CCAD Stories

Columbus College of Art & Design MFA candidates are creating an installation for the Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design Fair, the premier gallery-presented art fair dedicated to three-dimensional art and design.

As Associate Professor Laurenn McCubbin helped to design the curriculum for the Comics & Narrative Practice program at Columbus College of Art & Design, she thought back to everything she wanted when she went to art school.

In fall 2019, CCAD is introducing new non-degree certificate programs for adults, beginning with one focused on Visual Storytelling and Self Publication.

Columbus College of Art & Design Fashion Design students recently paired up with central Ohio online retailer This One Dress to create a new design for the company’s customers.

CCAD Students creates interactive objects for animals at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and picks up press from the Columbus Monthly.

CCAD partners with 99P Labs to reimagine the future of mobility.

Andrea Obradors Puerto (Master of Design, 2020) has a background in industrial design and product engineering and had been working for a furniture lighting company in her home country of Spain when she enrolled in a design management course.

CCAD students created "Happy Vibes" card collection for American Greetings, aiming to spread joy with cheerful messages and designs.

Otherworld, an art installation in a former Sports Authority, features CCAD alum Scott Schaaf as Art Director. The immersive space, praised by major outlets, showcases works from 40+ artists.

You dedicated years to your CCAD education, and we consider you a CCAD family member for life. (Congratulations⁠—you’ve earned it!) But being an alum isn’t just something you are, it’s something you do.

On Wednesday, May 8, Columbus College of Art & Design’s campus will come alive with art, design, food, and activities as part of OhioHealth presents Chroma: Best of CCAD | The 140th Student Exhibition.

Rose White (Interior Design, 2019) was a voracious reader in high school and on one of the many afternoons she spent reading at the Columbus Metropolitan Library’s main branch, she came across a book, Brooklyn Interiors, that would inspire her career path into interior design.