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Online in January

Due to the Omicron variant, SFAI is offering all classes online this January.

The campus is closed to the public through January 31, 2022.

Events + Exhibitions

Dust Specks on the Sea: Contemporary Sculpture from the French Caribbean & Haiti

Thursday, Nov 18, 2021 - Saturday, Mar 5, 2022

Opening Reception Nov. 18, 4 -7pm, Walter and McBean Galleries

Carlos Villa: Worlds in Collision

Friday, Jun 17, 2022 - Saturday, Oct 29, 2022

Walter and McBean Galleries

Postcommodity: The Point of Final Collapse

Friday, Nov 15, 2019 -

The Tower

Student Work

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10 Famous Artists

You Didn’t Know Went to SFAI

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SFAI + 150 Years

Inspired by our legacy to always look forward, we have attracted individuals who push beyond boundaries to discover uncharted terrain. SFAI Librarian Jeff Gunderson celebrates our faculty and alumni through a tour of our history.

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“When I switched to art definitely and entered the San Francisco Art Institute, it was the greatest experience of my life. I loved every minute of it.”

—Enrique Chagoya BFA 1984, Honorary Doctorate 2017, Guggenheim Fellow 2021

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