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==Location and campus== The school has several buildings in the [[Gramercy Park]] neighborhood, on Manhattan's east side, and in the [[Chelsea, Manhattan|Chelsea]] neighborhood, on the west side.<ref>{{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}}</ref> There is a residence hall on Ludlow Street, in the Lower East Side.<ref>{{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}}</ref> From 1994 to 1997, it had a branch campus in [[Savannah, GA|Savannah, Georgia]]; this was closed following a lawsuit from the [[Savannah College of Art and Design]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>[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</ref> === Library === The library holds books, periodicals, audio recordings, films and other media;<ref>{{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}}</ref> the [[Milton Glaser]] Design Study Center and Archives, which comprises the collections of [[Chermayeff & Geismar]], [[Seymour Chwast]], [[Heinz Edelmann]], [[Milton Glaser]], [[Steven Heller (graphic design)|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> ===West 21st Street buildings=== [[File:SVA 214 East 21st.jpg|thumb|right|The 214 East 21st Street building]] [[File:SVA-West21stStreet.jpg|alt=New York City street and building facade.|thumb|West 21st Street buildings]] The building at 133 to 141 West 21st Street, between [[Sixth Avenue (Manhattan)|Sixth Avenue]] and [[Seventh Avenue (Manhattan)|Seventh Avenue]] in [[Chelsea, Manhattan|Chelsea]],<ref>[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.</ref><ref>[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.</ref> 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,<ref>{{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}}</ref> a workshop featuring traditional and emerging fabrication technology, which regularly hosts artists in residence.<ref>{{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}}</ref> ===Residence halls=== There are several residence halls available for students at SVA, including: *23rd Street Residence (formerly New Residence), at 215 East [[23rd Street (Manhattan)|23rd Street]], is an apartment-style dormitory reserved for new students.<ref name=RealDeal>{{cite news |title=Ben Shaoul developing School of Visual Arts dorm |last=Maurer |first=Mark |date=2013-12-31 |work=[[The Real Deal (magazine)|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}}</ref> *[[24th Street (Manhattan)|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.<ref name=RealDeal/> *Ludlow Residence, at 101 [[Ludlow Street (Manhattan)|Ludlow Street]] (abutting [[Delancey Street]]), on the [[Lower East Side]], opened in 2009. This tower has 259 single and 47 double rooms.<ref name=RealDeal/> ====Former residence halls==== *[[George Washington Hotel (New York City)|George Washington Residence]], at 23 [[Lexington Avenue]] (between 23rd Street and 24th Street).<ref name=RealDeal/> === SVA Galleries === 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 Fellows Program|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 [[The New York Times|''New York Times'']], ''[[The Guardian]]'', and [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|''Vanity Fair'']].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> ===Theatre=== {{Infobox venue | name = SVA Theatre | nickname = | logo_image = | logo_caption = | image = SVA-Theatre.jpg | caption = The theater in 2022 | fullname = | former names = 23rd Street Theatre | address = 333 West [[23rd Street (Manhattan)|23rd Street]] | location = [[New York City]], New York | coordinates = {{Coord|40.7461922| -73.9998454|type:landmark_globe:earth_region:US-NY|display=inline,title}} | type = | genre = | broke_ground = | built = | opened = {{Start date|2009|01}} | renovated = 2008 | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = School of Visual Arts | operator = | surface = | scoreboard = | cost = | architect = [[Milton Glaser]] | project_manager = | structural engineer = | services engineer = | general_contractor = | main_contractors = | seating_type = | capacity = | suites = | record_attendance = | dimensions = | field_shape = | acreage = | volume = | tenants = | embedded = | website = {{URL|https://svatheatre.com/}} | publictransit = }} 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.<ref>{{IOBDB venue|85|23rd Street Theater}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 (film)|Redlight]]'', to the 2011 [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] animated comedy ''[[Allen Gregory]];'' and the 2012 film ''[[The Hunger Games (film)|The Hunger Games]]''. In 2013, [[Beyoncé]] held a release party and screening for her record-setting, [[Beyoncé (album)|self-titled visual album]] at the theatre.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Community partners that have used the theatre include the [[Tribeca Film Festival|Tribeca]] and [[GenArt]] film festivals, Mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]]'s [[PlaNYC]] environmental initiative, and the [[Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting]].<ref>[http://www.sva.edu/annual/conversation.html "A Conversation Piece"]. School of Visual Arts. Retrieved September 6, 2009.</ref> 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.<ref>[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.</ref>
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