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Facilities

The Acting facilities at the Academy are top-notch for the specific training environment every actor dreams of. We offer a 200-seat main stage theater at 620 Sutter Street (in the heart of San Francisco’s performance district) and two secondary performance spaces at other Academy campus buildings. You’ll have access to a fully equipped acting studio, three sound stages, a voiceover studio, and an ADR room—all designed to prepare you for a career as a professional actor.

Jennifer Jeon

Family Run Enterprise: Gazel by Pinar Badur

Animation School Grad Finds Success ‘Far From Home’

Elham Sepehrjou left far away from home to pursue her animation degree at Academy of Art University. For her, it was worth it.

New Spring 2021 Housing Short Stay Program is Now Available!

Academy of Art University is excited to announce our new “Housing Short Stay Program,” which provides housing options for the Spring 2021 semester. Beginning in March and running through May, Academy students can stay from one to three months at The Commodore, our beautiful student residence hall at 825 Sutter St. in San Francisco.

Animation Film by Academy of Art Director is Winning Awards on Film Fest Circuit

Nicolás P. Villarreal is a busy man. In addition to his roles as instructor and Director of Visual Development and 2D Animation at the Schools of Visual Development and Animation & Visual Effects at Academy of Art University, he has not one, but two different films simultaneously making the rounds on the film festival circuit.

International Student Scholarship Application

Interaction & UI/UX Design (BFA)

Full Houses, Empty Streets: Photography School Student Creates “Shelter-in-Place” Portraitures

Academy of Art’s photography school alum, Rachelle Steele, makes good use of this shelter-in time by taking portraits of her neighbors inside their homes.

Upskill

Academy of Art University's flexible Continuing Education gives you the opportunity to explore and design an experience unique to you. Choose classes that inspire you and take advantage of our hands-on curriculum and industry-experienced faculty.

School of Acting Student Experience

Scott Borrero: From Student to Top Photographer

Scott Borrero, who studied in the School of Photography, was named the first-ever winner of AdoramaTV’s original reality photography competition web series, Top Photographer with Nigel Barker. Borrero credits his hard work ethic, his love of photography and the skills he learned at the Academy with helping him achieve success as a photographer and artist.