What? Is? Art? by Linsey White & Anonymous

What? Is? Art? is a collection of photographs made on the pandemic-empty campus of the San Francisco Art Institute, where I taught for over a decade as an Adjunct, Assistant, and finally Associate Professor and Photography Department Chair. The final class of SFAI art students graduated in the summer of 2022 and the institution promptly closed. SFAI was one of the last exclusively fine arts schools in the United States, and its closure reflects not only the transitional moment such schools face, but also their fight for survival.   Alongside the images, What? Is? Art? includes writings by nine professors who teach in private art schools or public art departments across the country. I invited them to share recent feelings and experiences in higher arts education. Their names are anonymous to ensure freedom to express themselves without guilt or fear.   172pp 7.25 x 10 in. Lay-Flat binding Full color digital press Second printing of 200 Colpa Press 2024