CCA Opening Celebrations
We're stepping into our next chapter with a new president and state-of-the-art campus in San Francisco.
Let's toast to our next 117 years, together.
Join us to mark the moment of CCA’s expanded campus with year-long festivities centered on the theme of Making Futures. We honor our shared legacy and our bright future in art, architecture, design, and education.
Explore brand-new facilities designed by Studio Gang, meet current makers, view our new galleries—including the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts' on-campus location—and enjoy stunning city views from our outdoor terraces.
Land Acknowledgment
CCA historic and current campuses are located in Huichin and Yelamu, also known as Oakland and San Francisco, on the unceded territories of Chochenyo and Ramaytush Ohlone peoples.
Community Events
Saturday, October 19
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Homecoming Alumni Gathering
2:30–4 pm
CCA Alumni
Hosted by the Alumni Association
Celebrating our alumni community and creative legacy as we gather in our new unified home in San Francisco.
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Opening Ceremony
4–5 pm
CCA community and general public
All are invited to officially open our expanded campus with a ceremony signifying the historic moment of weaving of the college's past, present, and future.
Campus Housewarming
5–8 pm
CCA community and general public
We invite friends and neighbors to experience our expanded campus! Explore inaugural exhibitions at the Wattis Institute and Novack Gallery and tour our shops, studios, and maker yards.
Exhibition Reception: All This Soft Wild Buzzing
Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
5–8 pm
CCA community and general public
All This Soft Wild Buzzing inaugurates the Wattis Institute on the newly expanded CCA campus.
Campus Exhibitions
On view this fall
Caption: Narges Poursadeqi, Fragile Memories (video still).
Long Lost
PLAySPACE Gallery | 145 Hooper St.
September 22–October 20
For the opening show of the season, student-curator Giorgie O'Keeffe DePaolis (Visual and Critical Studies) transforms the gallery into a homecoming venue, bringing together the work of past and present students.
Caption: Teresa Baker, Untold (View from the Tower Studio), 2022. Yarn, thread, and spray paint on artificial turf, 24.5 x 32 inches. Courtesy of the Gochman Family Collection. Photo Credit: Jacob Phillip.
All This Soft Wild Buzzing
Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts | 145 Hooper St.
October 18–December 14
Saif Azzuz, Teresa Baker, Christopher Robin Duncan, Nicki Green, Bessma Khalaf, Dionne Lee, Young Suh, Stephanie Syjuco, Zekarias Musele Thompson
All This Soft Wild Buzzing is a group exhibition that considers the relationship between artists and the natural landscape through a lens of collaboration, of listening, and of reciprocity.
Visiting CCA
For locals and newcomers alike
CCA is located at 145 Hooper Street in San Francisco’s Design District. Here's how to get to campus.
By rideshare — A rideshare service can drop you off directly in front of our main campus building.
By car—Limited parking is also available along streets adjacent to our campus, with a four-hour time limit. There are parking garages in the neighborhood.
By public transportation — Campus is accessible by BART with Muni bus connections at Civic Center station or 16th Street station or by Muni with nearby stops for the 19, 22, and 55 bus lines.
From the airport — San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is about 12 miles (19.3 kilometers) from campus. There are several options for getting to campus from the airport, and SFO also has shuttle services that provide transportation to any destination in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area.