Commencement Event Series
The Commencement Event Series is an offering of virtual events to celebrate in community and support the launch of your creative career. All event times are listed in Pacific Daylight Time unless noted otherwise. Recordings of past programs will be posted when available.
Those included below are open to all Class of 2021 students. Several academic programs also have special gatherings and celebrations planned, which will be listed here.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Explore the work of our Spring 2021 Illustration graduates. We are proud of their achievements and congratulate them as their diverse talents are brought forth into the professional world.
Sun, May 9 2021 - Sun, June 6 2021
CCA’s Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice, in partnership with the Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, is delighted to present: Contact Traces, an exhibition featuring work by Derya Akay, Lenka Clayton, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Ilana Harris-Babou, and Jenny Kendler. Curated by the Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice Class of 2021: Leandra Burnett, Katherine Jemima Hamilton, Shaelyn Hanes, Youyou Ma, and Emily Markert. On view by appointment at the CCA Wattis Institute.
The Class of 2021 Showcase is officially live!
Mon, June 07 2021 - Fri, June 11 2021
A week of workshops and events. Connect with employers, update yourself on industries, get advice on how to approach your internship/career search.
CCA Spring 2021 Fashion Experience: Un-settled
Fri, May 14 2021, 9AM - Sun, May 14 2023, 11PM
Enjoy the fresh visions of CCA’s 2021 graduating fashion designers. Website launched on May 14, 2021.
PAST EVENTS
BFA Senior Thesis Conversations
BFA Senior Thesis Conversations were virtual events where graduating students from CCA's Textiles, Photography, Individualized Studies, Sculpture, Glass, Printmedia, Jewelry and Metal Arts, Ceramics, Community Arts, and Painting and Drawing programs publicly share their capstone work this Spring. Recordings are now available on each event listing. Read Rewind Review Respond interviews with BFA Seniors here.
Fri, Apr 23 2021, 3PM - 6PM
Thesis research presentations by our graduating History of Art and Visual Culture majors and their invited colleagues from Bay Area institutions.
Writing and Literature Program Senior Reading
Wed, Apr 28 2021, 7PM - 9PM
A celebration of the four Writing & Literature seniors' amazing achievements during a year like no other.
In Person: 2021 Graduate Fine Arts MFA Showcase Exhibition
Thu, Apr 8 2021, 12PM - Thu, Apr 29 2021, 5PM
360 Kansas Street, San Francisco
An in person exhibition featuring a selection of work by 16 emerging artists from California College of the Arts’ graduate program in fine arts. This is a meaningful milestone for the graduating students and marks the first in-person exhibition at CCA since the school transitioned to remote coursework due to the health risk posed by COVID–19. Organized by writer, critic, and CCA faculty member Glen Helfand.
MFA Writing Thesis Craft Talks & Readings
Fri, Mar 5 2021, 4PM - Fri, Apr 30 2021, 6PM
The MFA in Writing community celebrates their Thesis students' as they read from and discuss their culminating graduate writing projects.
Visual & Critical Studies 2021 Spring Symposium
Sat, May 1 2021, 11AM - 2:30PM
The symposium showcases the thesis work of the program in Visual & Critical Studies (VCS) students at California College of the Arts (CCA). The event is a rite of passage for the students and a proud moment for those who ushered them to this professional threshold. Seven students presented, grouped into three thematic panels, as well as Carolina Magis Weinberg, the 2021 VCS Alumni Award recipient.
Architecture Division Spring 2021 Final Studio Conversations
Mon, Apr 26 2021, 9AM - Wed, May 5 2021, 5PM
Recordings of the Spring 2021 Architecture Division Final Studio Conversations can be viewed here.
Fri, May 7 2021, 8AM - 5PM
Final DMBA presentations from graduating students with guest judges. Friends and families, near and far all invited. Alums and the public too.
Undergraduate Film Senior Thesis Show
Fri, May 7 2021, 6PM - 8PM
An end of the year student film screening hosted on Hopin.
114th Commencement Ceremony Watch Party
Mon, May 10 2021, 11AM - 12:30PM
CCA’s 114th Commencement Ceremony video celebrates the Class of 2021 with a special program filmed at CCA’s two campuses, including remarks from our 2021 Honorary Doctorate recipient Sir Jony Ive and performances by CCA alums. Questions? visit the Commencement FAQ page.
Mon, May 10 2021, 6PM - 8PM
A ticketed Virtual Reality Reception featuring working from Industrial Design seniors.
Lavender Commencement Celebration
Wed, May 12 2021, 10AM
The Office of Student Life invites the class of 2021 to celebrate our LGBTQIA* students to our annual Lavender Commencement Celebration. This event will be hosted via Zoom.
Multicultural Commencement Celebration
Wed, May 12 2021, 2PM
The Office of Student Life invites the class of 2021 to celebrate our students of color during our annual Multicultural Commencement Celebration. This event will be hosted via Zoom.
Wed, May 12 2021, 6:30PM
Join us in celebrating the work of CCA Animation's graduating seniors and select juniors! Streaming on Twitch and Panopto.
Thu, May 13 2021, 4:00PM
Where are we? What the hell is going on?
Join us to celebrate graduation, and get lost in the unknown.
For more information, visit our website: http://whatisgoingon.us/
or follow us on Instagram: @whatisgoingon.exhibition
Graduate Thesis Film Screening
Thu, May 13 2021, 6PM - 8PM
Join us for an end of the year student film screening! This event will be hosted on Hopin.
114TH Commencement Ceremony Film Screening in China
Sat, May 15 2021, 7PM - 8:30PM (China Standard Time)
As a global community, we’re offering a special film screening of the 114th Commencement Ceremony video for our graduating students and their families and friends located in China to celebrate this year’s commencement class.
Wed, May 19 2021, 10AM - 2PM
The Career Expo is a private employment job fair for CCA's undergraduate and graduate students and alumni community of designers, artists, and architects to meet such local and national industry-leading employers.