Celebrating our 120th year, the College for Creative Studies is pleased to share a dynamic season of exhibitions, lectures, workshops, and visit days—all free and open to the public either virtually or on campus in our home of Detroit, Michigan. Engage with creativity, innovation, and community throughout our exciting lineup of events. Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public.
National Portfolio Day Savannah
Hosted by College for Creative Studies
September 20, 2025, 1–5pm
Savannah Arts Academy, 500 Washington Avenue Savannah, Georgia 31405
Potential students have the opportunity to visit with counselors, admissions team members, and faculty from art and design schools for a portfolio review before applying to colleges or universities.
Design by Desire Exhibition
Through September 27, 2025
CCS Center Galleries, 201 East Kirby, Detroit, Michigan 48202
Curated by House of RAW
Michigan National Portfolio Day
Hosted by College for Creative Studies
November 9, 2025
CCS Taubman Center, 460 West Baltimore St. Detroit, Michigan 48202
Potential students have the opportunity to visit with counselors, admissions team members, and faculty from art and design schools for a portfolio review before applying to colleges or universities.
Designing Detroit Exhibition
Through November 21, 2025
CCS Valade Family Gallery
CCS Taubman Center, 460 West Baltimore St. Detroit, Michigan 48202
Toyota Lecture Series: Michael Ford Lecture
Saturday, September 27, 2025, 1–2:30pm
CCS Wendell W. Anderson Jr. Auditorium, Walter B. Ford II Building
201 East Kirby, Detroit, Michigan 48202
Woodward Lecture Series: Carlos Diaz Lecture
Saturday, October 11, 2025, 5:30–7pm
CCS Wendell W. Anderson Jr. Auditorium, Walter B. Ford II Building
201 East Kirby, Detroit, Michigan 48202
When the Land Speaks Exhibition
Saturday, October 11–Saturday, December 13, 2025
CCS Center Galleries, 201 East Kirby, Detroit, Michigan 48202
New York National Portfolio Day
Hosted by College for Creative Studies
October 25, 2025, 12pm
Jacob K Javits Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 1A, 655 West 34th Street, New York, New York, 10001
Potential students have the opportunity to visit with counselors, admissions team members, and faculty from art and design schools for a portfolio review before applying to colleges or universities.
Woodward Lecture Series: Dr. Kellie Jones in Conversation with Zoë Hopkins
Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 5–6:30pm
CCS Wendell W. Anderson Jr. Auditorium, Walter B. Ford II Building
201 East Kirby, Detroit, Michigan 48202
CCS On-Campus Admissions Open House & Tour
November 22, 2025
201 East Kirby, Detroit, Michigan 48202
Graduate Chat with the Chair
Virtual
Multiple times available
About the College for Creative Studies
The College for Creative Studies (CCS) is a nonprofit, private college accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and authorized by the Michigan Education Department to grant Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. CCS, located in Midtown Detroit, strives to provide students with the tools needed for successful careers in the dynamic and growing creative industries. CCS fosters students’ resolve to pursue excellence, act ethically, engage their responsibilities as citizens, and learn throughout their lives. With world-class faculty and unsurpassed facilities, students learn to be visual communicators who actively use art and design for the betterment of society. The College is a major supplier of talent to numerous industries, such as transportation, film and animation, advertising and communications, consumer electronics, athletic apparel, and many more. Its graduates are exhibiting artists and teachers, design problem solvers and innovators, as well as creative leaders in business.
