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- The San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) is shuttering after more than a century and a half and will reorganize as a nonprofit in order to “protect its name, archives and legacy,” the school said in a statement.
www.artforum.com/news/san-francisco-art-institute-to-close-after-151-years-251947/SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE TO CLOSE AFTER 151 YEARS - Artforum
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San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) was a private college of contemporary art in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1871, SFAI was one of the oldest art schools in the United States and the oldest west of the Mississippi River. Approximately 220 undergraduates and 112 graduate students were enrolled in 2021. [2]
Jul 20, 2022 · The recent shuttering of the San Francisco Art Institute is expected to close off the 151-year-old school’s Diego Rivera fresco to the public for the foreseeable future, just as the...
- Sam Whiting
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Jul 18, 2022 · After multiple merger attempts, the historic but financially troubled San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI), which operated for 151 years in the Bay Area, closed last Friday, July 15, for good.
Feb 3, 2022 · The San Francisco Art Institute, which has been plagued by crippling debt, has formalized plans to integrate with — and eventually be acquired by — the University of San Francisco.
Apr 2, 2020 · The school is now to remain closed indefinitely. With news spreading rapidly that the nation’s first art school west of the Mississippi might soon close, many in the Bay Area art community have...
Oct 18, 2021 · Its History and Future. Constance Lewallen marks the 150th anniversary of the San Francisco Art Institute, exploring the school’s evolution and pioneering faculty, as well as current challenges and the innovations necessary for its preservation. The Making of a Fresco Showing the Building of a City.
