Upcoming Events for Alumni and Friends
Stay up-to-date on all of the great accomplishments and happenings within our alumni network and track all of our upcoming events for alumni and friends.
2026 Re/View: CCS Alumni Exhibition
5:00 pm
- 10:00 pm
CCS — Valade Family Gallery, A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education
Student Exhibition
6:00 pm
- 10:00 pm
Alumni Speed Networking Event
5:00 pm
- 8:00 pm
BasBlue
Alumni Cars & Coffee
9:30 am
- 11:00 am
Kirk in the Hills
States in Play: MdW All Partners Exhibition
12:00 pm
- 6:00 pm
CCS — Valade Family Gallery, A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education
Upcoming Activities
Free Drawing and Painting Sessions
Free Drawing and Painting Sessions
Attention Peacocks…join us for FREE drop-in figure drawing/painting sessions! Hosted by Oliva Beebly, an adjunct professor in Illustration and CCS Alumna (’19, IL), the sessions take place on Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. in Room W309 Floor of the Walter B. Ford II Building.
Poses vary from long to short and nude and costume poses alternate every other week. Digital and traditional mediums are welcome for this non-instructed offering. Drawing horses, easels, and boards are available for use. Free parking is available in the CCS structure located on Brush St. for alumni.
Come back and paint and draw with us!
Saturday Sessions run weekly through May 3, with a break during the Student Exhibition. They resume on June 7, with no session on July 5.
Follow @ccssaturdayfigure for the full schedule and updates.
Location: Room W309, 3rd Floor – Walter B. Ford II Building
Time: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
No pre-registration required. Alumni can stop by the Security Office for a temporary badge and sign in using the QR code in the classroom.
Alumni Featured in Lecture & Panel Series
Many of our alumni return to campus as featured speakers in the Woodward and Toyota Lecture Series and other public programs. Explore select recordings below or view the full archive.
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