SAIC alum Richard Hunt (BA 1957, HON 1979) has been chosen to sculpt the Ida B. Wells Memorial.
Crain's Chicago Business features John McKinnon's (MA 2008) initiatives for the Elmhurst Art Museum’s increased engagement with the public.
Roberta Smith (HON 2017) recently reviewed the gallery series titled Painting: Now and Forever, Part III , which features the work of Karl Wirsum (BFA 1961, HON 2016).
Self-proclaimed "underpants extraordinaire," SAIC alum Amy Taylor (BA 2010), was featured in the Chicago Reader's "Makers Issue 2018."
Michael Rakowitz worked in collaboration with graphic designer Amir Berbić (MFA 2004) to create collection bins that were placed around the city of Cleveland and encouraged people to donate the orange items that would become the focus of the installation A Color Removed.
Supporters and sponsors of the current Charles White: A Retrospective at the Art Institute of Chicago, Denise and Gary Gardner, talk to the New York Times, about their art, their life, and why African American art matters.