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560 South First Street
San Jose, CA 95113
Tel: 408.283.8155

Gallery Hours
Tues – Fri: 10am - 5pm
Sat: 12pm - 5pm
First Fridays: 10am -10pm

Free admission. Donations welcomed.

Directions & Parking

The San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) is an energetic art space located in downtown San Jose dedicated to making contemporary art accessible and exciting to audiences of all ages and backgrounds.

The ICA has long been committed to presenting exhibitions that include visually compelling and conceptually challenging contemporary art, as well as a variety of educational programs intended to help our audiences reflect upon these works. Exhibitions are presented in three galleries and the space is activated by opening receptions, First Friday gallery walks, programming in the front windows, panel discussions, printmaking workshops in the on-site Print Center, brown bag lunches and impromptu conversations in the galleries. Founded in 1980, the ICA is a member-supported, non-profit organization. Admission is free.

The ICA gratefully acknowledges support from the Office of Cultural Affairs for the City of San Jose and from Arts Council Silicon Valley, in partnership with the County of Santa Clara and the California Arts Council, and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. The ICA is also supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Applied Materials Foundation, Adobe Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and members of the ICA.

Free Docent Tours

First Friday of the month from 6pm-7pm. No reservation needed. No tours in January and July.

To arrange a private tour (min 6 persons), please call 408-283-8155.

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The ICA has long been committed to presenting exhibitions that include visually compelling and conceptually challenging contemporary art, as well as a variety of educational programs intended to help our audiences reflect upon these works. Exhibitions are presented in three galleries and the space is activated by opening receptions, First Friday gallery walks, programming in the front windows, panel discussions, printmaking workshops in the on-site Print Center, brown bag lunches and impromptu conversations in the galleries. Founded in 1980, the ICA is a member-supported, non-profit organization. Admission is free.
The ICA gratefully acknowledges support from the Office of Cultural Affairs for the City of San Jose and from Arts Council Silicon Valley, in partnership with the County of Santa Clara and the California Arts Council, and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. The ICA is also supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Applied Materials Foundation, Adobe Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and members of the ICA. Free Docent Tours
First Friday of the month from 6pm-7pm. No reservation needed. No tours in January and July. To arrange a private tour (min 6 persons), please call 408-283-8155.

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The San Jose ICA is located at 560 South First Street.  The nearest cross streets are Reed and William Streets.<a style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=San+Jose+Institute+of+Contemporary+Art,+South+1st+Street,+San+Jose,+CA&aq=1&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=35.494074,56.513672&vpsrc=6&ie=UTF8&hq=San+Jose+Institute+of+Contemporary+Art,&hnear=S+1st+St,+San+Jose,+California&t=m&ll=37.328434,-121.884685&spn=0.010238,0.012875&z=15"></a> Metered street parking is available on South First Street (meters operate until 6pm).  There is also a city parking lot located underneath Hwy 280 one block south of the ICA. Parking is $5 during the week and free on weekends and after 6pm on weekdays.
DIRECTIONS: From San Francisco and all points on the Peninsula •US-101 S Take 101 S toward San Jose Take exit 290 to merge onto CA-87 S/ Guadalupe Pkwy Take exit 5 to merge on I-280 S toward US-101 Take exit 2A for CA-82/ 7th Street/ Virginia Street Turn right onto E Virginia Street Turn right on South 1st Street The ICA is 2½ blocks up the street, stay to the right to remain on South 1st St.
•I-280 S Take 280 S toward San Jose Take exit 2A toward CA-82/ 7th Street/ Virginia Street Turn right onto E Virginia Street Turn right on South 1st Street The ICA is 2½ blocks up the street, stay to the right to remain on South 1st St.
From East & North Bay •I-880 S Take 880 S toward San Jose Take exit 4B to merge onto US-101 S toward Los Angeles Take exit 385B to merge onto 280 N toward Downtown San Jose/ San Francisco Take the 7th Street exit toward CA-82 Continue straight onto Margaret Street Turn left on E Reed Street Make a sharp right onto South 1st Street The ICA will be on the right just around the corner
•I-680 S Take 680 S toward Martinez/ San Jose Continue on 680 S until it becoms I-280 N as it enters San Jose Take the 7th Street exit toward CA-82 Continue straight onto Margaret Street Turn left on E Reed Street Make a sharp right onto South 1st Street The ICA will be on the right just around the corner
From all points south of San Jose •CA-17 N Take 17 N toward San Jose/ Oakland Take exit 26A to merge onto 1-280 S toward San Jose Take exit 2A toward CA-82/ 7th Street/ Virginia Street Turn right onto E Virginia Street Turn right on South 1st Street The ICA is 2½ blocks up the street, stay to the right to remain on South 1st St.
•US-101 N Take 101 N toward San Jose Take exit 377A to keep right and merge on 85 N toward Cupertino and Mountain View Take the CA-87 N exit toward Downtown San Jose Take exit 3 for Curtner Avenue Turn right on Curtner Avenue Turn left onto Monterey Road Monterey Rd will turn into South 1st Street Keep right on South 1st Street, ICA will be on the right
 
For public transportation:
VTA (Santa Clara County Transportation Agency) 408.321.2300 <a href="http://www.vta.org/">www.vta.org</a> The Dash is a free shuttle that makes a loop around downtown San Jose
Greyhound Bus Lines 70 S. Almaden Ave. San Jose, CA 95113 (408) 295-8276 <a href="http://www.greyhound.com/">www.greyhound.com</a>
AMTRAK 65 Cahill San Jose 800.872.7245 <a href="http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/HomePage">www.amtrak.com</a>
BART 510.793.278 <a href="http://www.bart.gov/textOnly/">www.bart.gov/index.asp</a>
CalTrain 65 Cahill, San Jose 800.660.4287 Passenger Station 408.291.5651 <a href="http://www.caltrain.org/">www.caltrain.org</a>

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