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Founded in 2020 by alums Zoe Minzenberger (BA 2020) and Fawn Penn (BFA 2020), The Digs Chicago has become a pillar in the local ceramics scene.

In her first Letter from the President, Jiseon Lee Isbara celebrates all the ways we're better together. 

Povos Gallery wants to diminish the barriers between artist, curator, and consumer—and alums Lucca Colombelli (SAIC 2017–18) and Winston Guo (BFA 2023) are at the helm.

For more than eight years, SAIC at Homan Square has provided an integral link to the North Lawndale community. 

Alum Jennie C. Jones (BFA 1991) wins 2024 Heinz Award for her unique fusion of visual and sonic art
 

SAIC Fulbright recipients continue to spread creativity around the globe, so we caught up with two recent awardees

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), a global leader in art and design education, is launching a Master of Fine Arts in Studio, Comics program, an innovative, interdisciplinary pathway designed for aspiring comic artists.

Since 2016, student Alan Jay Epstein has hit the streets to interview Chicagoans about their first meals of the day for his popular Instagram, What Was Breakfast. 

Alum Katie Chung (BFA 2014) blends public art with personal storytelling, as highlighted in Chicago Reader.

Undergraduate student Thalya Jouin's series Present Archaeology invites viewers into a world where everyday artifacts become symbols of profound beauty.