School of Visual Arts

This school was started by Silas H. Rhodes and Burne Hogarth in 1947 as the Cartoonists and Illustrators School;{{Cite news|last=Rothenberg|first=Randall|date=1988-10-24|title=THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING; School of Visual Arts' Chairman Is Honored|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/24/business/the-media-business-advertising-school-of-visual-arts-chairman-is-honored.html|access-date=2022-02-18|issn=0362-4331}}{{cite news |first=Randy|last=Kennedy|title= Silas H. Rhodes Dies at 91; Built School of Visual Arts | url= https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/30/arts/30rhodes.html |work=The New York Times| date=June 30, 2007}} it had three teachers and 35 students,{{cite web |url=http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/new_logo_for_sva_done_in-house.php |title=New Logo for SVA done In-house |website=Under Consideration |date=August 28, 2013}} most of whom were World War II veterans who had a large part of their tuition underwritten by the U.S. government's G.I. Bill.{{cite journal |last=Dalal |first=Alia |date=Spring 2010 |title=Military Maneuvers |journal=Visual Arts Journal |volume=18 |issue=1 |pages=4–7}} It was renamed the School of Visual Arts in 1956 and offered its first degrees in 1972.{{cite web |last=Appel |first=Jacob M. |date=May 2003 |url=http://www.educationupdate.com/archives/2003/may03/issue/col-pres.html |title=Presidents Series: President David Rhodes: School of Visual Arts |website=Education Update Online |access-date=January 9, 2010 |archive-date=January 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121072344/http://www.educationupdate.com/archives/2003/may03/issue/col-pres.html |url-status=live }} In 1983, it introduced a Master of Fine Arts in painting, drawing and sculpture.{{cite web |url=https://sva.edu/about/about-sva/history |title=About SVA: History |website=School of Visual Arts |access-date=November 13, 2021 |archive-date=November 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112192152/https://sva.edu/about/about-sva/history |url-status=live }}

The school has a faculty of more than 1,100{{cite web |url=http://www.sva.edu/faculty |title=SVA Faculty |website=School of Visual Arts |access-date=May 31, 2016 |archive-date=June 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607181014/http://www.sva.edu/faculty |url-status=live }} and a student body of over 3,000. It offers 11 undergraduate and 22 graduate degree programs, and is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools{{cite web |url=http://msche.org/institutions_view.asp?idinstitution=430 |title=Institution Directory |website=Middle States Commission on Higher Education |access-date=April 7, 2015 |archive-date=April 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401221537/http://msche.org/institutions_view.asp?idinstitution=430 |url-status=live }} and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.[http://nasad.arts-accredit.org/index.jsp?page=List_Accredited_Members&memberId=926c8ff475e61e547e6f7566f88086be "School of Visual Arts"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306030227/http://nasad.arts-accredit.org/index.jsp?page=List_Accredited_Members&memberId=926c8ff475e61e547e6f7566f88086be |date=March 6, 2014 }}. National Association of Schools of Art and Design. Retrieved April 7, 2015. Its second president, David Rhodes (appointed in 1978), is the son of founder Silas Rhodes.

The interior design BFA is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation,[http://accredit-id.org/accredited-programs "Accredited Programs"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309052459/http://accredit-id.org/accredited-programs |date=March 9, 2014 }}. Council for Interior Design Accreditation. Retrieved April 7, 2015. the art therapy MPS is approved by the American Art Therapy Association,[http://www.arttherapy.org/aata-educational-programs.html "Art Therapy Educational Standards & American ArtTherapy Association Approved Art Therapy Master's Programs"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115220151/http://www.arttherapy.org/aata-educational-programs.html |date=January 15, 2014 }}. American Art Therapy Association. Retrieved April 7, 2015. and the art education MA is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.[https://sva.edu/about/facts-and-policies/accreditation "About SVA: Accreditation"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112192155/https://sva.edu/about/facts-and-policies/accreditation |date=November 12, 2021 }}. School of Visual Arts. Retrieved November 12, 2021.

The current school logo was created in 1997 by George Tscherny for its 50th anniversary,[https://archives.sva.edu/about-collection/george-tscherny-collection?autoscroll=0 "George Tscherny Collection: SVA Archives"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112192144/https://archives.sva.edu/about-collection/george-tscherny-collection?autoscroll=0 |date=November 12, 2021 }} School of Visual Arts. December 12, 2021. and redesigned in 2013.

