2021 DR Diego Rivera Mural Crisis

The Diego Rivera Mural Crisis

Reports from El Universal, The New York Times, and MISSION LOCAL

Hello Alumni and Friends of the SFAI Community,

Our lead in the January Newsletter is about the SFAI Diego Rivera Mural controversy. At the heart of the discussion is whether the Board of Trustees should have the right to sell the mural to save the school. There are strong emotions felt on multi sides of the issue. We have decided to post all the media links, domestic and International since the first of 2021. We have included domestic press, international press from Mexico and letter responses from the SFAI Adjunct Faculty, a recent MFA Foreign student who arrived when the pandemic began, and renowned alumnus Kathy Opie.

Several zoom Town Halls are listed for your participation. The soonest is Monday, with the SF Board of Supervisors Land Use and Transportation Committee which is taking up the mural issue to protect the Rivera mural by keeping it in place at SFAI. Check below for all zoom links to participate. There will be a faculty zoom meeting this coming Tuesday to discuss the mural, school leadership and governance. The final zoom meeting next week is with the Re-Imagine Committee, which will present their final report to the SFAI Community. As a follow through on their commitment to the community they will share their analysis of the current state of affairs of SFAI. Questions and Answers to follow.

Welcome to 2021!

The SFAA Editors

Diego Rivera Mural Crisis Meetings:

BOS Land Use and Transportation Committee

The SF Board of Supervisors Land Use and Transportation Committee Meeting

Monday, January 11, 01:30pm PST

The SF Board of Supervisors Land Use and Transportation Committee is taking up the issue. We want as many of you to attend and, if you feel inclined, to offer public comment in support of Supervisor Peskin’s legislation to protect the Diego. Head over to this page for the instructions to meeting.
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SFAI Adjuncts Meeting
Tuesday, January 12, 07:00pm PST

Join SFAI Adjuncts in an open meeting to strategize how to move forward on the Diego, the school’s leadership and governance. We ask for your ideas and resources.
Zoom info: Join here
Meeting ID: 835 9414 4256
Passcode: 935950

Re-Imagine Committee Town Hall Meeting Recap

Re-Imagine Committee Town Hall Meeting
Thursday, January 14, 2021, 04:00pm PST

SFAI’s Re-Imagine Committee will present their report to the SFAI community. As a follow through on their commitment to the community they will share their analysis of the current state of affairs of SFAI. Questions and Answers to follow.

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Watch the recap: IN CONVERSATION: SFAI board chair Lonnie Graham & SFAA on Thursday, May 6th

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The Diego Rivera Mural Crisis

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