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Welcome Week Field Day
Chroma Food Trucks
Chroma Photo Studio
Chroma at the Loann Crane Center for Design
Chroma Beeler Gallery Exhibition
Fine Arts Senior Portraits
CCAD Majors Ceramic Studio
CCAD Fashion Students Design Skating Costumes
Chroma Exhibition CCAD Campus

We are the beautiful center of creativity in Columbus, Ohio, and beyond—where many talents and inspirations fuse together to create something new. At CCAD you'll find a community of others like you. We inspire, support, and challenge one another to be the best artists and humans we can be. Welcome home.

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CCAD Alumni Fawn Veerasunthorn and Ryan Green: Headshots

CCAD alums Ryan Green and Fawn Veerasunthorn traipsed unconventional paths and endured detours to careers as artists at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Learn how they did it, what it’s like to work in Mickey’s world, and what from their time at CCAD they use every day.


CCAD Animation Students Roar to Success_Header

Two animation students turned young storytellers' dreams into short films. With mentorship from industry pros, Myka Williamson and Hope Margaritis brought prehistoric adventures to life—one frame at a time.