CCA Graduation Exhibitions 2026

This all-campus event will take place on Friday, May 15th, from 5–8 p.m., bringing together graduating work from all four divisions: Architecture, Design, Fine Arts, and Humanities & Sciences.

This year’s showcase will activate the entire San Francisco campus, including the Gensler Courtyard, the Nave, the Simpson Family Makers Studio, the Wattis Gallery, and the Upper Quad, transforming CCA into a dynamic celebration of creativity and innovation.

Explore exhibitions that reflect the depth and diversity of CCA’s student work. The evening kicks off at 5 p.m. with a DJ and light refreshments, a performance by two MFA Fine Arts Students, and then concludes with a live outdoor Fashion Show at 7:30 p.m., presented by CCA’s Fashion Design Program.

Throughout the night, each division and select programs will host individual toasts to honor students and their accomplishments:

• Humanities & Sciences | Graduate H&S Homeroom | Time TBD
• Fine Arts | Novack Hub for Creative Citizens | 6-7p.m.
• Architecture Division*| Nave Presentation Space | Time TBD
• Communication Design | N19 Classroom | 6p.m.
• Illustration | N7 Nave Wall | 7p.m.
• Industrial Design | N14/N16 Classroom Room | 6p.m.
• Interaction Design | 141 Nave Wall | 5:30p.m.
• MFA Design | N9 Classroom | 6p.m.

Don't miss this fun celebration of creativity, community, and the future of art and design!

*The Architecture Division Exhibition is presented with support from the M. Arthur Gensler Jr. Center for Design Excellence at CCA.

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