In 2019 the school began the process of converting to nonprofit, with the SVA alumni organization (which is already an IRS tax-exempt entity) planning to purchase the school from its owners, who are retiring.{{Cite web|last=Shireman|first=Robert|date=2019-10-03|title=There's a Right Way to Convert to a Nonprofit. Ashford University Isn't Following It.|url=https://tcf.org/content/commentary/theres-right-way-convert-nonprofit-ashford-university-isnt-following/|access-date=2020-12-22|website=The Century Foundation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928230741/https://tcf.org/content/commentary/theres-right-way-convert-nonprofit-ashford-university-isnt-following/|archive-date=2020-09-28|language=en}}

Commencement speakers have included Susan Sontag, Carrie Mae Weems, Gloria Steinem, Roxane Gay, and John Waters.{{Cite news|date=1990-06-02|title=COMMENCEMENTS; School of Visual Arts|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/02/nyregion/commencements-school-of-visual-arts.html|access-date=2022-02-18|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-05-18 |title=Missing Graduation? Here Are 8 Inspiring Commencement Speeches From Carrie Mae Weems, Dana Schutz, and Artists Throughout History |url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/8-stirring-artist-commencement-speeches-1854570 |access-date=2022-02-18 |website=Artnet News |language=en-US |archive-date=February 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218184947/https://news.artnet.com/art-world/8-stirring-artist-commencement-speeches-1854570 |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine|last=Fisher|first=Lauren Alexis|date=2017-05-10|title=Gloria Steinem's Advice To Graduating Students: "Have Sex, Fun and Laughter"|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a9627177/gloria-steinem-sva-commencement-speech/|access-date=2022-02-18|magazine=Harper's BAZAAR|language=en-US|archive-date=February 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218184946/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a9627177/gloria-steinem-sva-commencement-speech/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=2020-05-27|title=John Waters Energizes School Of Visual Arts Grads With Virtual Commencement Speech For 'Coronavirus Class Of 2020'|url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/john-waters-commencement-speech-school-of-visual-arts-graduates-coronavirus-class-of-2020-1202944478/|access-date=2022-02-18|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Greenberg |first=Ilana |date=2022-03-20 |title=Roxane Gay Keynotes SVA Commencement |url=https://gdusa.com/top-stories/roxane-gay-is-sva-commencement-speaker |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=Graphic Design USA |language=en-US |archive-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103195336/https://gdusa.com/top-stories/roxane-gay-is-sva-commencement-speaker |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Gunts |first=Ed |date=2022-05-16 |title=Novelist John Waters greets Baltimore fans at signing for 'Liarmouth' book |url=http://baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/novelist-john-waters-greets-baltimore-fans-at-signing-for-liarmouth-book/ |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=Baltimore Fishbowl |language=en-US}}

In 2024, the school received an honorary "SVA Way" co-naming at the intersection of 23rd St. and 3rd Ave. in recognition of its institutional presence in the neighborhood since 1960.{{Cite web |last=Pontone |first=Maya |date=2024-04-02 |title=NYC's School of Visual Arts Gets Its Very Own Street |url=http://hyperallergic.com/882070/nyc-school-of-visual-arts-gets-its-very-own-street/ |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=Hyperallergic |language=en-US}}

The continuing education division offers noncredit courses from most departments; a selection of advertising, branding, cartooning, copywriting, illustration and marketing courses taught in Spanish; professional development and corporate training courses; and summer residency programs.{{cite web|url=http://sva.edu/continuing-education|title=Continuing Education|publisher=School of Visual Arts}}

The school offers short-term study abroad programs in various creative fields.{{cite web|url=http://artsabroad.sva.edu/|title=Destinations|publisher=School of Visual Arts|access-date=March 5, 2014|archive-date=March 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306061924/http://artsabroad.sva.edu/|url-status=live}}

The school has several buildings in the Gramercy Park neighborhood, on Manhattan's east side, and in the Chelsea neighborhood, on the west side.{{Cite web|last=Weiss|first=Lois|date=2018-05-23|title=School of Visual Arts staying put in current location|url=https://nypost.com/2018/05/22/school-of-visual-arts-staying-put-in-current-location/|access-date=2022-02-18|website=New York Post|language=en-US|archive-date=February 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218184945/https://nypost.com/2018/05/22/school-of-visual-arts-staying-put-in-current-location/|url-status=live}} There is a residence hall on Ludlow Street, in the Lower East Side.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sva.edu/maps|title=School of Visual Arts - SVA - New York City|access-date=October 17, 2014|archive-date=October 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022085946/http://www.sva.edu/maps|url-status=live}} From 1994 to 1997, it had a branch campus in Savannah, Georgia; this was closed following a lawsuit from the Savannah College of Art and Design.{{Cite web|url=http://savannahnow.com/stories/031098/LOCscadsvabox.html|title=The SCAD vs. School of Visual Arts lawsuit|access-date=August 18, 2012|archive-date=October 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026041805/http://savannahnow.com/stories/031098/LOCscadsvabox.html|url-status=dead}}[https://www.bestartcolleges.com/school-of-visual-arts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816110816/https://www.bestartcolleges.com/school-of-visual-arts |date=August 16, 2021 }} BEST ART COLLEGES Powered by Art College Admissions

