News & Events

On Thursday April 4, 2019, the MFA Interaction Design program will welcome Yuval Sharon, founder and artistic director of the experimental opera company The Industry. Sharon, whom the New York Times has called “opera’s disrupter in residence” will present a screening of The Industry’s interdisciplinary production of “Invisible Cities,” an operatic adaptation of the novel by Italo Calvino. Originally staged in Los Angeles’ Union Station in 2013, the opera was produced for wireless headphones.

Jackson Cavanaugh, owner and designer at Okay Type in Chicago, was recently interviewed by fellow CCS Communication Design alumna Elizabeth Carey Smith, creative director at BNY Mellon NYC, for the Type Directors Club.

The "Michigan Regional Glass Exhibition" at the Janice Charach Gallery, organized by CCS alumnus and renowned glass artist Albert Young, is chock-full of CCS alumni, faculty and even students.

General Motors recently threw 'Be The Spark — Women Inspiring Innovation,' an event highlighting women in design. Five Detroit designers, including CCS alumna Veronika Scott and chair of Fashion Accessories Design Aki Choklat, spoke on values in design and the challenges of innovation at the GM Tech Center Design Dome in Warren in celebration of Women’s History Month.

Renowned artist and section chair of CCS Printmaking, Tyanna Buie, has been invited to serve as a visiting artist and speaker at the University of Alabama Huntsville.

In this profound and eye-opening talk, CCS MFA Interaction Design instructor, Biotech Engineer and Social Entrepreneur, Rinat Sherzer, reveals how the intelligence of the menstrual cycle encapsulates a framework for building a thriving society - from successful businesses to empowering education systems to loving and lasting relationships.

After spending years in New York City's gallery circuit, Photography alumna Bridget Finn has returned to Detroit and is opening the new Reyes | Finn Gallery in Corktown, Detroit.

Illustration alumnus and renowned New York artist Mario Moore, was recently featured by Minus 37, an online magazine featuring the best in emerging photography, art, fashion, and music from artists under 37 years of age.