Transferring to CCS: Everything You Need to Know
Take the Next Step in Your Art & Design Journey at CCS! Join us for an informational session designed to help you understand the transfer process and explore why CCS…
All Events
Our events are where ideas become experiences. From student exhibitions and visiting artist lectures to portfolio reviews, panel discussions, workshops, and community collaborations, each gathering is an opportunity to connect, explore, and be inspired. Whether you’re a current student, alum, prospective creative, or part of the broader Detroit community, there’s always something happening worth showing up for.
Check back often, bring a friend, and step into the energy
of a campus that’s constantly in motion.
Woodward Lecture Series: Wayne Curtis, Emory Douglas, and Yusuf Lateef
In this lecture, Waye Curtis, Emory Douglas, and Yusuf Lateef will speak about how revolutionary ideals inspire their art, which is both a reflection of and a fuel for collective…
Woodward Lecture
Reception in Pasadena
We’re gathering at Yard House in Pasadena the evening before the LightBox Expo for a night of conversation, connection, and creative energy. CCS alumni, current students, and faculty are all…
Alumni Events
I AM WE: The Re:Evolutionary Art of Wayne Curtis, Emory Douglas, and Yusuf Lateef
Explore "I AM WE," an exhibition bringing together Wayne Curtis, Emory Douglas, and Yusuf Lateef. Discover how their art recontextualizes Black radical history and inspires liberation.
Exhibition
Transfer Tuesday Talk & Tour
Transfer Your Creative Energy to CCS! Learn how your credits transfer, explore our facilities with a current student tour guide and get all your questions answered by the people who…
In-Person
CCS Studio Art & Craft Career Panel with Sharon Louden
HOW TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN A CAREER AS A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST Join us for an engaging art career panel featuring author and artist Sharon Louden with additional renowned professionals sharing…
Valade Speaker Series
Woodward Lecture Series: Polly Apfelbaum
Join Wasserman Projects & CCS for Polly Apfelbaum's Woodward Lecture, "A Full Circle." Explore 40 years of her vibrant, genre-blending art and craft practices.
Woodward Lecture
Ask Graduate Admissions Anything – November
Join Graduate Admissions Counselor Britney Collins for an overview of the admissions process and get your questions answered!
Open House & Tour – November
Come see why CCS outshines the rest!Our Open House & Tour events are the best way for prospective students to experience our nationally recognized and highly ranked art and design…
Graduate Studies Open House & Tour
Meet our graduate faculty to learn more about our programs, understand the application process and tour the campus. Located in Detroit, a global hub for art, design and innovation, CCS…
Parade Staging Stroll & Giving Tuesday Fundraiser
Join CCS alumni, students, families, and friends for a special behind-the-scenes experience as we kick off the holiday season! Enjoy hot beverages, doughnuts, and a self-guided stroll along Woodward to…
Alumni Events
Save the Date: Giving Tuesday
This Giving Tuesday, the CCS community is coming together to support the Student Food Pantry and the Supplies4Students fund. Your gift helps students access food, supplies, and other essentials so…
