Vanderbilt to Build New Art School in SF | San Francisco News

Vanderbilt University is swooping in to save San Francisco’s arts scene by launching a brand-new art school on the shuttered campus of the California College of the Arts, set to open fall 2027. Backed by a $75 million gift from Nvidia co-founder Jen-Hsun Huang and his wife Lori, the new college—tentatively named The Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang College of Art, Architecture and Design—will fuse tech, design, and entrepreneurship to train global creative leaders. While CCA, founded in 1907, will close its doors in spring 2027, Vanderbilt vows to honor its legacy while building a bold, innovation-driven future. The Huangs’ gift has already triggered over $25 million in additional donations, but with CCA’s last students graduating soon and no guarantee of transfer spots, the transition is fraught with disruption. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/82b3247f452bca46