Allegory and Still Life Painting
September 23- December 9 (No class October 14 + November 11)
10:00am-1:00pm |
Mondays |
Ben Cornish |
A technical and conceptual study of traditional still life painting and allegory. Why do objects mean something to us? How can we arrange and paint still lives to reflect and even elevate that meaning? The instructor will lead discussions of the potent symbols in art history as well as making idiosyncratic tableaus and facilitate group discussions, peer critique, painting time, and one on one guidance. |
$480 |
Painting |
Closed |
Institutional Garbage: At Work in the Archive
March 24- April 28
6:30-9:30pm |
Tuesdays |
Sean Dickerson |
Waste away with art practices that have exploited or engaged in archival excess, cults of the ephemeral, trash as resource, or dustbin histories. |
$295 |
Artist-Driven Experience |
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Women’s Work Revisited: Feminist Art and a Politic of Labor
March 11-April 15
6:30-9:30pm |
Wednesdays |
Jordan Taylor Holms |
When we think about art and labor, and art about labor, we often think of Richard Serra’s massive steel edifices, or even Mike Kelley’s hand sewn quilts made of discarded stuffed animals. But what about the women artists who have spent decades manifesting an alternative rhetoric around the value of labor? Through a series of lectures, discussions, and readings this course will examine feminist art and its relationship to labor practices, politics, and aesthetics. |
$295 |
Artist-Driven Experience |
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Video Art
March 25- May 13
6:00-9:00pm |
Wednesdays |
Lindsay Tully |
Let's make videos! Learn how to shoot and edit as we take a deep dive into video art history, including documentary, performance and experimental film. |
$385 |
New Genres |
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Welding 101: Trusting Your Hands
February 5- April 22
6:00-9:00pm |
Wednesdays |
Tim Kopra |
Explore MIG welding technology, cold working techniques and more in this introduction to working with mild steel. Class will begin with an in-depth training of the metal shop, leading to an introductory project, followed by a personal intensive final project. |
$530 |
Sculpture |
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Painting Heroes and Heroines
February 15- April 4
10:00am-1:00pm |
Saturdays |
Laura Pacchini |
Immerse yourself into the lives of heroes and heroines! Working from an individual’s perspective, this class will examine the role of the hero in the historical canon of painting as well as present day use. |
$385 |
Painting |
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Imaginary Worlds
March 10- April 28
4:30-7:30pm |
Tuesdays |
Ben Cornish |
Broaden and deepen your ability to create and compose drawings from scratch while investigating the imaginary world. |
$385 |
Drawing |
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Large-Scale Ink Drawing on Paper
March 21-May 9
10:00am-1:00pm |
Saturdays |
Alice Gould |
Work gesturally and experimentally as we explore the use of ink and mixed media on large-scale paper. |
$385 |
Drawing |
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Custom Collage Paintings
February 1- March 7
10:00am-1:00pm |
Saturdays |
Alice Gould |
Experiment with ink and water using various brushes and tools applied to large-format rag paper. |
$295 |
Drawing, Painting |
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Arrangements: Cabinets, Boxes + Tableaux
March 25-May 13
6:30pm-9:30pm |
Wednesdays |
Joanne Easton |
Create sculptures and make arrangements to explore objects’ interrelationships as you are inspired by the work of David Ireland, Joseph Beuys, Stephanie Syjuco, Lindsey White, and more. |
$385 |
Sculpture |
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Soundscape and Landscape
March 21- April 25
10:00am-1:00pm |
Saturdays |
Hugh Livingston |
Explore sound and music as elements for creating personal and shared space in the environment, through off-site field trips and collaborative projects. You will be introduced to soundscape creation, using easily accessible tools, for mobile devices and outdoor spaces. |
$295 |
New Genres |
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Improvisational Sculpture Workshop
April 18 + 19
10:00am-3:00pm |
Saturday + Sunday |
Lia Sutton |
Build a series of original sculptures, using found materials, cardboard, paper, wood, cloth, and natural materials--all in a supportive environment. |
$165 |
Sculpture |
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Improvisational Drawing Workshop
April 25 +26
10:00am-3:00pm |
Saturday + Sunday |
Lia Sutton |
