The ailing school made multiple attempts to pay off its debt, even considering the sale of its iconic Diego Rivera mural.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Renowned San Francisco Art Institute Is Closing Due to Rocky Finances
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, students learned that the institution does not plan to reopen in the fall.
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Drawing Attention to a Sinking High-Rise in San Francisco
Postcommodity’s sound piece will play every day in San Francisco until the Millennium Tower is fixed or torn down.
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Contemporary Artists Contextualize the Work of Black Panther Photographers
Vanguard Revisited: Poetic Politics & Black Futures highlights Bay Area artists and artist collectives whose work contextualizes the lasting impact of BPP ideology and activism, and the photographs of Ruth-Marion Baruch and Pirkle Jones.
