SFAI Hosts Mierle Laderman Ukeles: Ann Chamberlain Distinguished Fellow in Interdisciplinary Studies

San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI)
800 Chestnut Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
800 345 SFAI / 415 749 4500

Monday, May 3 – Wednesday, May 5, 2010

http://www.sfai.edu/ladermanukeles

Named in honor of artist and SFAI faculty member Ann Chamberlain and launched in 2010, the Ann Chamberlain Distinguished Fellowship in Interdisciplinary Studies was created as a lasting reminder of Ann Chamberlain’s contributions to SFAI and to the art world at large. The fellowship program includes public lectures and colloquia by distinguished visitors, symposia, publications, and graduate-student fellowships in support of SFAI’s MA/MFA Dual Degree program, and is meant to facilitate sustained on-campus residencies that enable discussions of process, aesthetics, cultural influences, and career paths. It is envisioned to provide SFAI’s students with direct access to artists and thinkers whose contributions to contemporary interdisciplinary practices and methodologies represent the highest level of achievement. Mierle Laderman Ukeles is the first Ann Chamberlain Distinguished Fellow in Interdisciplinary Studies.

Schedule of Laderman Ukeles events:

Spring 2010 Visiting Artists and Scholars Lecture
Monday, May 3, 2010 – 7:30pm
Lecture Hall
SFAI’s 800 Chestnut Street campus
Free and open to the public

Colloquium
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 – 12:00 to 2:00pm
Studio 18
SFAI’s 800 Chestnut Street campus
Free and open to the public

Student Critiques
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
For SFAI students only

For more information, including participant bios, about the Spring 2010 Visiting Artists and Scholars Lecture Series, please go to

http://www.sfai.edu/vas

SFAI’s exhibitions and public programs—a component of which is the Visiting Artists and Scholars Lecture Series—are supported in part by the Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund. The Ann Chamberlain Distinguished Fellowship in Interdisciplinary Studies is supported by a generous bequest by artist and SFAI faculty member Ann Chamberlain made through the Harker Fund at The San Francisco Foundation. Mierle Laderman Ukeles is represented by Ronald Feldman Fine Arts in New York City.

Applications for BA, BFA, MA, MFA, and Post-Baccalaureate programs for Fall 2010 are now being accepted on a space-available basis. Applications for the Low-residency MFA program for Summer 2010 are also now being accepted on a space-available basis.

For information, including important dates, on undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, and graduate admissions at SFAI, please call 800 345 SFAI / 415 749 4500, e-mail [email protected], or go to

http://www.sfai.edu/admissions

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San Francisco Art Institute

Founded in 1871, SFAI is one of the oldest and most prestigious schools of higher education in contemporary art in the US. Focusing on the interdependence of thinking, making, and learning, SFAI’s academic and public programs are dedicated to excellence and diversity.

SFAI’s School of Studio Practice concentrates on developing the artist’s vision through studio experiments and is based on the belief that artists are an essential part of society. It offers a BFA, an MFA, and a Post-Baccalaureate certificate in Design and Technology, Film, New Genres, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture/Ceramics.

SFAI’s School of Interdisciplinary Studies is motivated by the premise that critical thinking and writing, informed by an in-depth understanding of theory and practice, are essential for engaging contemporary global society. It offers degree programs in Exhibition and Museum Studies (MA only), History and Theory of Contemporary Art (BA and MA), and Urban Studies (BA and MA).

SFAI’s Dual Degree MA/MFA program is ideally designed for students who seek a deep and balanced immersion in both theoretical discourse and art practice. A three-year commitment, the degree consists in an MA in History and Theory of Contemporary Art and an MFA in any area of study within the School of Studio Practice (see above).

For more information on visiting artists and scholars or other exhibitions and public programs at SFAI, please call 415 749 4563.

For information, including important dates, on undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, and graduate admissions at SFAI, please call 800 345 SFAI / 415 749 4500, e-mail [email protected], or go to

http://www.sfai.edu/admissions