Archive: San Francisco

The 79 Gallery in San Francisco will be buzzing in coming days with the 2nd Annual Fine Art Photography Faculty + Alumni Auction. A preview party Thursday, March 11, at 5 p.m. will provide an advance glimpse of the works. The live auction will take place Saturday March 13 at 2 p.m.
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[Janet Preloger] This year marks the beginning of a new Academy of Art University tradition: the 2010 Alumni Awards, an opportunity to celebrate graduates who have made significant contributions to the world of art and design. Nominations for recipients of the new awards are now being accepted.
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More than 500 volunteers and community partners, including the Academy, will be recognized March 6th for the 10th anniversary of San Francisco’s Community Clean Team. In the past decade, thousands of volunteers — including Academy faculty and students — have worked to plant trees, eradicate graffiti and generally “clean and green” the city.
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FASHION FOR HAITI is the American fashion industry’s response to the Jan. 12 earthquake, and the Academy’s 79 Montgomery Retail Store in San Francisco is joining retailers and designers nationwide to offer the FASHION FOR HAITI T-shirt, benefiting the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. The Academy is the only educational institution participating in the effort.
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At the Design Revolution Roadshow’s launch Feb. 4, we had a chance to talk with Roadshow founder Emily Pilloton. In her comments, she touches on the presentations she and Matt Miller give to students, the Design Revolution Toolkit and its 13 values, and how her project connects design with the people who need it most.
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