San Francisco Art Institute
| San Francisco Art Institute | |
|---|---|
| founding | 1871 |
| Sponsorship | Private |
| place | San Francisco , USA |
| president | Chris Bratton |
| Website | www.sfai.edu |
Founded in 1871, the San Francisco Art Institute ( SFAI ) is one of the oldest and most prestigious colleges for contemporary art . The school is located in the Russian Hill neighborhood of San Francisco in the US state of California . SFAI is a private, WASC- recognized, not-for-profit organization and a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design .
courses
SFAI offers courses leading to a Bachelor of Arts , Master of Arts , Bachelor of Fine Arts, and Master of Fine Arts degree .
Studio Practice Department
The Studio Practice department consists of the traditional departments of Painting , Sculpture , Film , Photography , Design + Technology, Printing and New Genres .
Interdisciplinary Studies Department
The Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, founded in 2006, offers BA and MA degrees in the history and theory of contemporary art, urban studies, and exhibition and museum design (MA only). It also contains four research and teaching institutions: Public Practice, Media Culture, Art + Science and Word, Text, and Image.
history
The San Francisco Art Association (SFAA) was founded in 1871 and established the San Francisco School of Design in February 1874, chaired by landscape painter Virgil Macey Williams . In 1893, the name was changed to California School of Design and the association merged with the University of California and moved into Mark Hopkins' mansion in Nob Hill , whose function as a museum was continued under the title Mark Hopkins Institute of Art.
The fire after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake destroyed both the villa and the institute. A year later, the institute was rebuilt on the site of the old mansion and renamed the San Francisco Institute of Art.
In 1916, the SFAA merged with the San Francisco Society of Artists and assumed the directorate of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art , which was then located in the Palace of Fine Arts , a holdover from the Panama-Pacific International Exposition . The institute was renamed the California School of Fine Arts (CSFA). In 1926 it moved to its current address, 800 Chestnut Street, San Francisco. In 1961 the name of the institute was changed one last time - to the San Francisco Art Institute.
In 1969, Paffard Keatinge Clay added 2,000 square meters to the building, providing space for a large auditorium, amphitheater, galleries and a café.
From 2005 to 2009 was Enwezor Dean ( dean of academic affairs ) of the SFAI.
photography
The photography department founded by Ansel Adams in 1946 was the first of its kind to devote itself to photography as a medium of fine arts. Annie Leibovitz is one of the former students .
music
The SFAI organized an exhibition of rock and roll posters in 1966. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the SFAI was one of the centers of San Francisco's punk and new wave music scene.
Many musicians who have studied at SFAI include Jerry García , guitarist for the Grateful Dead ; Dave Getz, drummer for Big Brother and the Holding Company and Country Joe and the Fish ; Prairie Prince and Michael Cotten of The Tubes ; Debora Iyall and Frank Zinkavage by Romeo Void ; Freddy (aka Fritz) from The Mutants ; Penelope Houston of the Avengers , Nathan Burazer and Jonathan Holland of Tussle ; Cliff Stallion and Scott Hewicker from Troll ; and Devendra Banhart .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ SFAI History. In: sfai.edu. San Francisco Art Institute, accessed November 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Carol Vogel: Okwui Enwezor to Be Visual Arts Director of Venice Biennale. In: artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com. December 5, 2013, accessed December 31, 2018 .
Coordinates: 37 ° 48 '12.4 " N , 122 ° 25' 1.7" W.