CCAC alumnus Frank Poulsen interviewed by CCA alumna and Oakland Campus Legacy Committee member Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo on CCA's Oakland campus in the Carriage House at the alumni event 2019 Homecoming.
CCAC Painting alumnus, BFA 1969, Jon Dodge interviewed by CCA alumna and Oakland Campus Legacy Committee member Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo on CCA's Oakland campus in the Carriage House at the alumni event 2019 Homecoming.
CCAC Sculpture alumnus, BFA 1969, MFA 1972, Jeff Hesemeyer interviewed by CCA alumna and Oakland Campus Legacy Committee member Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo on CCA's Oakland campus in the Carriage House at the alumni event 2019 Homecoming.
CCAC alumni, Jane and Craig Torlucci both BFA 1969, who met as students at CCAC and later married, interviewed by CCA alumna and Oakland Campus Legacy Committee member Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo on CCA's Oakland campus in the Carriage House at the alumni event 2019 Homecoming.
Thomas McIntyre talks about visiting CCAC as a highschool student in the 60s. He remembers the campus as a touchstone from which to explore the Bay Area in what he calls "The morning after the Summer of Love".
Sharon Wilcox talks about her experience of CCAC in th 60s. She rembers the loosness of classes, the dedication of the students to their art, and what it was like to be surrounded by faculty like Viola Frey, Peter Volkos, Roy DeForest, Robert Bechtle.
Leland Byrd talks about coming back to CCAC after spending time in the Marine Corps and with the Institute of Ability. He remembers the work he made experimenting with electricity, using Tesla coils in combination with metal sculpture. His time at art school was all about play and investigation.
Billy Hiebert talks about CCAC at the time he was an MFA student in the early 60s. He describes the campus and student body of that era. He remembers the freedom that he experienced as a student and recounts the story of how his own personal sculpture studio, on campus, was created. After he graduated he passed the studio on to graduate students that followed him: Don Rich, Stan Washburn and Ron Terrazas.
Philip Alpin talks about feeling out of place at CCAC, as a Realist painter, in 1965. He remembers several instructors, including Carol Purdie and Louis Miljarek and talks about the careers he pursued after his time at CCAC.