The library holds books, periodicals, audio recordings, films and other media;{{cite web|title=SVA Library|url=https://sva.edu/students/life-at-sva/campus-spaces/library|access-date=2021-11-13|website=School of Visual Arts|archive-date=November 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112192152/https://sva.edu/students/life-at-sva/campus-spaces/library|url-status=live}} the Milton Glaser Design Study Center and Archives, which comprises the collections of Chermayeff & Geismar, Seymour Chwast, Heinz Edelmann, Milton Glaser, Steven Heller, Ed McCabe, James McMullan, Tony Palladino, George Tscherny and Henry Wolf; and the SVA Archives, a repository for materials pertaining to the college's history.{{cite web|url=http://www.glaserarchives.org/|title=Milton Glaser Design Study Center And Archives|access-date=March 6, 2014|archive-date=January 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107061644/http://glaserarchives.org/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.svaarchives.org/|title=School of Visual Arts Archives|access-date=March 6, 2014|archive-date=July 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706105733/https://svaarchives.org/|url-status=dead}}

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The building at 133 to 141 West 21st Street, between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue in Chelsea,[http://www.sva.edu/events/archive/working-space "Working Space"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023234328/http://www.sva.edu/events/archive/working-space |date=October 23, 2018 }}. School of Visual Arts. 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2018.[https://www.usgbc.org/projects/sva-136-west-21st-street-4th-floor "SVA - 136 West 21st Street: 4th Floor"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108234856/https://www.usgbc.org/projects/sva-136-west-21st-street-4th-floor |date=January 8, 2018 }}. U.S. Green Building Council. Retrieved January 8, 2018. has studios for drawing and painting classes, and a small library called Library West which houses books specifically on animation, comics, illustration and art therapy.

The buildings at 132 and 136 West 21st Street have offices, classrooms and studios for art criticism, art education, art therapy, cartooning, computer art, design, illustration and writing. The building at 132 West 21st Street houses the Visible Futures Lab,{{Cite web|url=https://www.vfl.sva.edu/|title=Visible Futures Lab|website=Visible Futures Lab|access-date=January 7, 2022|archive-date=January 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108225136/https://www.vfl.sva.edu/|url-status=live}} a workshop featuring traditional and emerging fabrication technology, which regularly hosts artists in residence.{{cite web|url=http://vfl.sva.edu/artist-in-residence/|title=Artist in Residence|work=Visible Futures Lab|access-date=October 17, 2014|archive-date=October 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017151605/http://vfl.sva.edu/artist-in-residence/|url-status=live}}

There are several residence halls available for students at SVA, including:

• 23rd Street Residence (formerly New Residence), at 215 East 23rd Street, is an apartment-style dormitory reserved for new students.{{cite news |title=Ben Shaoul developing School of Visual Arts dorm |last=Maurer |first=Mark |date=2013-12-31 |work=The Real Deal |url=http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/12/31/ben-shaoul-developing-school-of-visual-arts-dorm/ |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403131801/https://therealdeal.com/2013/12/31/ben-shaoul-developing-school-of-visual-arts-dorm/ |archive-date=2016-04-03 |url-status=live}}
• 24th Street Residence, is a 146,000-square-foot, 14-story residence hall that opened in August 2016. The site was purchased by Magnum Real Estate Group and 40 North in April 2015 for $32.25 million from the nonprofit International Center for the Disabled. It houses 505 residents in 242 suites, including office space, and serves as the flagship residence hall for the school.
• Ludlow Residence, at 101 Ludlow Street (abutting Delancey Street), on the Lower East Side, opened in 2009. This tower has 259 single and 47 double rooms.

• George Washington Residence, at 23 Lexington Avenue (between 23rd Street and 24th Street).

