SF Art Institute Will Reopen With the New Name California Academy of Studio Arts (CASA)

The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/06/05/sf-art-institute-will-reopen-with-the-new-name-california-academy-of-studio-arts-casa/The team including Laurene Powell Jobs that bought up the 152-year-old SF Art Institute just announced it will reopen with the new name California Academy of Studio Arts, or just “CASA” for short.   When Russian Hill’s 152-year-old SF Art Institute declared bankruptcy and shut down in April 2023, it was considered an incalculable artistic loss, and not only because the institute had distinguished alums like Annie Liebowitz, Richard Diebenkorn, and Ansel Adams (plus local star Jeremy Fish). The longtime arts school was also the permanent home to Diego Rivera’s massive mural The Making of a Fresco Showing the Building of a City, which sudd