MyCCAD September 8, 2020 | Get expert advice on healthy creativity & creative excellence
Dates & deadlines
Thursday, Sept. 10 = President’s Lecture Series: Ryan “Yanoe” Sarfati
Monday, Sept. 14 = CCAD Yoga & Meditation class
Thursday, Sept. 17 = Constitution Day & CCAD goes live: Jane Smith
Wednesday, Sept. 30 = Deadline to apply for Art Fair & Marketplace
Thursday, Oct. 1–Sunday, Oct. 4 = Cartoon Crossroads Columbus
Monday, Oct. 5 = Last day to register to vote in Ohio before General Election
Monday, Oct. 19 & Tuesday, Oct. 20 = Fall Break
Saturday, Dec. 5 = Art Fair & Marketplace
A note from your Dean of Students & Title IX Coordinator
We are two weeks into the 2020–2021 academic year, and while it’s soon still, the diversity of our creative community is steadily coming into sharp focus. Before we get too far into the fall semester, I want to extend a warm, virtual welcome to all the new students starting their artistic journey with us. And even though we're not on campus, I hope the energy of this new year sparks rich ideas and collaborative ventures as we navigate this remote environment. I look forward to the time when we can be together in person, but for now, stay safe and enjoy learning and getting to know yourself and your classmates better as we embark on what is shaping up to be a fantastic school year.
—Athena Sanders, Dean of Students & Title IX Coordinator
P.S. Fall Break is coming back
One more thing ... you asked, and we listened: Fall Break makes its return Monday, Oct. 19, and Tuesday, Oct. 20. There will be no classes on these days, and labs will be closed. CCAD offices will remain open for business.
This fall break is intended to do just that—give you a break in the midst of what we know is an especially challenging fall semester, and comes as part of CCAD's ongoing healthy creativity initiative.
Please use this time to unplug. To step away from your screens. To recover, catch up, address any of your personal needs, and most of all, to practice some valuable self-care.
—Athena
Learn how healthy practices will make you better at your craft
This Thursday, Sept. 10, at 6:30 p.m. (EDT), be there for President’s Lecture Series: Ryan “Yanoe” Sarfati, a conversation between CCAD’s President, Dr. Melanie Corn, and the LA-based artist. Sarfati has found success moving from graffiti to fine arts and work for such clients as Apple, Facebook, Google, and Nike (not to mention The Journey, a large, eye-catching mural in Columbus’ Short North Arts District). And he credits self-care and healthy creative practices for his successes. Sarfati will discuss how he uses tools such as meditation and sobriety to support his rigorous practice and maintain physical and emotional health.
This visit, originally scheduled for March, comes as part of CCAD’s healthy creativity initiative. Tickets are free and available to everyone, but must be reserved in advance.
Get voting help with TurboVote
TurboVote is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that helps make the voting process easier. With TurboVote you can register to vote, request an absentee ballot, or get information on voting by mail.
And that’s not all. TurboVote also can send you helpful reminders about local, state, and national elections, including where your polling place is located. Ohio residents, don’t forget that Monday, Oct. 5, is your last day to register to vote before the November General Election.
Constitution Day is Sept. 17
Each year, the U.S. marks Constitution Day and Citizenship Day on Sept. 17 to commemorate the signing of the Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787, and to “recognize all who, by coming of age or by naturalization, have become citizens.” Learn more about this important day by visiting the Library of Congress online.
Explore campus on Instagram
While CCAD is limiting the number of people we have on our campus, we’ve created a cool, interactive feature on Instagram so you can take a virtual tour around campus. Check it out—you just might see some familiar faces!
The Supply Store is on the move
In the coming months, you’ll be able to find the art supplies and CCAD swag you’re looking for in one place: Ampersand Emporium.
After 40 years in Kinney Hall, CCAD’s Supply Store will merge with Ampersand Emporium and provide a new and improved shopping experience, whether you’re on the hunt for art supplies, CCAD gear, or simply a bottled water or a tasty snack. In addition to giving CCAD community members a one-stop shopping experience, this move will free up academic space in Kinney Hall. (More to come on that to come.)
We expect our move will be final by Jan. 1, 2021. We can’t wait to see you back on campus so you can check it out!
