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About Academy of Art University:

Founded in 1929 and located in San Francisco, California, Academy of Art University is the largest private Art and Design school in the country with over 17,000 students enrolled. The University’s open enrollment policy offers greater opportunities for students to enter art and design fields and discover their true calling. http://artuathletics.com/
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10/16/2026

Just a little haunting around ArtU. 🎃✨

What’s your favorite thing about spooky season? Tell us in the comments. 👇

10/09/2026

ArtU is coming together for something bigger! 🌎❤️

Beyond Walls at Yerba Buena Gardens (), celebrating creativity, community, and artistic expression with artist 🎨

Here’s a look at some of the inspiring moments where art brought people together! ❤️✨

October has begun, and so has . ✍️🖤 Save the prompt list here, share with your artist friends, and make sure to tag us ...
10/06/2026

October has begun, and so has . ✍️🖤 Save the prompt list here, share with your artist friends, and make sure to tag us in your Inktober creations! We'd love to see what you make.

Whether you’re ready to draw every day, every other day, or once a week, the goal is simple: make art, build the habit, and keep creating.

Official Inktober rules:

1️⃣ Make a drawing in ink. (You can do a pencil under-drawing if you want.)

2️⃣ Post it.*

3️⃣ Hashtag it with and .

4️⃣ Repeat.

*You can do it daily, take the half-marathon route and post every other day, or go for the 5K and post once a week. Whatever you decide, just be consistent. Inktober is about growing, improving, and forming positive habits—the more consistent you are, the better.*

That’s it! Now go make something beautiful. 🖋️

🎃 Pick your spooky season favorite: 1–6.Bats, haunted halls, jack-o’-lanterns, magical curiosities, eerie stained glass,...
10/06/2026

🎃 Pick your spooky season favorite: 1–6.

Bats, haunted halls, jack-o’-lanterns, magical curiosities, eerie stained glass, and creatures of the night… our Spring Show artists understood the assignment. 🦇🌙

Swipe through a few works that feel right at home in October, then drop your favorite number in the comments. 👇
1. Bats Are a Gals Best Friend — Hailey Clark
2. Haunted Secrets — Sidney Clark
3. The Night the Lanterns Rose — Angela Ariza
4. Magical Bazaar — Kellie Silvester
5. Stained Glass — Chia Yang
6. Aislynn Campo

👻 Want to see more? Explore even more student work on our Spring Show page, and visit the tagged artists’ Instagram accounts to see more of what they create.

🎨 Downtown First Thursday is happening!Come hang with us for an evening of creativity, shopping, and fun. Try your hand ...
09/29/2026

🎨 Downtown First Thursday is happening!

Come hang with us for an evening of creativity, shopping, and fun. Try your hand at pottery, shop ArtU, dress up for a cosplay photoshoot, and trade in your denim with Madewell for a $25 voucher. 👖📸

📅 Thursday, Oct 1
🕒 5-10 PM
📍 79 New Montgomery St.

Want to join the cosplay photoshoot? Sign up here: https://artudowntownfirstthursdayoct1cosplay.eventbrite.com/

Join us for the SF First Thursdays Art Walk on October 1st, and experience two amazing galleries: VIEWPOINTS and BEYOND ...
09/29/2026

Join us for the SF First Thursdays Art Walk on October 1st, and experience two amazing galleries: VIEWPOINTS and BEYOND THE LOOKING GLASS.

📍 625 & 688 Sutter St.
📅 Thursday, Oct 1
🕒6-10 PM

Step into a world where memory, place, and imagination blur. 🪞

BEYOND THE LOOKING GLASS features photographs by Yael Iluz, curated by Daniel Tchetchik, exploring the spaces between what we remember, what we imagine, and what feels familiar.

VIEWPOINTS explores how artists experience and interpret the places around them. Through unique styles and perspectives, each artist offers their own take on place, experience, and perception.
Come experience the exhibitions for yourself at First Thursday Art Walk. ✨

09/28/2026

How would YOU describe your style?

President Chris Visslailli stopped by our Fashion Styling Meetup for a rapid-fire chat with Fashion Styling student Lucy Mallory and got her take on personal style, fashion icons, and more.

The meetup brings together stylists, photographers, videographers, designers, models, hair stylists, and makeup artists to meet, connect, and find collaborators for their next shoot. 📸✨

Because sometimes the best creative projects start with a conversation.

ArtU, through the words of our students. These are just a few of the reasons our students love calling ArtU home.
09/28/2026

ArtU, through the words of our students. These are just a few of the reasons our students love calling ArtU home.

A look inside the Fashion Styling Meetup 📸From putting looks together to connecting with fellow creatives, our students ...
09/21/2026

A look inside the Fashion Styling Meetup 📸

From putting looks together to connecting with fellow creatives, our students came together to share ideas, experiment, and have some fun with fashion.

Some images are meant to be felt. ✨📸Photography student Brooke Gibson explores fluid femininity through emotion, identit...
09/13/2026

Some images are meant to be felt. ✨📸

Photography student Brooke Gibson explores fluid femininity through emotion, identity, and intimate editorial storytelling.

Working across digital and film, Brooke creates images that feel dreamlike yet grounded—drawn to natural movement, atmospheric environments, and moments that feel genuinely lived-in.

Brooke’s outstanding work is featured in the Academy of Art University Spring Show.

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San Francisco, CA
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Monday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm

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