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CCS Hosts Detroit’s Divine Five for Concert of Colors
Mark your calendars for the Detroit event of the summer. The largest, free, family-friendly music and cultural event is July 15-20 in Detroit and CCS is proud to be a part of it!
CCS Student Selected for Prestigious Television Academy Internship in Hollywood
CCS Fashion Design student Maxwell Honeycutt has been selected for the prestigious Television Academy Foundation Internship Program. He is one of 40 students chosen by Television Academy members from across the country for the 2025 Summer Internship program. T
Alumna Elizabeth Salonen Creates Large-Scale Works for Bernhardt Design’s NeoCon Showroom
CCS alumna Elizabeth Salonen is making waves at NeoCon 2025, partnering with Bernhardt Design to create a captivating experience in their showroom, Space 320 at The Mart. Salonen, a distinguished multidisciplinary artist-designer, has unveiled “Meditations on Canvas,” a series of seven meticulously hand-stitched large-scale works that truly embody her unique Finnish design ethos: functional beauty intertwined with a deep connection to materiality.
2025 Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Award Recipients Revealed
Kresge Arts in Detroit announced the 2025 Kresge Artist Fellowships and Gilda Snowden Emerging Artist Award recipients. Twenty-five artists received the no strings attached prize from the program, administered by the College for Creative Studies (CCS) on behalf of The Kresge Foundation.
Alumna Meredith Fleischer ’99 Photography, Featured by Voyage Michigan
Hidden Gems: Meet Meredith Fleischer of The MF Gallery
Alumni Mario Moore’ 09 and Lakela Brown ’05 Featured in “The Art ‘Beneath Our Feet'”
Bridge Detroit features article about Library Street Collective show The Art ‘Beneath Our Feet’ by CCS alumni and Detroit artists Mario Moore, ’09 Illustration and Lakela Brown, ’05 Fine Arts.
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Alumna Meredith Fleischer ’99 Photography, Featured by Voyage Michigan
Hidden Gems: Meet Meredith Fleischer of The MF Gallery
Alumni Mario Moore’ 09 and Lakela Brown ’05 Featured in “The Art ‘Beneath Our Feet'”
Bridge Detroit features article about Library Street Collective show The Art ‘Beneath Our Feet’ by CCS alumni and Detroit artists Mario Moore, ’09 Illustration and Lakela Brown, ’05 Fine Arts.
Bridge Detroit: The ‘Passage of Knowledge’ in Detroit
“Hey, Detroiters! Welcome back to Culture Canvas. I want to tell you about “Passage of Knowledge,” a new exhibit at the College for Creative Studies celebrating art pieces from the school’s metal shop and foundry, which has been an institution for over 65 years.” —Micah Walker
The Freep Punts It to Don Kilpatrick, Chair of Illustration, to Discuss the Lions Uniform Evolution
Don Kilpatrick, chair of the Illustration department weighs in on the uniforms. “He’s a guy who knows about the power of design, and he’s a pretty serious Lions fan.” –Nancy Kaffer, Detroit Free Press
Steven Benson (’81 Photography) wins 2024 Exposure One Award: Photographer of the Year
“Steve Benson’s impressive and expansive career is evident in the depth and expression of his winning series, ‘Resonance.’ Although each image is wholly different, there’s a sense of the ‘decisive moment’ within each of his photographs, revealing a master at work.”
CCS Recognized as a 2024 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting
College for Creative Studies is one of 471 colleges and universities recognized for outstanding efforts to increase nonpartisan student voter participation in the 2024 election.
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With over 100 years of industry connections, CCS brings real-world experience into the classroom. Our faculty are working artists and designers, and students collaborate with companies to solve design challenges and gain professional feedback, preparing them for careers in fields from Fashion and Fine Arts to Entertainment and Transportation.
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“Why CCS?” We asked current students to find out! From the creative community and fun campus life to the support from CCS Career Development office, students shared what made CCS the place for them.