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January 30, 2023

What's so Special about "Special Electives"

A moment in SVA history when students could supplement their studio classes with something a little more more spiritual.

yellow page from 1975 registration book detailing special electives

March 12, 2019

Steve Reich at SVA in the 60s

New York City's avant-garde art scene was on full display at SVA's 1967 Fall Gallery Concert Series.

A black and white announcement poster with a large face of a cat surrounded by rectangles with the names of the performers for each night of the concert series.

November 17, 2017

Department of the Newly Uncovered: Seth Siegelaub’s Artist’s Contract

We just uncovered a batch of Seth Siegelaub’s original Artist’s Reserved Rights Transfer and Sale Agreement from 1971.

June 14, 2016

Underground Images in Warsaw

A survey of SVA subway posters in Warsaw.

November 13, 2015

Close-ups

Stark course announcements by Everett Aison and Ryszard Horowitz.

March 30, 2015

Paula Scher’s identity for SVA

In 1988, the School of Visual Arts commissioned Paula Scher—a longtime faculty member but not yet a principal at Pentagram—to redesign its corporate identity.

February 24, 2015

I’ve seen you on the beach and I’ve seen you on TV

Malcolm Garrett was the subject of “Ulterior Motifs: An Exhibition of Graphic Devices 1977-1993,” an exhibition held at SVA in 1993 that featured Garrett’s logotypes for clients in the music, publishing, and retail industries.