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[209.40.90.87]) by smtp-relay.gmail.com with SMTP id b17-v6sm129307itc.10.2018.05.07.14.14.27; Mon, 07 May 2018 14:14:30 -0700 (PDT) X-Relaying-Domain: cca.edu Received: from vm-mailman-01.cca.edu.cca.edu (vm-mailman-01.cca.edu [209.40.90.79]) by smtp.cca.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52F5713F945; Mon, 7 May 2018 14:14:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from vm-mailman-01.cca.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vm-mailman-01.cca.edu.cca.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E39E145A7F; Mon, 7 May 2018 14:14:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-qk0-f195.google.com (mail-qk0-f195.google.com [209.85.220.195]) by vm-mailman-01.cca.edu.cca.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28EC51471DD for ; Mon, 7 May 2018 14:14:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-qk0-f195.google.com with SMTP id h138so22304162qke.7 for ; Mon, 07 May 2018 14:14:16 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.55.108.2 with SMTP id h2mr17254515qkc.145.1525727655136; Mon, 07 May 2018 14:14:15 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Google-Sender-Delegation: emilyv@cca.edu Received: by 10.200.63.219 with HTTP; Mon, 7 May 2018 14:14:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Presidents Office Date: Mon, 7 May 2018 14:14:14 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 2t8Gx5UwJ0A-pO_MOiMCxTtRdgY Message-ID: To: students-l@lists.cca.edu, faculty-l@lists.cca.edu, staff-l@lists.cca.edu Subject: [Staff-l] News from President Beal X-BeenThere: staff-l@lists.cca.edu X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: All-Staff mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============7094574813203793524==" Errors-To: staff-l-bounces@lists.cca.edu Sender: staff-l-bounces@lists.cca.edu --===============7094574813203793524== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="001a11487bc8e8ab28056ba4263a" --001a11487bc8e8ab28056ba4263a Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [image: California College of the Arts] *Letter from the President* *Spring 2018* Dear Friends, We will soon conduct *CCA=E2=80=99s 111th commencement ceremony*. This mile= stone inspires deep appreciation for the thousands of students, alumni, faculty, staff, and trustees who have done incredible work within and beyond the college=E2=80=99s walls. CCA is the excellent school it is today thanks to = this special community. Decade after decade we=E2=80=99ve been sustained by a sh= ared belief in the power of creative work. I=E2=80=99ve never been more proud of= CCA=E2=80=99s history or more excited by the opportunities ahead. I=E2=80=99m delighted t= o share important news as we celebrate the close of another successful academic year. *2018 Honorary Doctorate Candidates* CCA will recognize two individuals who have made profound and enduring contributions to culture, craft, scholarship, and studio practice at our annual commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 12. *Groundbreaking visual artist and faculty emerita Lia Cook* and *renowned curator, writer, and historian Glenn Adamson* will receive honorary doctorate degrees during the undergraduate ceremony. Both Adamson and Cook reflect the values of our institution and, through their work, represent the kind of creative thinking we champion at CCA. Each of them draws thoughtful and nuanced connections across boundaries of time, material, art, and technology to find new meaning through their practice. We are honored to have them join us in celebrating our 2018 graduating class and inspire this next generation of artists, designers, architects, and writers. *CCA Gala on May 23* Every year, CCA organizes a gala in support of student scholarships. In 2017, we raised over $1 million for student aid, and we hope to exceed that goal this year. *On May 23, 2018,* CCA will welcome over 400 guests to our gala celebrating *trustee Kay Kimpton Walker*. Walker has been a champion of artists and designers for decades. Through her 26 years running K Kimpton Contemporary Art, her tenure as president of the San Francisco Art Dealers Association, and her 12 years as a CCA trustee, she has devoted countless hours in support of creative people. At CCA she holds the record for co-chairing galas (seven in all) and has raised over $4 million for scholarships. It=E2=80=99s time we honored her hard work. I extend warm tha= nks to trustees Cathy Podell and Stanlee Gatti for co-chairing the 2018 gala. *Other Year-End Events* Our students, faculty, and staff are working hard to gear up for *CCA=E2=80= =99s annual Commencement Exhibition*, which will be on view on our San Francisco campus *May 10-13*. Additional events, including the 2018 Fashion Experience, will showcase the work of graduating students at major arts and design venues in San Francisco. Visit *cca.edu/2018 * for all the details. Congratulations as well to those whose graduating thesis shows opened earlier this spring, including our MFA Fine Arts students who presented at Minnesota Street Project in March and April and our Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice students who curated the exhibition *Artwork for Bedrooms*, which is still on view at the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts through May 12. Both shows have demonstrated the incredible talent of our students. *Campus Planning* *MacArthur Award=E2=80=93winning architect Jeanne Gang* and her firm Studio= Gang are spearheading the design of CCA=E2=80=99s new expanded campus. Gang visi= ted this March for a public lecture, which was attended by *over 200 students, faculty, staff, and community members*. Within her presentation, she shared early renderings of the design for CCA=E2=80=99s project. The design, conceived through collaborative efforts with CCA faculty and staff, showcases a vibrant indoor/outdoor environment with spaces for our community that make programs more visible to one another and encourage the cross-pollination of ideas. The team will continue to work on the design over the summer. Visit *cca.edu/new-campus* to see the most current renderings. The work with Studio Gang is just one part of campus unification. Thanks to the generous support of CCA trustee Simon Blattner and his family, our newest student housing project, *75 Arkansas*, *is slated to open its doors to nearly 200 students this coming August*. We are also working with the city to finalize plans for *another housing complex at 188 Hooper Street*. The vision of our new, expanded campus has always been to bring our community together to create a richer educational experience for our students. The expansion of our academic building and the new student housing are only the framework for what we imagine will develop organically within these spaces=E2=80=94the building of an even stronger community, the creation of new adjacencies between our programs, opportunities for hybrid experimentation and evolution, and an amplification of the kind of creative ingenuity we champion at CCA. Once again, thank you for continuing CCA=E2=80=99s legacy of creation and innovation and for continuing to advance our college and make it even more extraordinary than it already is. I look forward to seeing you at our commencement events. Best wishes for a wonderful summer. Sincerely, Stephen Beal Sincerely, Stephen Beal PRESIDENT [image: Stephen Beal] [image: Connect with us on Facebook] [image: Follow us on Twitter] [image: Follow us on Instagram] Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe California College of the Arts 1111 8th Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 --001a11487bc8e8ab28056ba4263a Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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S= pring 2018

