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James Murphy interview
No full textJames Murphy talks about getting his education at CCAC in the early 70s as a beneficiary of the G.I. Bill. He remembers his struggles with funding his education, some of his mentors at CCAC, and the 40 year career in graphic design that he went on to
Leland Byrd interview
No full textLeland 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
Greacian Goeke interview
No full textGreacian Goeke talks about CCAC in the 1990s. She recounts memories of returning to school MFA student after 10 years in the work world, and the encouragement she received from CCAC Faculty. She discusses her transition from photography to performance and remembers the support and guidance that certain professors provided her
Jay Ward interview
No full textJay Ward talks about his time at CCAC in the late 80s and early 90s: his student worker jobs, student housing, and the vibe of the campus. He recounts his experience of the 1989 earthquake on campus
Kai-Yee Woo interview
No full textKai-Yee Woo remembers learning a key principal of design from the Dean of Environmental Design. She talks about campus life during her time at CCAC. She recalls how her final presentation led to her first job
Letter of Solidarity Regarding Current Events, December 11, 2014
No full textLetter of Solidarity Regarding Current Events, December 11, 2014, written by the Students of Color Coalition, and signed by students, faculty, staff and alumni from across the college. The letter seeks to: expand the official college response to racialized violence and the subsequent protests of 2014; to promote a deeper understanding of "racism in our society" by viewing "these events through a lense of power and oppression", to take a stand in solidarity with all affected and "those working to undo all forms of systemic and structural violence", and to "push the college further...to help create progress that embodies the needs of those most marginalized here" by outlining specific goals relating to Campus Climate, Curriculum and Enrollment that would "lay a foundation for and bring to light the need for greater support systems for students across all marginalized identities at CCA"
Philip Aplin interview
No full textPhilip 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
Charlene Milgrim interview
No full textCharlene Milgrim talks about the beauty of the Oakland campus and how her education at CCAC was the foundation for all her future work
Rod Lorimer interview
No full textRod Lorimer talks about his eleven year tenure, 1983-1994, as a member of the Board of Trustees at CCAC. He discusses the financial difficulties in the early 80s, active trustees, the transition from President Harry Ford to President Neil Hoffman, the search for a site for the San Francisco campus, and the purchase of Cogswell College's architecture program for $1
601 City Center construction barrier murals created by students of Eduardo Pineda's ENGAGE: Mural Arts class, Spring 2014
No full textIn spring of 2014 Eduardo Pineda's ENGAGE: Mural Arts class completed a three year project which created murals for the barrier fence surrounding the 601 City Center construction site in downtown Oakland (bounded by 11th and 12th Streets, Jefferson and Martin Luther King Jr. Streets) for Shorenstein Properties LLC. This was part of ENGAGE@CCA, a community-engagement program of CCA’s Center for Art and Public Life.
In this third and final year, the class responded to historical research produced by the California State University East Bay (CSUEB) History Department’s Public History class, under the direction of Linda Ivey, Department Chair. In Fall 2013, Public History students researched the neighborhood surrounding the construction site called Old Oakland. The research materials, that included research papers and historical photographs, were given to the mural class. Inspired by landmark cultural institutions, performing arts traditions, and community and professional leaders, the mural designs highlighted the resilience of Oaklanders since the early 1900s.
In total, three Mural Arts classes worked to develop a vibrant temporary visual environment in downtown Oakland during the period of the Great Recession of the late 2000s, when construction of the 601 City Center office tower was halted, and the site was left unbuilt. The murals were painted on panels and were rearranged once, when construction was restarted, in order to accommodate the changing configuration of the barrier fencing. The building was completed and opened in 2019, and the murals were destroyed