Strengthen your creative voice, access the foundation of innovation, and build a series of original drawings, all in a supportive environment. |
$165 |
Drawing |
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Personal Projects in Photography
February 25- March 24
6:00-9:00pm |
Tuesdays |
Victoria Mara Heilweil |
Take the next step in the development of your work. Whether this is the first time you are creating a personal project, or you are stuck in your process and would like some feedback to help refine and complete an existing series, this class is for you. |
$245 |
Photography |
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Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
March 3- April 28
7:30 -10:30pm |
Tuesdays |
Sarah Ammons |
Through a series of concentrated exercises, develop a series of work that isolates the body and focuses on investigating body proportion, gesture, movement, light and expression. |
$435 |
Drawing |
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Narrative Drawing- Telling Stories with our Bodies
March 2- March 25
1:00-4:00pm |
Monday + Wednesdays |
Mara Ramiriez |
Where does memory live? In our bodies? In our brains? We will examine intimate visual narratives as you make drawings centered on how human experience is remembered and transformed through meditative observational drawings and spontaneous image making. |
$385 |
Drawing |
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Handbuilt Ceramics: Treasure Boxes
April 18 -May 2,
10:00am-3:00pm |
Saturdays |
Liesa Lietzke |
We’ll use pinch and slab building methods and various means of surface decoration to create charming lidded boxes for your tiny (or not-so-tiny) treasures or to give as gifts. |
$240 |
Ceramics |
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Printmaking With Botanicals: Layered Compositions
March 7- April 18 (No class April 11)
10:00am-1:00pm |
Saturdays |
Rebecca Rippon |
Use plants directly in the process of building an image in multiple printmaking disciplines including etching, and monotypes in this course emphasizing experimentation. |
$295 |
Printmaking |
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Darkroom Film Photography
January 29- April 15
6:00-9:00pm |
Wednesdays |
Dana Morrison |
Learn the wonders of black and white darkroom photography in SFAI’s iconic photography department. This course is for beginners to intermediate students to learn the basics of traditional film photography and darkroom printing. |
$530 |
Photography |
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Painting in the Age of Photography
February 5- March 25
7:00-10:00pm |
Wednesdays |
Lauren Jade Szabo |
Through hands on demonstrations, studio practice, and one-on-one tutoring, students will investigate the relationships between photography and painting within approaches of contemporary painting. |
$385 |
Painting |
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The Handmade Photobook
February 25- April 14
6:00pm-9:00pm |
Tuesdays |
Ward Long |
Make a photobook by hand that deepens the experience of engaging with your pictures, as you learn more about editing, sequencing, storytelling, and various binding techniques. |
$385 |
Artist-Driven Experience |
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Fundamentals of Drawing (Online)
March 27- May 15
12:00am-12:00pm |
Online |
Xiao Wang |
This online introductory class will cover key areas in the foundations of drawing that will include video demonstrations, online discussions/critiques, and a final project. Weekly participation is required. |
$385 |
Drawing |
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Art Appreciation Class (Online)
March 27- May 15
12:00am-12:00pm |
Online |
Rick Love |
Skip the textbook. This online art history course includes the type of creative assignments that the San Francisco Art Institute is known for. |
$385 |
Artist-Driven Experience |
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Artist Talk as Creative Practice
July 8- August 12
6:30pm-9:30pm |
Wednesdays |
Leila Weefur |
Refine your public speaking skills as an artist while exploring different presentation formats and lecture delivery styles. This course is for those who wish to enhance their critical approach to delivering an artist talk. |
$295 |
Artist-Driven Experience |
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Expanded Collage
June 10-July 15
6:30pm-9:30pm |
Wednesdays |
Connie Zheng |
Challenge yourself to experiment with scale and a variety of materials in this experimental collage class. |
$295 |
Drawing, Painting |
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Experimenting with Noise: Developing a Sonic Studio Practice
June 18- August 6
6:00pm-9:00pm |
