OUR OAKLAND EVENT SPACES
Offering space for local arts to thrive
The Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts is home to some of the region and nation’s most distinguished civic and arts spaces. Since the building’s original opening in 1915, our event venues have been the setting for a number of Stories by local patrons.
5 INDOOR VENUES
1 OUTDOOR VENUE
OFFICES
REHEARSAL ROOMS
MEETING ROOMS
STORAGE SPACE
Outdoor venues
Whole venue buyouts available for large events & conferences
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Other Space Uses
Is your arts organization looking for new office space, storage, or access to music rehearsal rooms? Reach out to the HJK Arts team to learn more.
Stories at our Venues
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Inside the Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts are 5 historic venues, none more glamorous than the Calvin Simmons Theater. The proscenium theater was originally designed in the Beaux Arts style of 1915 by architect Henry Hornbostel - a former student of École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Like other Beaux-Arts buildings – Oakland + San Francisco’s City Hall for example – the room features classical details and sculptural reliefs.