""This was not a decision we reached lightly, and we expect there may be feelings of shock, frustration and disappointment," David Howse, CCA's president, wrote in a message posted today (13 January) on the college's website. "After nearly two years of working to resolve the college's underlying financial challenges, we know this is the necessary step to take." Vanderbilt will operate the former CCA complex in San Francisco as a West Coast satellite campus for around 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students, including art and design programmes."
"A spokesperson for the college tells The Art Newspaper that the Wattis will continue to operate after CCA winds down, as part of a "CCA Institute at Vanderbilt". That will also include maintaining CCA's archival materials and engaging with the college's alumni-who include prominent contemporary artists such as Jules de Balincourt, Toyin Ojih Odutola and Hank Willis Thomas."
California College of the Arts will close permanently at the end of the 2026–27 academic year after facing declining enrollment and a $20m deficit. Vanderbilt University will purchase the recently expanded San Francisco campus and CCA's former Oakland properties and operate the San Francisco complex as a West Coast satellite for about 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students, including art and design programmes. Vanderbilt's plans for the Oakland property have not been finalised. The CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts will continue as part of a CCA Institute at Vanderbilt, preserving archives and engaging alumni. Students scheduled to graduate by 2027 will be able to graduate, and transfer pathways will be established for other students.
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