More details on the Supply Store’s transition
Get to the head of the class with #CCADcreateaway
Share your work, and see what other CCAD community members are up to, on Instagram using the hashtag #CCADcreateaway. You just might see it featured here and elsewhere on CCAD’s social media. For instance, here, Jessica Loper (Fine Arts, 2023) practices the Loomis Method to create heads and faces as part of Adjunct Faculty David Groff's introduction to portrait painting class.
CCAD goes live: Jane Smith
Hear how Jane Smith (Illustration, 2002) developed a career in children’s book illustration when she joins Adjunct Faculty Brian Williams (Illustration, 2003) in a CCAD goes live conversation Thursday, Sept. 17, at 2 p.m. (EDT) on Instagram. Smith is the author-illustrator of the six-book Chloe Zoe, and her forthcoming picture books Hello, New House (Albert Whitman & Co.) and Miss Meow (West Margin Press) will be released in fall 2020 and fall 2021 respectively.
Smith appears as part of the CCAD goes live series, in which the college invites guest expert artists, designers, and innovators to share their insights and answer questions from the CCAD community. These interactive sessions are part of CCAD’s ongoing commitment to scholarship, inquiry, and creative thinking.
CCAD Winter Art Fair applications open now
Applications for the 2020 CCAD Art Fair & Marketplace are open through Wednesday, Sept. 30, and as a student, you can use the code StudentF20 to waive your fees. The Art Fair & Marketplace will be held online on Saturday, Dec. 5.
Help in getting your voice heard
Have ideas on how students could help make CCAD a better place for all? Consider attending a Student Government Association meeting to share your thoughts and hear more about what’s happening around the college. The SGA functions as a voice of and advocate for CCAD’s student body and meets Mondays at 11 a.m. (EDT). Join the conversation on Google Meet.
Check out this easy way to return books
If you’ve borrowed something from Packard Library, there’s a new, no-contact way to return it: a book return in the Canzani Canyon. (That's the courtyard space right outside of the library's home in Canzani Center.) Please allow three business days before items are checked in, as library staff are quarantining returns for safety. The library does not charge fines, so there will not be a penalty for this delay.
Not able to make it to campus? Email library@ccad.edu to arrange an alternate method.
Calendar update
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CCAD has moved Family Weekend, which is typically held in October, to spring 2021. Stay tuned for more details.
Take your best shot
Help keep yourself healthy this fall and winter by getting a flu shot. Most flu vaccinations are covered by insurance and can be provided at a physician’s office, or in drugstore and grocery store clinics.
CCAD Together
Don’t forget, CCAD Together is your go-to source for details about fall semester at CCAD and our response to COVID-19.
CCAD Alerts
Remember, you can sign up for CCAD Alerts online. While the college automatically sets up an alert for your CCAD email, you can add up to three mobile numbers, three voice-online line numbers, and two additional email accounts. You can include contact information for family members or friends, too.
Questions? Email ccad_security@ccad.edu.
Go from “to do” to done
CCAD CampusWell has info for you on three evidence-based productivity systems that can have you conquering your project list—no all-nighters required.
CXC is less than a month away
Save the date! Cartoon Crossroads Columbus, a free comics, art, and animation festival that will be held online this year, is Thursday, Oct. 1–Sunday, Oct. 4.
Student Spotlight 
Name: Madison Moroi
Major: Advertising & Graphic Design
Class year: 2021
Hometown: New Albany, Ohio
Where are you located for fall semester? Columbus, Ohio
Favorite spot on campus: The Quad
Favorite thing to do in Columbus: Go out to new restaurants/bars
Last show you binge-watched: Grace & Frankie
Most played song on your playlist right now: Deeper by Summer Walker
Your time at CCAD in 3 emojis: 🤔💕🤓
Your pandemic experience in 3 emojis: 🤬🤦♀️💪
How has your creative practice changed since the COVID-19 pandemic began? I have learned to adapt/work in multiple environments.
Current artist/designer crush: Anna Wintour
Favorite thing about CCAD: It truly is a community/creative environment
Your social media handle: @madi_moroi
Campus groups or activities: AdGraph Collective
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