The San Francisco Studio School is dedicated to the relevant, contemporary study of drawing, painting, photography, mixed media and critical studies. The curriculum combines the depth of experience of a residency in the arts with the intensity of a graduate program. The fundamentally visual nature of art is studied and engaged with the intent of providing students substance that will be reflected on as a defining moment in their art and their lives.

Patrons committed to the visual arts contribute to the limited-enrollment program to ensure low tuition for students. The uniquely cohesive structure of the program and the commitment to consistent work in the studio provides students a meaningful opportunity to develop and confirm their unique identity as artists.


Spring 2009
Applications are now being accepted for the spring 2009 semester. Enrollment Limited. Deadline January 22. Semester begins February 12.

Spring 2009 Curriculum: "Redefining the Avant Garde"
The semester continues the exploration of topics of importance to the artist. Past themes have included "Authenticity," "Sense, Intellect and the Imagination" and "Spatial Concepts & the Visual Artist."

SFSS Gallery:
Surface & Substance
"Works on Paper"
Open to the Public
November 6, 2008 to January 29, 2009

SFSS Gallery:
The Nature of Landscape
Contemporary paintings by Gina Werfel, Sandy Walker, Terry St. John, Hearne Pardee, Laura Harden and Lon Clark

Open to the Public
February 12, 2009 to April 30, 2009



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San Francisco Studio School admits students of any race, color, and national or ethnic origin.