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I am thrilled to be part of the inaugural SCA Open at Sausalito Center for the Arts. Please mark your calendars for this Bay Area celebration of artistic creativity and excellence: Oct 19 - Nov 16. Opening reception: 5 pm - 7 pm on October 25 Address: 750 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA https://www....
I am thrilled to be part of the inaugural SCA Open at Sausalito Center for the Arts. Please mark your calendars for this Bay Area celebration of artistic creativity and excellence: Oct 19 - Nov 16. Opening reception: 5 pm - 7 pm on October 25 Address: 750 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA https://www....
I am thrilled to be part of the inaugural SCA Open at Sausalito Center for the Arts. Please mark your calendars for this Bay Area celebration of artistic creativity and excellence: Oct 19 - Nov 16. Opening reception: 5 pm - 7 pm on October 25 Address: 750 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA https://www....
I am thrilled to be part of the inaugural SCA Open at Sausalito Center for the Arts.
Please mark your calendars for this Bay Area celebration of artistic creativity and excellence: Oct 19 - Nov 16.
Opening reception: 5 pm - 7 pm on October 25
Address: 750 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA
https://www
Postcards from a Dark Star We Mark we witness we resist banner for open call with clenched fist hitting pillow
Postcards from a Dark Star
This initiative begins now, under the name POSTCARDS FROM A DARK STAR, with artists passing a printing plate from hand to hand. Each of us marks it, packages it, and sends it forward — adding our voices to a single, growing act of resistance.
More info: sfaa.art
Fireplace in library at SFAI's Chestnut Campus
SFAI Archivist and former librarian Becky Alexander is looking for photos and memories of the SFAI library that you'd be willing to share, both for the SFAI Memory Collection and potentially on a website memorializing closed art school libraries. www.sfartistsalumni.org/sfai-memory-...
10 years ago I interviewed Marielle Heller and Bel Powley in a Fairmont Hotel suite. I biked up the hill because I was a dumb baby journalist and as I asked them questions in that beautifully appointed room, the heat of my sweating face kept fogging up my glasses.
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A paperback copy of HOPE IN THE DARK by Rebecca Solnit, with sunlight beaming across the black and white cover.
#Readers, what's the best sentence you read this week? Share at #SundaySentence!
Mine was an easy pick--but also hard since there were so many to choose from in HOPE IN THE DARK by @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social:
We write history with our feet and with our presence and our collective voice and vision.
wall with historic images from the San Francisco Art Institute at SFMOMA exhibition
🎙️ SFAA Spotlight: “People Make This Place — SFAI Stories”
🗓️ Oct 29 · 3pm PT
📍 Online
✨ Join us for an online walk-through of the SFMOMA exhibition with Becky & Jeff (Legacy Foundation), Shana Lopes & David Senior (SFMOMA).
🔗 Reserve your spot:
www.eventbrite.com/e/sfaa-spotl...
#SFAI #SFMOMA
Image of Bruce McGaw as a young man at SFAI
Submit: airtable.com/appR2MJg26yg...
Andrew Wirth in the ATA gallery
Andrew Wirth will be popping in sporadically this month for a series of live painting sessions, giving passersby the chance to witness his process from start to finish. His completed works will remain on display until September 30.
Filmmakers after Screening at Roxie
Audience at the Roxie screening
At the Lawrence Jordan Tribute at SFMOMA with Lawrence Jordan, Marian Wallace, Steve Anker and Jonathan Marlowe
Deborah Fort, Toney Merritt, Marian Wallace and V. Vale infront of the Roxie
🌟 What a weekend to remember! 🌟
We’re still riding the high from our 2nd Annual Studio 8 Film Festival, and wow—what an unforgettable celebration of cinema, community, and creativity.
This festival is more than just screenings—it’s about carrying forward the cinematic legacy of SFAI.
Studio 8 Film Festival hat
That's a wrap!! What a great Studio 8 Film Festival!! Until next year. Get your merch here: sfartistsalumni.printful.me
Poster for Roxie Screening with Gunvor Nelson still
Sept 20 – Animated & Lyrical Shorts at the Roxie Theater
Get Tickets: bit.ly/4grnGt7
Friday, September 19 – Shapeshifters Cinema, Oakland
Doors at 6:30pm, Show at 7pm
Studio 8 Film Festival | Opening Night: Works by Juan Luis Matos, Nykelle DeVivo, Nao Bustamante, & more.
🎟 Tickets: $10 (or more if you’re feeling generous, we won’t stop you 😏)
bit.ly/4ojbmP7
🎥 This weekend! The Studio 8 Film Festival runs Sept 19–21 across three Bay Area venues:
✨ Fri — Shapeshifters Cinema (Opening Screening)
✨ Sat — Roxie Theater (Lyrical + Animated Shorts)
✨ Sun — SFMOMA (Lawrence Jordan Tribute)
🎟 Tickets → sfartistsalumni.org
#Studio8FilmFestival #SFAIalumni
Thanks so much Cat and @screenslatesf.bsky.social !
Great article about the Studio 8 Film Festival by alum Cat Beckstrand for Screen Slate www.screenslate.com/articles/stu...
Film still with rabbit looking at clock
Lawrence Jordan Tribute at SFMOMA next Sunday at 2pm. Studio 8 Film Festival closing day. Rsvp at sfaa.art
Christopher Coppola is talking about his film 'Lightly' which will premiere at the Studio 8 Film Festival on Sept 20th at the Roxie! Get your tickets now! sfaa.art
Schedule for Studio 8 Film Festival with cut out artwork of SFAI campus.
Studio 8 Film Festival starting next Friday!! Get your to tickets now: sfaa.art
In case you missed today's Spotlight with Kate Laster in conversation with Manny Robertson here is the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqb4...
The Studio 8 Film Festival kicks off at Shapeshifters Cinema, Oakland with a program curated by April September + Rye Purvis. Get your tickets at sfaa.art.
📍 Shapeshifters Cinema, Oakland
🗓️ Friday, Sept 19 – 7pm
youtu.be/mUv-RwWMt0Y?...
Kate Laster cutout artwork with view of Bay
Coming up next: Spotlight with Kate Laster in conversation with Manny Robertson on Monday, September 8th at 10am PT. RSVP www.eventbrite.com/e/1461682384...
SFAA is proud to present the 2nd Annual Studio 8 Film Festival, taking place September 19–21 at multiple Bay Area venues — a celebration of bold, original, and experimental filmmaking rooted in the enduring legacy of the San Francisco Art Institute. Get your tickets!!
Collage artwork with hand holding stick and safety pin
Every little bit brings us closer to our goal!! Support our annual fundraiser: SFartistsalumni.org
Person in a full yellow body suit covering also the head and face with colorful tassels
We’ve raised $20,000 toward our $25,000 goal — just $5K to go! Every gift keeps the SFAI alumni spirit thriving.
👉 Read the full Annual Report bit.ly/4ofoF2W
👉 Make a tax-deductible gift today! www.sfartistsalumni.org/donate
Image credit: @tobann.bsky.social
Missed the Studio 13 Jazz Band talk yesterday? Watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHb2...
🎉 Our 2024–25 Annual Report is live!
From UNRULY to EROS OF KOSMOS, we’ve been busy—and we’re just $9K away from our fundraising goal.
Read the report & support SFAA’s next chapter bit.ly/44SUM0V
#SFAI #ArtAlumni #CommunityPower #SFAA
My review of the #RuthAsawa retrospective at SFMoma on @hyperallergic.com
hyperallergic.com/1027751/ruth...