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Dmitry Samarov. Courtesy of Terrence Antonio James for "Chicago Tribune"

Dmitry Samarov (BFA 1993) was recently profiled in the Chicago Tribune. The article discusses the artist's journey to publishing his three books, the latest of which Music to My Eyes...

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  • painting and drawing
Top row: Jerry Brennan, Donald G. Evans, Eric Kissamer. Bottom row: Eileen Favorite, Ruben Quesada, Elizabeth Metzger-Sampson

Newcity's 2019 "Lit 50" list includes several SAIC community members. The annual list "celebrates the power behind the scenes—influencers, publishers, booksellers, curators, educators,...

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“Scarecrow” (2018) by Every house has a door, directed by Lin Hixson, performed at Alfred ve dvore Theatre, Prague, Czech Republic. Left to right: Matthew Goulish, Essi Kausalainen/Photo: Vojtech Brtnický.

Professor Lin Hixson (Performance) and Adjunct Professor Matthew Goulish (Writing), founding members of the performance art group Goat Island, were featured in Newcity about the...

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David Sedaris (BFA 1987)

David Sedaris (BFA 1987) was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters reports Business Insider. The American Academy of Arts and Letters is an honor society of the country’s...

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"The Sea & Poison" was Goat Island's sixth full-length piece.

goat island archive—we have discovered the performance by making it, an exhibit and accompanying performances which pay homage to the performance art group Goat Island, was reviewed...

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Summer 2019 3W2 June 17 - July 5 Instructors: Matthew Goulish: Writing Lin Hixson: Performance Mark Jeffery: Performance

This 3-week summer intensive looks...

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A look at the Sidney R. Yates Gallery which has been made to feel like Goat Island’s Lincoln Park-based church gym rehearsal space.

Associate Professor of Historic Preservation and cocurator of goat island archive—we have discovered the performance by making it, Nick Lowe spoke with Gary Zidek for WDCB radio's The...

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Halle Butler, photo courtesy of Miranda Barnes via "The Cut"

Halle Butler's (BFA 2008) recently published second novel The New Me and her 2017 debut novel, Jillian, which landed her a place on Granta's list of Best of Young American Novelists, were...

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SAIC Shows

Beginning March 9, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), a global leader in art and design education, kicks off a host of exciting year-end events. Celebrating the talented SAIC...

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F Newsmagazine, SAIC's student-run publication received numerous awards from the 2018–19 Illinois College Press Association contest. The publication won first place in...

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SAIC was named the top producer of Fulbright US Students for special focus four-year institutions for 2018–19 with six awardees, reports the Chronicle of Higher Education. The 2018–19 Fulbright...

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In the basement of SAIC, art is literally coming alive. Featured in the Chicago Reader, SAIC’s Bio Art Lab was brought under the microscope, alongside students' and faculty members'...

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