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Dean of the Arts Celine Parreñas-Shimizu welcomes the campus community to a Sesnon Salon, 2021

GALLERY HOURS (Starting April 19, 2024)
Closed Sundays, Mondays
Tuesday - Saturday, 12pm–5 pm

Admission is free and open to the public.
The Galleries are closed during academic holidays and summer break.

Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery
Porter College, UC Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
(831) 459-3606

An image of Porter College at UC Santa Cruz near the koi pond
We are located on the second floor of Porter College Academic D Building, above the koi pond, at the University of California Santa Cruz. Porter College is within the northwest area of UCSC's campus.

ACCESSIBILITY
For wheelchair access, the elevator in our building is located at the far left side of Porter College Academic D, near the Porter Squiggle. From the second floor, continue through the building past Classroom 250 and take the first exits to the right. Continuing down this hallway will bring you to the entrance of the Sesnon Gallery. There are four handicap parking spots in the closest parking lot to the gallery.

Handicap pathway to elevator in Porter Academic Building

Second-floor Porter D exits to Sesnon Gallery

DIRECTIONS

Public transportation from downtown Santa Cruz:
From Santa Cruz Metro Center, take bus routes 10, 18, 19, 20 to UCSC campus to Porter/Rachel Carson stop. SC Metro schedules.
Adult (17 and older) bus fare: $1, or show your UCSC student ID.

Follow path to Porter College passed the Porter Squiggle. The Sesnon Gallery is located on the second floor of the Porter D Building, above the koi pond and Study Center.

PARKING
The closest parking lots to the Gallery are #124 and #125 at Porter College. Additional parking can be found at the #126 Performing Arts lot. Permits are required 7 days a week in campus lots. 

See Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS) for visitor parking information, ParkMobile instructions, and a campus parking map.