<= span style=3D"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Dear Frie= nds,

We will soon conduct CCA=E2=80=99s 1= 11th commencement ceremony. This milestone inspires deep appreciat= ion for the thousands of students, alumni, faculty, staff, and trustees who= have done incredible work within and beyond the college=E2=80=99s walls. C= CA is the excellent school it is today thanks to this special community. De= cade after decade we=E2=80=99ve been sustained by a shared belief in the po= wer of creative work. I=E2=80=99ve never been more proud of CCA=E2=80=99s h= istory or more excited by the opportunities ahead. I=E2=80=99m delighted to= share important news as we celebrate the close of another successful acade= mic year.

2018 Honorary Doctorate Candidates

CCA will recognize two individua= ls who have made profound and enduring contributions to culture, craft, sch= olarship, and studio practice at our annual commencement ceremony on Saturd= ay, May 12. Groundbreaking visual artist and faculty emerita Lia Co= ok and renowned curator, writer, and historian Glenn Adams= on will receive honorary doctorate degrees during the undergraduat= e ceremony.

Both Adamson and Cook reflect th= e values of our institution and, through their work, represent the kind of = creative thinking we champion at CCA. Each of them draws thoughtful and nua= nced connections across boundaries of time, material, art, and technology t= o find new meaning through their practice. We are honored to have them join= us in celebrating our 2018 graduating class and inspire this next generati= on of artists, designers, architects, and writers.

CCA Gala on May 23

Every year, CCA organizes a= gala in support of student scholarships. In 2017, we raised over $1 millio= n for student aid, and we hope to exceed that goal this year. On Ma= y 23, 2018, CCA will welcome over 400 guests to our gala celebrati= ng trustee Kay Kimpton Walker. Walker has been a champion = of artists and designers for decades. Through her 26 years running K Kimpto= n Contemporary Art, her tenure as president of the San Francisco Art Dealer= s Association, and her 12 years as a CCA trustee, she has devoted countless= hours in support of creative people. At CCA she holds the record for co-ch= airing galas (seven in all) and has raised over $4 million for scholarships= . It=E2=80=99s time we honored her hard work. I extend warm thanks to trust= ees Cathy Podell and Stanlee Gatti for co-chairing the 2018 gala.

Other Year-End Events

Our students, fa= culty, and staff are working hard to gear up for CCA=E2=80= =99s annual Commencement Exhibition, which will be on view on our = San Francisco campus May 10-13. Additional events, includi= ng the 2018 Fashion Experience, will showcase the work of graduating studen= ts at major arts and design venues in San Francisco. Visit cca.edu/2018 for all the details.

Congratulations as well to those= whose graduating thesis shows opened earlier this spring, including our MF= A Fine Arts students who presented at Minnesota Street Project in March and= April and our Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice students who curated= the exhibition Artwork for Bedrooms, which is still on view at th= e CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts through May 12. Both shows hav= e demonstrated the incredible talent of our students.

Camp= us Planning

MacArthur Award=E2=80=93= winning architect Jeanne Gang and her firm Studio Gang are spearhe= ading the design of CCA=E2=80=99s new expanded campus. Gang visited this Ma= rch for a public lecture, which was attended by over 200 students, = faculty, staff, and community members. Within her presentation, sh= e shared early renderings of the design for CCA=E2=80=99s project.

The design, conc= eived through collaborative efforts with CCA faculty and staff, showcases a= vibrant indoor/outdoor environment with spaces for our community that make= programs more visible to one another and encourage the cross-pollination o= f ideas. The team will continue to work on the design over the summer. Visi= t cca.edu/new-campus= to see the most curre= nt renderings.=C2=A0

The work with Studio Gang is jus= t one part of campus unification. Thanks to the generous support of CCA tru= stee Simon Blattner and his family, our newest student housing project, 75 Arkansas, is slated to open its doors to nearly 20= 0 students this coming August. We are also working with the city t= o finalize plans for another housing complex at 188 Hooper Street.

The vision of ou= r new, expanded campus has always been to bring our community together to c= reate a richer educational experience for our students. The expansion of ou= r academic building and the new student housing are only the framework for = what we imagine will develop organically within these spaces=E2=80=94the bu= ilding of an even stronger community, the creation of new adjacencies betwe= en our programs, opportunities for hybrid experimentation and evolution, an= d an amplification of the kind of creative ingenuity we champion at CCA.

Once again, thank you for contin= uing CCA=E2=80=99s legacy of creation and innovation and for continuing to = advance our college and make it even more extraordinary than it already is.=

I look forward to seeing you at = our commencement events. Best wishes for a wonderful summer.

Sincerely,

Stephen Beal

Sincerely,

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