"Students from CCA invite you to join them at the Esparto Train Depot for an exhibition of on-site installations -- a series of first steps to re-engage the space and inspire further revitalization.

By reintroducing latent narratives, we illuminate various frames in which to view the space and reconnect the building and its site back to the town of Esparto. As a starting point, students conducted a series of ethnographic type interviews with Esparto residents, representatives of the Capay Valley farming community, and other community stakeholders to gain understanding of their relationship with the station and their visions for its revitalization.

Aggregating their research, students designed and implemented a considered, site-specific installation in order to, as a class, provide a series of moves on-site that will begin a new conversation for Esparto in regards to the train station’s past, present, and planned future.

Thank you to Maria McVarish and Sue Heitman from Capay Valley Vision for being our community partners.