SVA maintains three permanent gallery locations across its campus—SVA Gramercy Gallery, SVA Flatiron Gallery, and SVA Chelsea Gallery—which exhibit work from both students and established creative professionals. Every year, the SVA Chelsea Gallery stages an exhibition for its Masters Series recipient, who are honored with both an award and retrospective exhibition. The 2022 Masters Series Recipient was photographer, MacArthur Genius Grant-, and Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynsey Addario for her documentation of civilian life in conflict zones; the retrospective was covered by publications such as the New York Times, The Guardian, and Vanity Fair.{{Cite news |last=Lubow |first=Arthur |date=2022-10-13 |title=Has War Changed, or Only War Photography? |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/13/arts/design/war-photography-addario-capa-icp-sva.html |access-date=2022-11-03 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite magazine |date=2022-09-06 |title="Constantly in Motion": Photographer Lynsey Addario Reflects on Two Decades of Covering Wars and Global Crises |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/09/photographer-lynsey-addario-two-decades-covering-wars-global-crises |access-date=2022-11-03 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US |archive-date=October 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024191422/https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/09/photographer-lynsey-addario-two-decades-covering-wars-global-crises |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Lang |first=Joel |date=2022-10-07 |title=New exhibit in NYC chronicles Westport photographer's life-risking career, from Libya to Ukraine |url=https://www.ctinsider.com/living/article/Westport-photojournalist-Lynsey-Addario-Ukraine-17494179.php |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=CT Insider |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Schofield |first=Daisy |date=2022-10-12 |title=On the frontlines of conflict and humanitarian crises with Lynsey Addario |url=https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/on-the-frontlines-with-photojournalist-lynsey-addario/ |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=Huck Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103195339/https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/on-the-frontlines-with-photojournalist-lynsey-addario/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2022-08-25 |title=School of Visual Arts to honour photojournalist Lynsey Addario with award and retrospective |url=https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/08/25/school-of-visual-arts-to-honour-photojournalist-lynsey-addario-with-award-and-a-retrospective |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=The Art Newspaper - International art news and events}}{{Cite news |last=Gilbert |first=Sarah |date=2022-08-12 |title=Photojournalist Lynsey Addario honoured for her work – in pictures |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2022/aug/12/photojournalist-lynsey-addario-honoured-for-her-work-in-pictures |access-date=2022-11-03 |issn=0261-3077}}

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The Theatre, also known as the SVA Theatre, is at 333 West 23rd Street, between Eighth Avenue and Ninth Avenue, in Chelsea.

The site was formerly called the 23rd Street Theatre, and served as the home of the Roundabout Theatre Company, from 1972 until 1984; when their lease expired, the venue was converted into a movie theatre, the Clearview Chelsea West Cinema.{{IOBDB venue|85|23rd Street Theater}}{{cite news |title=Gene Feist, Founder of Roundabout Theatre Company, Dies at 91 |first=Robert |last=Simonson |date=2014-03-19 |magazine=Playbill |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/gene-feist-founder-of-roundabout-theatre-company-dies-at-91-com-216180 |access-date=2022-03-31}}

It was purchased in 2008, renovated, and reopened in January 2009. Milton Glaser designed the theatre's renovated interior and exterior, including the sculpture situated atop its marquee. The {{convert|20000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} facility houses two separate auditoriums, one with 265 seats and one with 480, and hosts class meetings, lectures, screenings and other public events. It has also hosted the red-carpet New York première of Ethan Hawke's The Daybreakers and a diverse list of world premières, ranging from Lucy Liu's 2010 feature documentary Redlight, to the 2011 Fox animated comedy Allen Gregory; and the 2012 film The Hunger Games. In 2013, Beyoncé held a release party and screening for her record-setting, self-titled visual album at the theatre.{{Cite web|last=Feeney|first=Michael J.|title=Beyoncé reveals tricks for secret-keeping at music video showing in School of Visual Arts Theatre|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/beyonce-talks-secret-keeping-music-video-showing-article-1.1555409|access-date=2022-02-18|website=nydailynews.com}} Community partners that have used the theatre include the Tribeca and GenArt film festivals, Mayor Michael Bloomberg's PlaNYC environmental initiative, and the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting.[http://www.sva.edu/annual/conversation.html "A Conversation Piece"]. School of Visual Arts. Retrieved September 6, 2009. The theater is also home to the Dusty Film & Animation Festival, held annually since 1990, which showcases the work of emerging filmmakers and animators from the college's BFA Film and Video and BFA Animation programs.[http://dusty.sva.edu/ "Dusty Film & Animation Festival"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518105617/http://dusty.sva.edu/ |date=May 18, 2012 }}. Retrieved September 13, 2013.

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