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San Francisco Art Institute Becomes Free Experimental Studio Program
The new California Academy of Studio Arts will host up to 30 emerging artists per annual cohort.
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Opinion
The Miscarriage Collages That Were Too Much for the Art World
In 1974, the San Francisco Art Institute isolated Joanne Leonard’s series Journal of a Miscarriage from the rest of the works in her solo show. Has anything changed since?
News
Nonprofit Led by Laurene Powell Jobs Acquires SF Art Institute for $30M
Laurene Powell Jobs’s organization purchased the campus and its iconic Diego Rivera mural.
News
San Francisco Art Institute Files for Bankruptcy
The ailing school made multiple attempts to pay off its debt, even considering the sale of its iconic Diego Rivera mural.
News
Diego Rivera Mural in San Francisco, Once Slated for Sale, Gets $200K Grant
The San Francisco Art Institute’s intentions to sell the work drew swift backlash from vocal critics in 2021. A Mellon Foundation initiative will now support its preservation.
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Curators at San Francisco Art Institute Challenge “Same Old History” of “White Painter Dudes”
"A Spirit of Disruption" hopes to “archive a new history,” said curator Leila Weefur.
News
Why Is the California Attorney General Investigating the San Francisco Art Institute?
Hyperallergic acquired documents raising questions about board member self-interest and tax-exempt bond misuse at the crisis-stricken art college under investigation.
News
Plan to Sell Diego Rivera Mural at San Francisco Art Institute Draws Backlash
What the board calls the San Francisco Art Institute’s “most liquid asset” is “not a commodity,” the adjunct faculty union says.
Art
Debt Destabilized the San Francisco Art Institute. Could Your College Be Next?
Most assumed exceptionally bad decisions were made. But what if the decisions were actually commonplace among college administrations nationwide?
News
After Securing $4M in Donations, San Francisco Art Institute Will Remain Operational
After SFAI announced its likely closure, the school will retain all tenured faculty and plans to return to online instruction this fall.
Art
As San Francisco Art Institute Faces Likely Closure, This Gallery Is a Time Capsule of Student Work
As the future of art in San Francisco feels ever more precarious, Darryl Smith’s collection is a striking window into a different time.
Art
As San Francisco Art Institute Faces Potential Closure, Its MFA Show Might Be Its Last
Coverage of SFAI’s graduating class is part of a series on virtual MFA presentations across the country.