2021 Residency / Essential Information & Resources

1. You must check-in on the first day of your residency between 8am and 8pm.

2. In lieu of using the main entrance, we have established a check-in spot on the west side of the building closer to the exterior doors of resident rooms. This is where you should park or get dropped off, to meet staff. The spot will be clearly marked a “check-in” sign.

3. Call (505) 303-0732 at least 30 minutes before you arrive and staff will meet you at this location.

4. SFAI staff will not be able to carry your luggage or other belongings. Please let staff know upon arrival if a cart would be helpful and we will bring one out to you.

5. Your keys will be provided in a secure lockbox attached to the handle on your exterior room door. Instructions for how to access the lockbox are provided on the interior cover and staff will be there to help you as needed.

Note

If you drive your own car or a rental car to SFAI, you will need to put a parking pass in the windshield. We will leave a parking pass on your desk in your room.

While the exterior building lights are automated, the interior building lights are not. To make getting around easier, we are providing you with a detailed map of the building interior that includes light switch locations. We have also posted enlarged versions of these maps throughout the building for your convenience.

It is also important to get in the habit of carrying your key set with you at all times, even inside the building, because all exterior doors will lock automatically behind you. If you happen to get locked out of your room, please call (505) 303-0732 and staff will direct you to a hidden lock box with a master key.

SFAI is located in midtown Santa Fe at 1600 St. Michael’s Drive (Building #31), just east of Cerrillos Road, on the Midtown Campus (formerly the Santa Fe University of Art and Design).

The best way to get to our building (#31) is via the main entrance to the former SFUAD campus on the south side of St. Michael’s Drive. Pass the welcome booth and at the T-intersection, turn right onto Alumni Drive. As you pass New Mexico Bank and Trust (on your right), the road will veer to the left (southwest). Continue straight (heading southwest) past Greer Garson Theater (Building #1), then a large parking lot, and finally the Visual Arts Center (Building #30). SFAI is the next building (#31) on your left, it has three pyramid shaped towers. If you pass the traffic circle you have gone too far. Park between the Visual Arts Center and SFAI and call (505) 303-0732 to let staff know you have arrived for check-in. Staff will meet you outside and show you to your room.

Please be advised that you are required to self-isolate for 14 days immediately upon arrival at SFAI. You are also required to wear a mask over your nose and mouth at all times and observe physical distancing of six or more feet (two or more meters), where possible, any time you are around other people while in transit to, and at SFAI.

SFAI is located in midtown Santa Fe at 1600 St. Michael’s Drive (Building #31), just east of Cerrillos Road, on the Midtown Campus (formerly the Santa Fe University of Art and Design).

Driver Instructions: Enter former SFUAD campus from St. Michael’s Drive. Pass the welcome booth and at the T-intersection, turn right onto Alumni Drive. As you pass New Mexico Bank and Trust (on your right), the road will veer to the left (southwest). Continue straight (heading southwest) past Greer Garson Theater (Building #1), then a large parking lot, and finally the Visual Arts Center (Building #30). SFAI is the next building (#31) on your left, it has three pyramid shaped towers. If you pass the traffic circle you have gone too far. Park between the Visual Arts Center and SFAI and call (your phone #) and I will meet you outside.

Tip: If you are driving to SFAI, it would be a good idea to bring some non-perishables with you like trail mix, granola bars, nuts, dried fruit, chips, crackers, microwaveable popcorn, canned soup, macaroni and cheese, or instant noodles.

SFAI will provide at-home COVID-19 saliva tests from Vault Health, at no cost, to all residents to be taken at the end of the 14-day self-isolation period. We request that all residents continue to self-isolate until your negative test results have been received and confirmed by staff. Once the entire cohort has tested negative for COVID-19, residents will be able to use the common areas and interface directly with staff.

Residents are welcome to ship a few items to SFAI one week prior to arrival. DO NOT send ANY letters or packages to our street address.
All letters and packages (from USPS, UPS, FedEX, etc.) should be sent to our PakMail address.

All packages should be clearly marked with:
Santa Fe Art Institute
c/o “Your Name”
369 Montezuma Ave. #278
Santa Fe, NM 87501

During the 14-day self-isolation period, staff will retrieve resident mail from our offsite location and will email you when any letters or packages are onsite and available for pick up. All incoming resident mail will be placed on a table in the lobby.

Note

Residents may leave addressed and stamped outgoing letters in a basket on this same table, however, SFAI staff cannot assist residents with sending out packages during the self-isolation period.

Resident programming will take place via Zoom. SFAI does not provide computer equipment, so you must have a laptop, tablet or phone with a built-in camera and microphone capable of video conferencing.

ORIENTATION [required]

10am – 12pm on the second day (Tuesday) of your residency

RESIDENT SHOWCASE [required]

10am -12pm on the fourth day (Thursday) of your residency

Toni will also have optional daily group check-ins / happy hours at 4pm on weekdays when other programming is not scheduled.

Note

Wireless internet is available throughout the building, but the signal strength may be spotty in the furthest studios. The wifi network is sfaifriends and the password is sfaisfai. This information is also posted in your room and studio for easy reference.