Chroma

Join Columbus College of Art & Design for 2024 Chroma: Best of CCAD, our annual campus wide exhibition showcasing outstanding student work from across the college’s academic programs. This faculty-juried show features select work from CCAD students of all class years, and is a can’t-miss end-of-year campus celebration recognizing their tremendous achievements.

Chroma is free and open to all, so join us for a night of fun and entertainment, with interactive games, animation and film screenings, art symposiums, poetry and prose readings, and more!

Chroma Map

Chroma Map

Exhibitions

View Art & Design Exhibitions by Academic Department

  • Chroma Animation

    DSB, first floor, Cloyd Family Animation Center


  • Chroma Comics

    Kinney Hall, main floor, lobby and hallway


  • Chroma Fashion

    DSB, second floor


  • Chroma Film

    Kinney Hall, top floor


  • Chroma Fine

    Canzani Center, first floor, Atrium
    Canzani Center, first floor, Beeler Gallery
    DSB, first floor, Byers Gallery
    Kinney Hall, lower level



  • Chroma First Year Experience

    DSB, second floor


  • Chroma Game

    DSB, first floor, Welcome Center lobby


  • Chroma Graphic

    Crane Center, third floor


  • Chroma Illustration

    Canzani Center, second floor, Acock Gallery
    Kinney Hall, main floor, hallway


  • Chroma Interior

    Crane Center, second floor

  • Chroma MFA

    DSB, second floor, DSB Gallery


  • Chroma Photography

    Canzani Center, first floor, Atrium
    Canzani Center, first floor, Beeler Gallery
    Kinney Hall, top floor, Beaton Gallery


  • Chroma Product

    Crane Center, second floor


Featured Events

Alumni Headquarters

4–6:30 p.m | Crane Center, first floor, Student Lounge | CCAD alumni and graduating seniors–make your way to Crane to catch up with fellow alums, grab some CCAD swag, and enjoy a complimentary drink from Seventh Son Brewing Co.

History of Art & Visual Culture Symposium

4–5 p.m. | Canzani Center, Auditorium | Students will present on a range of art and design history topics and projects.

Red Wheelbarrow Reading & Botticelli Launch

5–6 p.m. | Canzani Center, Screening Room | Hear poetry and prose by CCAD students, including winners of this year’s Creative Writing Awards. Copies of the newest issues of the creative writing publication Botticelli will be available.

Animation Best of Student Work Screening

6–7 p.m. | Canzani Center, Auditorium | The Animation department will screen a 45-minute program showcasing selected animated short films.

Film & Video Best of Student Work Screening

7–8 p.m. | Canzani Center, Auditorium | The Film & Video department will showcase selected student works in the form of films and film posters.

Photo Booth

All evening | Crane Center, main lobby | Stop by the Student Affairs Chroma: Best of CCAD photo booth and take home a memory of your evening at CCAD.