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    SAIC's suggested FAFSA priority deadline for each upcoming academic year is December 1 for Undergraduate Illinois Residents, January 1 for All Others. More info.

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Conversations at the Edge

Conversations at the Edge

Feb 08–Feb 17 Wendy Clarke: One on One
Feb 12 Rescheduled: Wendy Clarke In Conversation
Feb 22–Mar 03 This Set of Actions is a Mirror
Feb 25 Discussion with Dustin Gibson, Robert McRuer, and Liza Sylvestre
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"conversations at the edge is a cultural arts gem" - chicago tribune

Organized by the Department of Film, Video, New Media, and Animation in collaboration with the Gene Siskel Film Center and the Video Data Bank, Conversations at the Edge is a dynamic weekly series of screenings, performances, and talks by groundbreaking media artists.

Connor Fenwick - SAIC
Laida Lertxundi - SAIC
Programs – SAIC
Tabita Rezaire Image
Conversations at The Edge - SAIC
Sondra Perry - SAIC
Morgan Fisher - SAIC
Audience - SAIC
Hendrik Folkerts & Naeem Mohaiemen
Evan Meaney - SAIC
Camilo Restrepo - SAIC
Disorienting Diasporas - SAIC
Shards - SAIC
Participation At Event - SAIC
David Getsy - SAIC
Yael Bartana - SAIC
Steffani jemison - SAIC
Mary Flanagan & Dawn Chan
Active Participation - SAIC
Jon Cates - SAIC
Stan Vander Beek - SAIC
Jodie Mack - SAIC
Peter Burr - SAIC
Joan Jonas - SAIC
Snow Yunxue Fu - SAIC
Margaret Tait - SAIC
Interactive Sessions - SAIC
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For more than 150 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—as seen through notable alumni and faculty such as Michelle Grabner, David Sedaris, Elizabeth Murray, Richard Hunt, Georgia O’Keeffe, Cynthia Rowley, Nick Cave, Jeff Koons, and LeRoy Neiman.

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