Art and NASCAR are two seemingly unrelated entities. But this summer, SAIC alums Nicole Beck (SAIC 1979–80) and Thomas Lucas (MFA 1995) merged the two through their trophy designs for Chicago’s first ever NASCAR Street Race.
Alicia Gaines (BA 2010) and Nadia Garofalo (BA 2010) on how their band Ganser comes together to make music.
The New York Times Style Magazine spotlights Associate Professor Maria Gaspar and her work with the Cook County Jail.
Richard Casper's (BFA 2012) nonprofit CreatiVets connects veterans with art and music, and has helped over 900 veterans since its founding.
Alum Rashid Johnson (SAIC 2003–04, HON 2018) discusses uplifting young artists, advocating for artists of color, and dismantling barriers to cultural institutions.
Jeffrey Gibson’s (BFA 1995) latest exhibition THIS BURNING WORLD takes over the museum’s interior and exterior.
Rae Engelbrecht hopes to draw attention to the PG&E crisis with her guerrilla posters.
As an artist, curator, and advisor for SAIC's Disability and Learning Resource Center, alum Alex Stark is creating inclusive environments for artists.
