| College Administrative Offices | Office | Telephone | |
| Dean of the College | Ronald Compesi (interim) | CA 251 | 338-1471 |
| Associate Dean | Ronald Caltabiano (acting) | CA 251 | 405-4139 |
| Director, Creative Arts Technical Services | Brian Weiner | CA 129B | 338-1364 |
| College Directory | |||
| School/Department/Program | Chair/Director | Office | Telephone |
| Art | Barbara Foster | FA 265 | 338-2176 |
| Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts | Scott Patterson | CA 133 | 338-1787 |
| Cinema | Stephen Ujlaki | FA 245 | 338-1629 |
| Design and Industry | Ricardo Gomes | FA 121 | 338-2211 |
| Music and Dance, School of | George DeGraffenreid | CA 140 | 338-1344 |
| Theatre Arts | Yukihiro Goto | CA 103 | 338-1341 |
The College of Creative Arts has one of the largest and most comprehensive academic programs devoted to the creative arts in Northern California. Comprised of seven disciplines in the media, performing, and visual arts, the college provides unique opportunities for specialized focus, collaboration, interdisciplinary learning, and multidisciplinary pursuits.
Academic programs encompass creative practice, theoretical and critical studies, historical studies, fine arts, applied arts, and arts education. The college supports programs that stress both original and interpretive forms of the arts, as well as those emphasizing traditional and innovative pursuits. High standards of professional accomplishment are stressed while maintaining a commitment to liberal arts curricula. A major goal is the education of students who will become significant creators, scholars, educators, and facilitators in creative arts who are capable of making major contributions in our urban, national, and global environment.
The college seeks to continue its long history of relationships with varied audiences, communities, and professionals throughout San Francisco. On-going affiliations, creative and scholarly dialogues, and applied projects have been established between college departments and leading independent artists, museums, galleries, performing arts locations and groups, design industries, radio and TV sites, cinema production centers, emerging media arts industries, public and private arts learning environments, and cultural sites serving diverse groups throughout the Bay Area. Community outreach programs, internships, creative productions, and symposia contribute to these relationships. A substantial portion of the college's programs highlight the unique roles and expressions of the arts in a multicultural and diverse society. A substantial portion of the college's programs highlight the unique roles and expressions of the arts in a multicultural and diverse society.
Undergraduate majors and minors provide a broad introduction to the various media arts, performing arts and visual arts. Graduate programs stress a greater development of individual direction and focus, leading to significant professional-level creative and/or scholarly works.
The College of Creative Arts offers the following undergraduate degrees:
Art 10021
Cinema 10101
Dance 10081
Drama 10071
Industrial Arts 08393
Concentration in Product Design and Development 08393
Concentration in Visual Communication Design 08393
Music 10051
Radio and Television 06031
Industrial Technology 08394
The College of Creative Arts offers the following graduate degrees:
Art 10021
Cinema Studies 10101
Drama 10071
Industrial Arts 08393
Music 10051
Radio and Television 06031
Art 10022
Cinema 10102
Theatre Arts
Concentration in Design/Technical Production 10072
The college occupies two buildings devoted to creative arts purposes. Many of the spaces in these buildings are of special design to meet the needs of the college's programs. There are five performing arts auditoria, including McKenna Theatre (seats 701, with proscenium stage, orchestra pit, fly system and 35mm projection and video system), Knuth Hall (seats 322), Little Theatre (seats 253), Studio Theatre (seats 78, with thrust stage), and the Brown Bag Theatre (seats 55, black box design). The film and video Coppola Theatre seats 146.
The Art programs include the 3,200 sq. ft Art Gallery with rear projection screen and curatorial rooms and the new Martin Wong Gallery. The department houses a slide library of over 100,000 slides and a printmaking arhchive of 500 works.
Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts programs have access to cable radio KSFS, San Francisco cable TV Channel 27, three TV studios, a radio studio, a sound recording studio and digital video editing and interactive media laboratories.
Cinema programs feature a shooting stage, four sound studios, animation studio, twenty-five editing rooms, multimedia production areas, and a media study center.
Design and Industry facilities include digital laboratories for graphic design, interactive media, CAD, 3-D surface and solid-modeling computer graphics, and computer-aided manufacturing/rapid-prototyping.
The School of Music and Dance has dedicated large and small ensemble rehearsal spaces, three piano laboratories, a large number of practice rooms, an electronic music laboratory, and a dance studio with projection booth and foldout seating.
The Theatre Department, in addition to four theatres, includes a scene and paint shop, costume shop, properties shop, lighting laboratory, and sound design laboratory.
The college supervises the Computer Laboratory used by classes throughout the college.
For information on Creative Arts productions, exhibits, and symposia, refer to the Performing, Visual, and Media Arts section of this Bulletin or go to http://creativearts.sfsu.edu.