The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF) is the city’s largest public arts institution. Comprising the de Young Museum and the Legion of Honor, FAMSF is also the city’s most successful public/private partnership. Although a designated city department, most of the Museums’ operational funding and all funding for art acquisitions and exhibitions are raised privately.
Visionary from the beginning, the San Francisco Film Society today presents an energetic medley of year-round offerings that embrace the artistry and innovation of the world’s most imaginative storytellers. SFFS educates, entertains and enriches a wide and diverse range of audiences with programs and events in four core areas: Internationalism, Education, Citywide Outreach and Exploring New Media. The celebration of the transformative power of the moving image is at the very heart of everything the Film Society does.
Dedicated to celebrating the present as well as the rich history of French cinema, the Sacramento French Film Festival features new French films in their Sacramento premieres; and rarely seen French classics. The Festival has also, since its inception, involved the Sacramento art community by including short films from Sacramento artists. The talented creator of the SFFF original posters is Sacramento photographer Kent Lacin. In just a few years, the Sacramento French Film Festival has become an acclaimed, popular and anticipated cultural event.
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The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is a major modern art museum and San Francisco landmark. It opened in 1935 under founding director Dr Grace Morley as the San Francisco Museum of Art, the first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to 20th-century art. In a major transformation and expansion, in 1995 the museum moved to its current location, 151 Third Street, adjacent to Yerba Buena Gardens in the SOMA district and its iconic architectural showpiece facility designed by Mario Botta. Annually, the museum hosts more than twenty exhibitions and over three hundred educational programs.
Founded in 1980, the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival is the first and largest of its kind in the world. Today, they are the leading advocate for independent Jewish cinema. Their programs include the Annual San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, a year-round screenings and events, a youth and adult education programs, and a filmmaker support.
The Academy of Art University was established in San Francisco in 1929 by Richard S. Stephens, a fine art painter who had accepted the position of Creative Director for Sunset Magazine. Today the University has nearly 12,000 students, making it the largest private school of art and design in the country. The Academy of Art University prepares aspiring artists and designers for careers in the fields of art and design by delivering excellent undergraduate and professional degree and certificate programs.
