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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!
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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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December 15th, 2020
December 30th, 2020
January 1st, 2021
January 4th 2021
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January 11th 2021
January 14th 2021
January 21st 2021
January 22nd 2021
Letter of Appeal to the Board of Trustees at SFAI
Re-imagine Committee
Adjunct Faculty
by Joe Eskenazi. MISSION LOCAL
UC regents become S.F. Art Institute’s landlord after paying off its debt
by Vanessa Arredondo. S.F. Chronicle
by Joe Eskenazi. MISSION LOCAL
by Brian Boucher. ARTNET
San Francisco’s Top Art School Says Future Hinges on a Diego Rivera Mural
by Zachary Small. The New York Times
Adjunct Faculty
S.F. Art Institute’s Diego Rivera mural not being pushed for sale, board chair says
by Sam Whiting. SF Chronicle Datebook
SFAI Explores Controversial sale of Diego Rivera Mural
ARTFORUM
Will The San Francisco Art Institute Sell $50 M. Diego Rivera?
ARTnews
by Chris Manfield, SFAI Student
San Francisco vendería mural que Diego Rivera pintó en 1931
El Universal
Planean venta de mural de Diego Rivera en San Francisco
by Agencia Reforma. El Diario
Pondrían en venta mural de Diego Rivera
El Siglo de Torreon
Podrían vender mural de Diego Rivera en San Francisco
El Comentario
Open letter to the trustees of SFAI
by Catherine Opie, SFAI Student
BOS Land Use and Transportation Committee
'Heresy': historic art college's fate could hang on a Diego Rivera mural
The Guardian
In tough times, S.F. Art Institute gets new president, completing overhaul of board
by Sam Whiting. SF Chronicle Datebook
Chairwoman of San Francisco Art School Facing Budget Issues Resigns
by Zachary Small. The New York Times
SF Art Institute Cleans House After Controversial Attempt to Sell Diego Rivera Mural
by Joe Kukura. SFist