At SFAI you can push the boundaries of:


Painting
Photography
Film
Printmaking
New Genres
Sculpture
Art + Technology
History + Theory of Contemporary Art
Exhibition + Museum Studies
 

Featured Events/Exhibitions
From the Tower: Andy Warhol
Wednesday, Feb 20, 2019 - Sunday, Mar 24, 2019
Main Gallery at Fort Mason
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Graduate Programs Info Reception + “Speed Dating”
Wednesday, Mar 13, 2019, 5:30PM
SFAI—Fort Mason Campus
2 Marina Boulevard, Pier 2 San Francisco, CA 94123
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Vanguard Revisited: Poetic Politics & Black Futures
Tuesday, Jan 22, 2019 - Sunday, Apr 7, 2019
Walter and McBean Galleries
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SFAI Alumni Critique Group (Spring 2019)
Wednesday, Feb 13, 2019, 7:30PM
Studio 18
800 Chestnut Street
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SFAI Alumni Spotlight


Get an inside look at the making of Alicia McCarthy’s (BFA 1994) Market and 7th Street mural. 

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From The Tower


From the Tower is an exhibition series that explores artworks, images, objects, and stories living within SFAI's archives. For its inaugural exhibition, From the Tower: Andy Warhol, SFAI is proud to exhibit work  donated by the Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts.

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SFAI History


SFAI has a rich and deep history of revolutionary culture-makers and thought-leaders. Learn about five radicals who taught at SFAI.

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Faculty Spotlight

Art + Technology Chair Cristóbal Martínez was recently awarded the Fine Prize at Carnegie International with his collective, Postcommodity.  

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Academic Calendar

Find out what’s coming up.

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Engage With Us

This spring, SFAI brings diverse lineup of visiting artists, exhibitions, and events.

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