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Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento

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The Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento (CCAS) functions as more than a contemporary art center, hosting special events, such as the Annual Benefit Art Auction, Capitol Artists Studio Tour (CAST), monthly lectures, and workshops for art students. In addition to the longtime support of the public, artistic community, and corporate sponsors, CCAS has a strong and dedicated board of directors.

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  • Contact Info

    Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento

    1519 19th Street
    Sacramento, CA 95811

    Phone: (916) 498-9811   |   Email   |   Official Website

    Admission:

    Free admission, donations appreciated

    Hours:

    Tues-Sun Noon-5pm
    2nd Sat 6pm-9pm

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  • • Current Events

      01/10/12- 02/12/12

      Christopher Taggart: Time Fugitives Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento Christopher Taggart: Time Fugitives Presented by Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento (CCAS) at Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento January 10-February 12, 2012 Time Fugitives is an exhibition by Bay Area artist Christopher Taggart curated by Renny Pritikin. Pulling from all facets of his varied and energetic art-making practice, Taggart will be presenting an interrelated group of works in diverse media, scales, and approaches. His sculptures, drawings, photo-constructions, machines, and videos draw from often divergent inspirational directions, including natural growth systems, optical illusion, comedy, mass material culture,...

  • • Upcoming Events

      02/28/12- 04/01/12

      Hanging in the Balance: Ten Emerging Chinese Artists Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento Hanging in the Balance: Ten Emerging Chinese Artists Presented by Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento (CCAS) at Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento February 28-April 1, 2012 From the Selby Gallery of the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, new Chinese art comes to Sacramento. Hanging in the Balance: Ten Emerging Chinese Artists presents the work of ten young artists, all born in the 1980s and growing up in the radically changed capitalist, globally-connected China: Cao Shumo, Libin Chen, Chen Wei, Jia Zhixing, Jin Jing, Meiya Lin, Ma Wen, Wei Na, Yang Jian, and Zhifei Yang. Most of them earned recent M.F.A.s in multimedia and fine art under...

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• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    01/10/12- 02/12/12

    Christopher Taggart: Time Fugitives Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento Christopher Taggart: Time Fugitives Presented by Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento (CCAS) at Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento January 10-February 12, 2012 Time Fugitives is an exhibition by Bay Area artist Christopher Taggart curated by Renny Pritikin. Pulling from all facets of his varied and energetic art-making practice, Taggart will be presenting an interrelated group of works in diverse media, scales, and approaches. His sculptures, drawings, photo-constructions, machines, and videos draw from often divergent inspirational directions, including natural growth systems, optical illusion, comedy, mass material culture,...

  • Upcoming Events

    02/28/12- 04/01/12

    Hanging in the Balance: Ten Emerging Chinese Artists Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento Hanging in the Balance: Ten Emerging Chinese Artists Presented by Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento (CCAS) at Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento February 28-April 1, 2012 From the Selby Gallery of the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, new Chinese art comes to Sacramento. Hanging in the Balance: Ten Emerging Chinese Artists presents the work of ten young artists, all born in the 1980s and growing up in the radically changed capitalist, globally-connected China: Cao Shumo, Libin Chen, Chen Wei, Jia Zhixing, Jin Jing, Meiya Lin, Ma Wen, Wei Na, Yang Jian, and Zhifei Yang. Most of them earned recent M.F.A.s in multimedia and fine art under...

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    01/18/12	Exhibit Preview Evening for Educators Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    12/06/11- 12/23/11	Sacramento Court Appointed Special Advocate Program (CASA) Benefit Exhibition Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    11/12/11	Malaquias Montoya: Voice of the Voiceless Closing Reception Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    09/20/11- 11/18/11	Voice of the Voiceless: Work by Malaquias Montoya Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    09/10/11- 09/11/11	2011 Capitol Artists' Studio Tour (CAST) Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    08/04/11	Trademarks Workshop Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    07/26/11- 08/21/11	Made in the Pacific: Work by Dean De Crocker Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    06/11/11- 07/17/11	Non Solo: A Group Exhibition Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    04/05/11- 05/14/11	Gay Outlaw: The Velocity of Ideas Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    01/06/11- 02/13/11	Light Matters Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    12/09/10- 12/24/10	A través de mis ojos (Through My Eyes) Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    11/20/10	2010 CCAS Benefit Art Auction Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    11/06/10- 11/20/10	Benefit Art Auction Exhibition Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    09/23/10- 10/23/10	The Church Series: A Project by Fred Dalkey Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    09/11/10- 09/12/10	2010 Capitol Artists' Studio Tour Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    08/21/10	Screening: 3 Films by Enid Baxter Blader Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    08/20/10- 08/21/10	Constellation by Mikko Lautamo Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    07/10/10- 08/15/10	A Changing Surface: Prints in the Age of Digital Media Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    04/07/10	Camille Utterback Lecture Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    03/04/10- 05/16/10	In Public: Designing Art for the Sacramento International Airport Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    01/07/10- 02/14/10	Improbable Mends- Work by Darrin Martin Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    11/14/09	Auction Preview Party Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    11/12/09- 11/21/09	2009 Benefit Art Auction & Preview Exhibiton Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    09/12/09- 09/13/09	Capitol Artists' Studio Tour Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    07/09/09- 08/09/09	Fantasy Is a Place Where It Rains- New Works by Ricardo Rivera Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    05/21/09	Lecture by Catherine Clark Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    05/07/09- 06/14/09	The Conundrum of Abundance Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    03/12/09	Lecture by Terry Berlier Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    03/07/09- 04/26/09	Terry Berlier Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    02/12/09	Ruby Chishti Lecture Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    01/08/09- 02/22/09	Duet: The Art of Khalil Chishtee and Ruby Chishti Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    01/08/09	Khalil Chishtee Lecture Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento
    11/22/08	Benefit Art Auction Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento