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VISUAL ARTS JOURNAL
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT Move-in photos by Jacqueline Iannacone (BFA 2012 Photography); SVA in LA photos by Steve Birnbaum (BFA 2004 Film and Video).
Read on to find out more about the start of this longawaited school year: The College required COVID-19 vaccinations for all SVA students, faculty and staff who returned to campus, with select medical or religious exemptions, and a mask requirement for indoor spaces. (The latter is subject to change in accordance with the latest CDC guidelines.) In response to the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes and as part of a continuing effort to create a safe, supportive community, SVA hosted a virtual bystander intervention training in July and is planning similar events throughout the year. New studio spaces for drawing and painting foundation classes have opened at
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Back to the Future
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fter a year and a half of remote learning, working and socializing, the School of Visual Arts welcomed approximately 4,100 students and 650 faculty to campus for the start of the 2021 – 2022 academic year. Residence halls, kept at a reduced capacity throughout 2020 – 2021, are back to full occupancy. In-person classes—with the exception of most undergraduate liberal arts courses and some continuing-education offerings—have resumed. SVA Destinations, which offers short-term, travel-based programs, hosted its latest trip, to Los Angeles, in July. SVA Theatre opened its doors for the 2021 After School Special Alumni Film and Animation Festival in September. Exhibitions are once again on view in the College’s galleries. Life at SVA may not yet be “normal,” but it’s getting there. “Our reopening this fall to in-person instruction at full capacity marked a significant turning point in our recovery from the monumental challenges wrought by the pandemic,” says SVA Provost Dr. Christopher Cyphers. “It’s wonderful to see students and faculty back on campus, along with the staff, chairs and administrators who kept SVA afloat while we were forced online.”
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