CCAD Stories

CCAD announces the Cloyd Endowed Scholarship in Animation, funded by Trustee Gil Cloyd. This scholarship supports two Animation students annually, recognizing leadership and encouraging careers in animation.

New exhibition in Beeler Gallery highlights the work of graduating CCAD Master of Fine Arts students and 2020 alums.

The New York Times pays full tribute to Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson

In the fall of 2020, Columbus College of Art & Design Fashion Design students had the unique opportunity to create merchandise concepts for Pelotonia, a nonprofit organization dedicated to funding innovative cancer research.

Columbus College of Art & Design (CCAD) recently launched a new Strategic Plan, The CCAD Way, which charts the course for the college’s future over the next six years.

Since 2013, CCAD has partnered with California-based E. & J. Gallo Winery to provide students with real-world experience in the classroom and connections that lead to career opportunities.

Since 2013 CCAD has partnered with California-based E. & J. Gallo Winery to provide students with real-world experience in the classroom and connections that lead to career opportunities.

On Wednesday, December 9, 2020, Dr. Jennifer Schlueter, Professor and Dean of Graduate Studies, gave a virtual workshop on how to write a compelling artist's statement.

Congrats to this year’s participants in this year’s world-wide, completely virtual 24 HOURS Animation Competition for Students. The teams of five students each were charged with creating a fully realized half-minute short within 24 hours.

When it comes to creative work, Columbus College of Art & Design students, faculty, staff, and alumni are among the very best. The most recent evidence of that came at the Creative Best Awards Nov. 19, 2020. 

CCAD grad Jonathan Knodell (Industrial Design, 2005) led the design for the Rolling Stones flagship store, RS No. 9 Carnaby, blending rock and retail in an immersive experience.

How can the arts help Veterans heal? Can sharing one’s story be transformative? These are some of the questions explored during the spring of 2020 through a creative learning project between Columbus College of Art & Design and the Veteran Arts Initiative of the VA Central Ohio Healthcare System.