The anniversary edition of Newcity introduces bold ideas about the future of Chicago from 33 visionaries including President...
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LaToya Ruby Frazier Photographs Angela Bassett for W Magazine
LaToya Ruby Frazier, associate professor in the Photography department, was selected by director Spike Lee to photograph Angela Bassett...
SAIC was named the top producer of Fulbright US Students for 2018–19 with six awardees, reports the Chronicle of Higher Education...
The Chicago Tribune released a list of not to be missed architectural events in Chicago in 2019.
September 20, 2018
SAIC Concludes First-Ever Significant Fundraising Campaign with $55.2 Million
CHICAGO–The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), a global leader in art and design education, raised $55.2 million as part of its first ever significant fundraising effort, Beautiful/Work: The Campaign for SAIC, exceeding its goal to raise $50 million for student scholarships and faculty support by 10 percent.
September 20, 2018
First Solo Show of Chicago Artist Todros Geller Opens at Spertus Institute
SAIC alum and late Chicago artist Todros Geller (SAIC 1918–23) is having his first solo show in more than 70 years.
September 18, 2018
Benjamin Larose at EXPO CHICAGO
Benjamin Larose (MDes 2016) shares his latest work for EXPO CHICAGO.
September 14, 2018
New York Times Fall Art Preview Includes Shows with SAIC Alums
The New York Times fall art preview was recently released, listing more than 100 noteworthy shows to see this fall including many shows with SAIC alums.
September 14, 2018
Maria Gaspar's Radioactive: Stories from Beyond the Wall Debuts This Weekend
Contemporary Practices Assistant Professor Maria Gaspar’s digital animation and radio broadcast titled Radioactive: Stories from Beyond the Wall will make its debut this weekend when it is projected against the north-facing wall of the Cook County Department of Corrections in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood.
September 14, 2018
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the RumChata Foundation Partner to Support Emerging Fashion Designers
CHICAGO—The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), a global leader in art and design education, teamed up with the RumChata Foundation to provide a $20,000 merit fellowship to a student graduating from the school’s Master of Design in Fashion, Body and Garment program. The RumChata Foundation Fellowship in Fashion Design, now in it’s third year, supports the vision of emerging fashion designers as they begin their careers by providing critical financial assistance that gives them the freedom to take creative risks.
September 13, 2018
South Side Stories Exhibits Feature SAIC Alums
Newcity highlights the art of Chicago's South Side, and the people and places taking strides to share and make history.
September 11, 2018
SAIC Features Strongly in Upcoming Fall Visual Arts Guides
SAIC alums have been featured widely in upcoming fall visual arts events in publications such as artnet, Chicago Sun-Times, and ARTnews, with all three having covered the Chicago Imagists' Hairy Who?
September 11, 2018
Gene Siskel Film Center to Feature Chicago-Based Latinx Filmmakers
The Gene Siskel Film Center's Panorama Latinx short film showcase, Cortadito, is an eight film program featuring Chicago-based Latinx filmmakers.
September 6, 2018
PBS American Masters to Feature Elizabeth Murray
The Chicago Sun Times has announced that Elizabeth Murray (BFA 1962, HON 1992) will be the subject of American Masters, a one-hour documentary series on PBS.
September 6, 2018
Alum Helps Chicago Public Schools Seize the Book
SAIC alum Jacob Dimuzio (BFA 2015) has been praised by Chicago’s WGN-TV for supporting Chicago Public Schools (CPS).
September 5, 2018
SAIC Faculty and Alums Top Newcity's Art 50 List
Newcity's annual Art 50 issue was recently released featuring "Chicago's artists' artists—past, present, and future." Seventy-six percent of the list features SAIC community members, "artists who take risks and make their own ways," according to Newcity.
