SF Design Week 2026 events hosted at CCA
Join us on campus for hands-on workshops, cocktails and conversation, or stop by Union Square to see student creations on display.
California College of the Arts (CCA) is thrilled to participate in SF Design Week 2026 (June 1—12) as a host for a range of dynamic programs and events. Come with questions and ideas and leave with new skills to take on today’s rapidly evolving design landscape.
Designing the Future Designer: A Speculative Workshop on Identity, Agency, and Craft in an AI-First World
Monday, June 8 | 6:30—8 pm | Novack Hub for Creative Citizens (145 Hooper Street)
The job description for "designer" is rapidly changing as AI shifts the industry bottleneck from making to choosing. Join design leaders Elizabeth Glenewinkel and Justin Rheinfrank for a hands-on workshop—part sparring match and part design sprint—where you'll challenge assumptions, debate the future, and collaboratively design the archetype for tomorrow’s designer. This session is essential for anyone interested in shaping how the design profession will evolve over the next five years.
Agentic AI Design Workshop: From Play to Prototype
Wednesday, June 10, 2—3 pm | Novack Hub for Creative Citizens (145 Hooper Street)
This 90-minute workshop is for the design-curious and AI-curious. Learn the full arc of designing an AI agent, from initial play to a working prototype. Through three hands-on activities—Enact, Author, Deploy—you'll bodystorm a scenario, write the behavioral rules, and see your agent run live on Agent Studio, no coding required. By the end, you'll walk away with a real sense of how intelligent systems are designed and a QR code linking to the working AI your group built.
Designing a Creative Life: A Design and Architecture Gathering at CCA
Wednesday, June 10 | 4—6 pm | Upper Ground (145 Hooper Street)
Hosted by CCA’s Design and Architecture divisions, join us for this special gathering of cocktails, conversation, and reconnection. Alumni, faculty, and friends are invited to reflect on how their CCA education has shaped their creative lives and to collect the first edition of a new broadsheet featuring community voices. Share your stories, enjoy hors d'oeuvres and drinks, and help expand the conversation for the next issue.
Know Your Roots
Friday, June 12 | 6—9 pm | Neiman Marcus (150 Stockton Street)
CCA students’ fashion designs take over the window displays at Neiman Marcus in Union Square for the first three weeks of June! Created in collaboration with the Oakland Roots and Soul Sports Club and ThredUp, these bold, head-to-toe original looks were created from soccer jerseys and upcycled clothing. This event is part of ‘Studio Crawl Night 2,’ but you can visit the window installation anytime.