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Coordinates: 37.803456°N 122.417144°W. 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.
This is a hidden spot in the city that should not be missed if you are an art lover, especially a Diego Rivera fan. He did a huge mural covering one wall of the art institute in the early 1930s about the development of San Francisco--it is a real treasure. A plus is it is free to see.
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- 800 Chestnut St, San Francisco, 94133-2206, California
Since the 1870s, SFAI has been at the vanguard of Bay Area art movements – including 1960s Bay Area abstraction, 1970s conceptual art and 1990s new-media art.
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The home of the SFAI Legacy Foundation and Archive, an independent 501 (c)3 non-profit dedicated to preserving and promoting the incredible 150-year legacy of the San Francisco Art Institute.
The SFAI campus is located in the historic Russian Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, and includes a variety of art studios, galleries, and performance spaces. The institute also houses the Walter and McBean Galleries, which feature exhibitions from students, faculty, and internationally renowned artists.
The San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) is a private, non-profit college of contemporary art with the main campus in the Mission District of San Francisco, California. Founded in 1871, SFAI is one of the oldest art schools in the United States and the oldest west of the Mississippi River.