Thursdays |
Marc Manning |
Immerse yourself in a sound studio practice that derives inspiration from meditation. |
$385 |
New Genres |
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All This. And Nothing
June 18- July 23
6:30-9:30pm |
Thursdays |
Jaimie Healy |
This course is for students wishing to explore their practice through a variety of experimental forms. The class will include group discussions, field trips, performances, and a final project. |
$295 |
New Genres |
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Reality TV is My Family
June 2- July 7
6:00-9:00pm |
Tuesdays |
Jordan Holms |
Through discussions, lectures, readings, and “viewing parties” we will unpack the allure of reality television and theorize about the role it might play in today’s zeitgeist. |
$295 |
Artist-Driven Experience |
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Impossible Vessel
June 17-July 22
6:30- 9:30pm |
Wednesday |
Paige Valentine |
We will question the impossible and use ceramics to defy the expectations of what a pot or vessel can be or do. |
$295 |
Ceramics |
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Graphic Ceramics
June 19-28
10:00am -1:00pm |
Friday - Sunday |
Alyssa Block |
Investigate the relationship between form, narrative, and design as you create a three-item collection of three-dimensional ceramic forms. Group discussions and demonstrations will support students in their exploration and contemporary application of the materials. |
$295 |
Ceramics |
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Personal Mythology
July 10- August 14
1:00-4:00pm |
Fridays |
Mara Ramiriez |
Investigate your own personal mythology through self-portraiture, expressive figure drawing, visual journaling, and comics. |
$295 |
Drawing |
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Contemplative Drawing
June 9- August 11
7:00-10:00pm |
Tuesdays |
Sarah Ammons |
Sync your hand with your eye and practice contemplative drawing in this course focused on working from life, pattern, figure, and concept. |
$480 |
Drawing |
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Introduction to Drawing
June 6- August 1 No class 4th of July
10:00am-1:00pm |
Saturdays |
Emily McPeek |
This class will provide a comprehensive understanding of various techniques in drawing as well as methods on how to conceptually approach it. |
$385 |
Drawing |
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Everything and Anything: Experimental Drawing
July 11- August 8
10:00am-1:00pm |
Saturdays |
Kevin Valor |
Embrace the non-traditional approach to drawing and challenge yourself to create work without fear or hesitation.10 |
$245 |
Drawing |
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Notebook as Studio
June 17- July 8
6:00-9:00pm |
Wednesdays |
Kate Laster |
In this workshop we will explore the many modes of image making through keeping a sketchbook.
Students will work in dry and wet medium, acquiring skills to draw from life and imagination.
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$195 |
Drawing |
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Elemental Sculpture
June 19-21
10:00am-4:00pm |
Friday- Sunday |
Raheleh Minoosh Zomorodinia |
This 3-session course explores natural materials and its use in contemporary art, looking at land art and earth art movements as inspiration. |
$295 |
New Genres |
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Contemporary Plein Air Painting
June 20- August 1 No class July 4th
10:00am-4:00pm |
Saturdays |
Lauren Jade Szabo |
Take your painting outside and investigate today's natural, urban and hybridized landscape within approaches of contemporary painting from observation. |
$530 |
Painting |
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The Painter’s Studio
June 11- August 13
6:00-9:00pm |
Thursdays |
Ingrid V. Wells |
The Painter’s Studio is a drop-in style course for the busy artist in need of space to make the work they would most like to pursue. Oil and acrylic mediums are both welcome, intermediate level experience with painting recommended. |
$480 |
Painting |
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Inhabited Spaces: Abstraction and the Built Environment
June 8- July 27
6:00- 9:00pm |
Mondays |
Jordan Holms |
This course will grapple with our fraught relationship to the built environment through painting. Employing abstraction as a primary methodology, we will examine how different spaces are materialized, organized, and made to mean. |
$385 |
Painting |
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Realism in Oil Painting
June 6- August 15 No Class July 4
3:00-6:00pm |
Saturdays |
Emily McPeek |
