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Art Education: Contact

Department of Art Education

Main Office

Sharp Building
37 S. Wabash Ave., suite 713
312.759.1584
arted@saic.edu

Art Education Department

Interim Chair
Sara Ross, sross1@saic.edu

Placement Coordinator
Andrea Hill Fitzgerald, ahillfitzgerald@saic.edu

Illinois State Board of Education ISBE Coordinator
Paul Mack, pmack@saic.edu

Teacher Education Director
Nan Stein, nstein4@saic.edu

Licensure Specialist
Valerie Vasquez, vvasqu@saic.edu

Senior Administrative Director
Kathleen McGrath, kmcgrath@saic.edu

Administrative Assistant
Kristi Moynihan, kmoyni1@saic.edu

BFA with emphasis in Art Education Program

Kendall Crabbe, Director, kcrabbe@saic.edu

MA in Art Education Program

John Ploof, Director, jploof@saic.edu

MA in Teaching Program

Olivia Gude, Director, ogude@saic.edu

For more than 155 years, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has been a leader in educating the world’s most influential artists, designers, and scholars. Located in downtown Chicago with a fine arts graduate program ranked number two in the nation by U.S. News and World Report, SAIC provides an interdisciplinary approach to art and design as well as world-class resources, including the Art Institute of Chicago museum, on-campus galleries, and state-of-the-art facilities. SAIC’s undergraduate, graduate, and post-baccalaureate students have the freedom to take risks and create the bold ideas that transform Chicago and the world, and adults, teens, and kids in our Continuing Studies classes have the opportunity to explore their creative sides, build portfolios, and advance their skills. Notable alumni and faculty include Georgia O’Keeffe, Nick Cave, David Sedaris, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Cynthia Rowley, Michelle Grabner, Richard Hunt, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and Jeff Koons.

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