Art & Crafts Fair 2026 + Class of 1976 HCC Induction Ceremony

California College of the Arts invites you and a guest to a special Half Century Club celebration on November 7, 2026, from 10–11 am. The Class of 1976 will have the honor of becoming the newest members of the Half Century Club, a community of California College of the Arts (and Crafts) alumni who graduated 50 or more years ago.

We encourage our 1976 classmates and alumni from earlier years to gather with friends, share stories, and celebrate your place in CCA's long and rich history. You'll also have a chance to reconnect with fellow alumni, enjoy the campus, and take part in our Art & Crafts Fair, also held on November 7 from 11 am–5 pm. Questions? [email protected] | +1 415-551-9338

Art & Crafts Fair vendor opportunity

For vendor inquiries or to be added to the Art & Crafts Fair listserv for communications about vendor registration, please email [email protected].

Art & Crafts Fair 2025 + Class of 1977 HCC Induction Ceremony

Alumni from the class of 1975 and earlier are invited to celebrate their shared legacy at the newly expanded campus, connect with current faculty and students, and attend the HCC Induction Ceremony. Following the ceremony, attendees can enjoy the free Arts & Crafts Fair featuring handmade goods from over 180 local creators, along with special CCA/CCAC archive merchandise and prints that benefit the CCA Libraries and the Oakland Legacy Project.

CCA Opening Celebrations + Homecoming + Holiday Art & Crafts Fair 2024

We celebrate you, our alumni, as valuable members of our community's past, present, and future. Join us for Homecoming to mark the completion of our unified campus in San Francisco during this historic moment. Come for the alumni gathering and stay for the Campus Housewarming, when we open our doors to friends and neighbors!

Homecoming + Holiday Art & Crafts Fair 2023

We threw a street party on Hooper with food trucks, drinks, music, and entertainment in addition to the annual Art & Crafts Fair that featured handmade goods for sale by the college’s talented alumni, students, faculty, and staff. Attendees were welcomed inside the CCA main building for open studios and art-making demos and got a chance to see the construction of our expanded campus, well underway.

Design by Alia Moussa (BFA Graphic Design 2022),@eggmork

Homecoming + Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair 2022

CCA’s Homecoming and Holiday Fair event was held for the first time on the newly unified San Francisco campus. The event featured a street party on Hooper with food trucks, music, and a petting and drawing zoo in addition to the annual Holiday Fair featuring handmade goods for sale from alumni, students, faculty, and staff. CCA’s main building in SF welcomed guests inside for open studios, demos, and the chance to get a peek at the newly unified campus. We closed the day with an after party celebrating David Meckel’s 37 years of service to the college.

Homecoming 2021

Celebrating 100 years on the Oakland campus, CCA’s 2021 Homecoming brought the community together again for the first in person event after the pandemic lockdown. Festivities included a return to the Holiday Fair, music by alum Ernie Pinata and the Delta Wires, food, open studios, and the launch of the Oakland Campus Legacy Print Project.

Homecoming at Home 2020

Curated from the college’s archive of images, ephemera, and oral histories, and featuring new conversations with leaders in our community, CCA’s 2020 Homecoming at Home was a series of virtual exhibitions and podcasts celebrating and exploring CCA’s unique history and culture. Meet us in the archives!