After multiple merger attempts, the historic but financially troubled San Francisco Art Institute , which operated for 151 years in the Bay Area, closed last Friday, July 15, for good.
“USF informed SFAI leadership that we would not enter into a definitive agreement with SFAI due to business risks that could negatively impact USF students, faculty, and staff,” Fitzgerald and Oparah said.longer financially viable.”The passing of this venerable institution is a loss for the entire art world, especially for SFAI’s friends, colleagues, and SFAI artists,” it added.
Diego RIvera’s mural at the San Francisco Art Institute. Image courtesy the San Francisco Art Institute.
Oh wow, that’s incredibly sad.
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