At the intersection of the arts, media, and technology, CCAM fosters bold experimentation and interdisciplinary collaboration at Yale. 

The Yale Center for Collaborative Arts and Media (CCAM) is a vital space for creative inquiry and practice, taking an arts-forward approach to collaboration and research across disciplines. Led by a team of artists, designers, and producers, CCAM brings together Yale students, faculty, and staff, as well as campus, industry, and other partners to explore big questions and encourage the cross-pollination of ideas.  

Through public events, exhibitions, fellowships and open calls, research, and teaching—all based in its studios at 149 York Street—CCAM activates bold experiments with transformative outcomes for the university, New Haven, and the world. 

Student Innovation at CCAM

Through its work, CCAM serves as a launchpad for Yale students from any area of study, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional-school students. Each year, it provides numerous students—artists, engineers, scientists, and more—with opportunities, support, and mentorship to develop and share original work. Recent projects by Yale College students include:  

• Call-to-Remember by Soleil Piverger (Yale College ’27) – developed through the CCAM Studio Fellowship, which involved collaboration with the Center for Engineering Innovation and Design (CEID), the Peabody Museum, and Giorno Poetry Systems in New York City.
• Touch, For the First Time by Xinran Lee (Yale College ’25) – a senior thesis in Computer Science, incorporating dance and using motion-capture and projection-mapping technologies, supported by the CCAM team and a Yale College Creative and Performing Arts Award.
• The Invisible Cafe by Maryeva Gonzalez (Yale College ’27) – a performance incorporating motion-capture and spatialized sound technologies, created in the CCAM Sponsored Course Technology and the Promise of Transformation, taught by Sarah Oppenheimer (Professor in the Practice at Yale School of Art), and presented at the CCAM Open House in August 2025.
• New works in sculpture, electronics, and media created by alums Jason Nuttle (’25), Maggie Schnyer (’24), presented in the CCAM ISOVIST Gallery exhibition Structure, Noise, Lines, and Blobs from August to October 2025. 
• Film projects by Bronwen Pailthorpe (YC ’26) and Linden Skalak (YC ’26) were also presented at the Open House, further showcasing the breadth of innovation emerging from CCAM.

The work students create at CCAM could only happen here,” says CCAM Assistant Director Dr. Lauren Dubowski (DRA ’14, ’23). “Through our programming, we gather a community where people who might not otherwise meet can share, discuss, and collaborate. The work CCAM produces and curates—from performances in our Leeds Studio to exhibitions at our gallery, ISOVIST—also builds dialogue between artists at Yale and in the larger world.

Courses in Focus: Fall 2025 CCAM Sponsored Courses

This semester, the CCAM Sponsored Courses program hosts a lineup of courses for Yale students in its Leeds Studio and Computer Lab, including:

• Creativity: Strategies and Practices for Getting Unstuck (Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies), taught by Elise Morrison and Matthew Suttor (CCAM Program Manager and Senior Lecturer, Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies)
• The Media of Sound: Experimental Approaches (Department of Music), taught by Ross Wightman (CCAM Technical Manager and Curator, Sound Art Series)
• The Mechanical Eye (Yale School of Architecture), taught by Dana Karwas (CCAM Director and Critic, Yale School of Architecture)  
• Modes of Thinking Through Media Making (Film and Media Studies), taught by Leighton Pierce
• Sufism and 21st-Century Film (Residential College Seminars), taught by Susan Youssef (CCAM Film Advisor)
• 3D and So Can You! and Advanced Projection Integrations (David Geffen School of Drama – Projection Design), taught by Joey Moro
• Introductory Film Writing and Directing (Film and Media Studies), taught by Sahraa Karimi
• Documentary Film Workshop (Film and Media Studies), taught by Charles Musser

The CCAM Sponsored Courses program has also included collaborations with the School of Art, the School of Public Health, and other Yale schools, departments, and programs.

Partnership in Action: HP + Yale Curricular Technology Project

A cornerstone of CCAM’s work is its long-standing partnership with Hewlett-Packard (HP), which has facilitated seven years of sponsored research.  

Together, CCAM and HP advance the CCAM Sponsored Courses program, which empowers Yale faculty to integrate cutting-edge technologies—such as AI computation, motion capture, interactive light and sound, data visualization, and motion graphics—into their teaching.

Each year, around sixteen courses across the arts and sciences engage with the unique creative and technical systems available in the CCAM Leeds Studio and Computer Lab, which were recently upgraded with support from the Yale College Dean’s Office, Yale ITS, and other partners. From exploring sound and media design to experimenting with projection mapping, these courses demonstrate how innovation can transform learning.

Featured Artists & Fellows

Yale CCAM recently featured the work of Sigune Hamann (Wu Tsai Institute Artist-in-Residence, 2024–25), collaborating with Wu Tsai’s BrainWorks to present Film-strips panning across CCAM’s windowed facade. The panoramic photographic installation was adapted for the CCAM window projection-mapping system—which was recently upgraded in partnership with BrainWorks and Projection Design at the David Geffen School of Drama—with collaboration by designer Christian Killada (DRA ’25). Hamann, based in London, works with experimental photography, sound, and interdisciplinary collaboration, creating panoramic 360-degree filmstrips that investigate the relationship between image, time, and collective experience. Film-strips panning was presented at the CCAM Open House and in a “Meet the Artist” event at CCAM with Hamann in September. 

From faculty research and industry collaborations to student innovation, CCAM demonstrates how Yale’s innovation ecosystem thrives when disciplines converge. As the first feature in our Innovation Center Spotlight series, CCAM highlights the power of interdisciplinary collaboration to shape the future of the arts, media, and technology.