SVA Continuing Education and Artist Residency Programs present “Fluid and Flux,” a group exhibition curated by Abbas A. Malaker. Artists in the exhibition include Jonah Brock, Dalit Lapid, Maria ...

The BFA Interior Design: Built Environments Department at the School of Visual Arts invites high school students to enter our 2026 design challenge: Rethink the Everyday. We challenge you to take a ...

When the School of Visual Arts set out to choose its first mascot, the community flocked to the idea of a pigeon—a bird that’s scrappy, resourceful, and, therefore, perfectly symbolic of New York City ...

Amid the frenzied back-to-school hubbub, SVA’s galleries and gathering spaces offer a respite and reminder of the creative community blossoming all around. September is always a full month, and this ...

This summer was packed with exciting experiences that connected our SVA Animation community with the world. BFA Animation students, alumni, and faculty traveled from the California desert to the fairy ...

In this edition of “The Five,” SVA alumni are focused on the environment and sustainability across animation, immersive installations, and design, and two international filmmakers are on the rise, ...

What better way to beat the heat than in the cool climes of SVA’s galleries and studios this month? End-of-year showcases from graduates in art education, photography, digital and narrative art, and ...

While it may not be obvious, there is a logic to the art of Kenny Rivero (BFA 2010 Fine Arts). It vacillates at the edges of a unique form of narrative abstraction. His visual language, tuned into ...

For the 2025 SVA Alumni Scholarship Awards, the SVA Alumni Society granted 92 scholarships to students, totaling $63,000 for projects as varied as animation, product designs, films, photography, and ...

Earlier this year, School of Visual Arts President David Rhodes announced the appointment of design researcher, strategist, and educator Adriana Valdez Young to the position of MFA Interaction Design ...

May at the School of Visual Arts offers a dynamic culmination of the academic year, with a full slate of exhibitions and events that highlight the ingenuity and ambition of SVA’s student community.

A nearly two-hour-long event at the School of Visual Arts last spring delved into topics like the nature of machine versus learning, creativity in a tech-dominated era, and the very purpose of ...