Celebrating 35 Years
in 2020!

Cultivating understanding, connectivity, and leadership through artistic inquiry.
We believe in the power of art to shape society. Since 1985, SFAI has engaged over 5,000 artists, activists, and creative practitioners of all disciplines – connecting the local and global, and responding to the most pressing issues of our times.
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SFAI140 Chronicles Longing / Belonging

In celebration of our 35 Year Anniversary, we are revisiting the SFAI140 video archives to bring you critical voices from our alumni that reflect on the shifting socio-political landscapes of our times. The curated series will be presented in three collections of videos around a common theme — September’s theme is Longing/Belonging: Immigration; Movements; Journey.

LittleGlobe TV: Epicenter / Sept 24

Littleglobe, in partnership with the Santa Fe Art Institute, travels the glorious, complex world of Midtown Santa Fe, home to vibrant neighborhoods, a defunct university, mom-and-pop business and a rich and neglected history.

Announcing our 2020 Story Maps Fellows, Christian Gering & Diego Medina!

Our commitment to anti-racism.

At SFAI, we believe that Black Lives Matter. We stand in solidarity with Black, Indigenous, and people of color, with all oppressed peoples, and with liberation movements here in the U.S. and across the world. We understand that statements of solidarity must be accompanied with action.

Read more on our About Page.

Tilt Podcast / Episode 4
THE PANDEMIC IMAGINARIUM

For Episode 4 of our Tilt Podcast, SFAI invites La Pocha Nostra’s Guillermo Gómez-Peña and Balitronica to offer a sampling of their process of virtual reinvention.

CONVERSATIONS: UNPRECEDENTED (AGAIN) / JULY 15

Unprecedented (Again), features alumni artists Veronica Jackson and Christopher Kojzar, in conversation with artist-moderator Elizabeth Burden, >

2020 Labor Residency

67 ARTISTS
21 COUNTRIES
38 DISCIPLINES