Study and practice master level techniques in oil painting. This course will present a comprehensive understanding of the medium, along with lectures and discussions of realism in painting from classical to modern art. |
$480 |
Painting |
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Owning the Digital Image
June 9- July 28
6:00- 9:00pm, |
Tuesdays |
Dana Morrison |
Learn how to get the most out of your digital camera. This course will cover how to use your camera and basic editing skills in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. |
$385 |
Photography |
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Darkroom Film Photography
June 10- August 12
6:00-9:00pm |
Wednesdays |
Alex Peterson |
Learn the wonders of black and white darkroom photography in SFAI’s iconic photography department. This course is for beginners to intermediate students to learn the basics of traditional film photography and darkroom printing. |
$480 |
Photography |
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Simplified Metalworking for Sculpture
June 24- August 12
6:30-9:30pm |
Wednesdays |
Marshall Elliott |
Explore the qualities of metal as a medium for constructing sculptural objects and expand on the possibilities of creative freedom with this material. |
$385 |
Sculpture |
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Intro to Sculpture: Found Object Sculpture
June 4 - July 23
6:30 - 9:30pm |
Thursdays |
Sherwin Rio |
This course will provide students the foundational knowledge, historical study, technical skills, and building experience to create found object sculpture, assemblages, readymades, and sculpture that includes altered objects. |
$385 |
Sculpture |
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Soft Sculptures and Creatures
June 3- August 5
6:00-9:00pm |
Wednesdays |
Cristina Velázquez |
Engage your creative side in 3D object making and immerse yourself in creating amorphous shapes and objects made of stuffed fabric material. |
$480 |
Sculpture |
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Online Writing for Artists (Online)
June 15- August 3
Online |
Mondays |
Kathy Sirico |
Writing for Artists will help you develop confidence in your writing skills. This course will focus on improving your technical and professional skill sets, while also considering writing as a process for idea development. |
$385 |
Artist-Driven Experience |
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Going Digital: An Online Course for Residency Applicants
June 8-July 27
Online |
Mondays |
Christopher Squier |
This course aims to provide a toolkit for emerging or established artists who are preparing to submit residency applications in the near future, although anyone curious about the process is welcome to participate. |
$295 |
Artist-Driven Experience |
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Digital Media Compositions
June 2 - 23
Online |
Tuesdays |
Nancy Jones |
Create visual representations of moods and learn visual literacy with media imagery. |
$195 |
Artist-Driven Experience |
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Introduction to DIY Filmmaking
June 10- August 12
6:00-9:00pm |
Wednesdays |
Tessa Siddle |
Immerse yourself in this introductory course to DIY video and filmmaking practices. |
$480 |
Film |
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Horizons of the Metaverse
August 15-16
10am-4pm |
Saturday + Sunday |
Judit Navratil + Beatriz Escobar |
Experiment with working in a VR space and combining multiple media to push the boundaries of embodied practices and digital art. |
$195 |
Art & Technology |
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Contemporary Photography: Intersections in Landscape (Two-Day Intensive)
Section 1- June 6-7 Section 2- July 18-19
10:00am-4:00pm |
Saturday + Sunday |
Beth Davila Waldman |
This course will empower artists to take the leap in making connections to landscapes of past and present while taking into consideration the effects of politics, the economy, and culture. |
$195 |
Photography |
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‘Modular Imprints’ Mono-printmaking Assemblages
July 20- 24
4:00-7:00pm |
Monday- Friday |
Tobias Fifield |
Challenge yourself in this 5-day intensive and build an installation around the given theme of new mono-printmaking. |
$245 |
Printmaking |
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Narrative Painting
June 11- August 6 (No class July 16)
6:00–9:00pm |
Thursdays |
Felicita Norris |
Examine intimate visual narratives as you make paintings centered on how human experience is remembered and transformed in this intermediate/advanced course for water-based painters. |
$385 |
Painting |
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