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Perched atop the storied hills of San Francisco, the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) commands a view that inspires as much as it nurtures. With a campus overlooking the dynamic cityscape and the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, SFAI serves as a beacon of artistic enlightenment.
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.
About San Francisco Art Institute The most famous of the San Francisco murals is at The Art Institute of San Francisco: "The Making of a Fresco Showing the Building of a City." Commissioned by banker and philanthropist William Gerstle, this is one of four murals in the Bay Area painted by
The San Francisco Art Institute should top any list of free, funky, and fun places to visit in the city, especially with children! We were a group of three adults and two children and felt really welcome. The Diego Rivera mural is outstanding and worth the trip.
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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]
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The Painting department at SFAI has been at the forefront of many important historical developments, including Social Realism, Abstract Expressionism, Bay Area Figuration, the California Funk Movement and the street art-inspired projects of the Mission School.
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