For more than 125 years, the San Francisco Art Institute has built a reputation as one of the premiere art colleges in the nation. The school has been the center of many of this country s most notable art movements and claims many of our nation s most important artists as faculty and alumni. At the vanguard of contemporary arts education, the Art Institute prepares its students for a rich life in the arts with an intensive studio environment and a vital liberal arts experience. In 1931, banker and philanthropist William Gerstle invited the noted Mexican muralist Diego Rivera to San Francisco to paint a large mural at the California School of Fine Arts, now known as the San Francisco Art Institute. The Institute is located in San Francisco County, and has an enrollment of about 700. They award the Bachelor and Master of Fine Art.
Location:
800 Chestnut St, San Francisco California 94133
Telephone
415-771-7020 Toll Free: 415-749-4500
Other Education nearby:
(Oakland) Acad of Chinese Culture & Health Science
(San Francisco) Academy of Art University
(San Francisco) Alexander Training Inst. of San Francisc
(Berkeley) American Baptist Seminary of the West
(San Francisco) American College of Chinese Medicine
(San Francisco) American Conservatory Theater
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01/09 Coming to The San Francisco area
Arden Fair Sacramento CA March30-April18 Open the doors to Arden Fair and step inside. Here you'll find contemporary fashions, jewelry, accessories and brand name merchandise at over 165 specialty stores, plus Nordstrom's, Macy's, Sears, and JC Penney. Arden Fair also has a number of terrific restaurants, everything from fast food to fine dining. And it's completely enclosed, so it's always a comfortable 70 degrees inside no matter what it's like outside.
Santa Cruz Baroque Festival Santa Cruz CA April13-May11 A festival of baroque music.
Oakland Greek Festival Oakland CA May17-19 Wonderful aromas of Souklavia and Loukoumades waft through the air and the sounds of traditional Greek music and shouts of OPA! resonate in the hills of Oakland.
California Exposition & State Fair Sacramento CA June12-28 The Cal Expo is the site of the California State Fair. All year Satellite Wagering, Waterworld USA, Paradise Island Fun Center and an RV Park are just a few of the features of the Cal Expo.The first State Fair was held in 1854 in San Francisco at the old Music Hall. The fair offered premiums (prizes) for its competitions and included such agricultural exhibits such as 2-inch-long peanuts, 72-pound beets and a 10-pound carrot that was longer than 3 feet. Horseracing was part of that first fair and has continued to be a part of the fair ever since.
Bach Festival Carmel CA July13-27 Multiple performances of works by Bach.
Midsummer Mozart Festival San Francisco CA July18-28 Organized in 1974, the Festival is the only music festival in North America dedicated exclusively to Mozart.
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