Show Your Work

INCUBATOR: SHOW YOUR WORK ON CAMPUS

INCUBATOR gives Undergraduate and Graduate SAIC students opportunities to share their work across campus in non-traditional exhibition formats. These alternative spaces offer room to engage in exhibition-making from new and creative approaches. We encourage you to use INCUBATOR as an opportunity for experimentation and to share your practice with the SAIC community. 

INCUBATOR is run by a team of Graduate Curatorial Assistants (GCAs) working for the Department of Exhibitions who facilitate independently submitted student proposals and lead collaborative curatorial projects. Please see below for information on exhibiting with INCUBATOR. 

For questions about INCUBATOR, please email us at: saicINCUBATOR@saic.edu.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED:

The Wabash Window and the first floor lobby of the Sharp building are the primary spaces designated for INCUBATOR GCA curatorial projects. Please fill out this google form if you are interested in showing your work in these spaces.  There is no deadline with this form and submission does not guarantee an exhibition. Rather, this is a chance to share your work with GCAs working for the Department of Exhibitions and to have your work on file for future potential opportunities.

Any currently enrolled SAIC student can apply to show work in additional INCUBATOR spaces in Sharp, MacLean and 280 buildings. Please see below for how to apply.

Additional INCUBATOR spaces include: 

• First Floor Display Cases, 280 Building
• Second Floor Stairway/Landing “The Nook”, 280 Building
• 2nd Floor Cafe, 280 Building
• Third Floor Lounge Walls, 280 Building
• Twelfth, Thirteenth & Fourteenth Floors, Cafe & Lounge, MacLean Building
• Second Floor Lounge, Sharp Building

Exhibitions usually last between one and three weeks and can include one individual’s work, multiple artists, or the work of a class project. To ensure that all exhibitions and installations meet SAIC policies and guidelines, an INCUBATOR On-Campus Installation Form must be completed for review by the Department of Exhibitions, Safety & Security, Instructional Resources and Facilities Management, and Campus Life. 

It is the responsibility of the student(s) to install and de-install their work and return the space as they found it. Students must provide their own hardware and tools for approved independent projects.  The INCUBATOR team will provide floor plans, reserve and provide access to the space, and provide a patch and paint kit if needed. 

HOW TO APPLY
 

1. Email saicINCUBATOR@saic.edu to check availability and reserve the space you are interested in. GCAs will get back to you regarding availability; in the case a space is not available, they will propose other spaces or alternative times that might be possible. 
2. Fill out the INCUBATOR On-Campus Installation Form after reserving your space.  Log into SAIC Engage (using your SAIC username and password), navigate to the lower right corner of the homepage for “Campus Links” to find the SAIC On Campus Installation Form. 

Please note: there is no deadline for this process, however, applications can take several weeks for approval and planning. It is recommended that the form be submitted at least three weeks before the proposed installation date.