Beal

Stephen Beal has more than four decades of experience in art and design education leadership. He came to CCA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), where he was vice president of academic planning and associate vice president of academic affairs. Previous to that he was chair of SAIC's graduate division, chair of its post-baccalaureate program, and a member of the painting faculty.

In addition to his prolific academic career, Beal is a practicing artist whose work has been exhibited nationally, including at galleries such as George Lawson in Los Angeles and New Museum Los Gatos. Beal holds an MFA from SAIC. Beal currently serves on the advisory board at the Asia Society Northern California and is a trustee emeritus of the Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland. He also served on the board of trustees at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco and as an advisor to the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. He and his wife, Dee Hoover, reside in the East Bay. They have two children.