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Jul07

Low-Residency MFA Thesis Exhibition 2025

Monday, July 07 - Sunday, July 27 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. CDT at SAIC Galleries Lower Level 1

Jul25

Low-Residency MFA Open Studios Night

Friday, July 25 4:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. CDT at SAIC CAMPUS

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Jul25

Low-Residency MFA Info Session and Open Studio Night 2025

Friday, July 25 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. CDT at SAIC Galleries 33 E. Washington St. Chicago, IL 60602

A photo of students sitting in chairs passing around a microphone

Oct23

SAIC Low-Res MFA: Fall Virtual Town Hall

Thursday, October 23 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. CDT

A photo of three people standing in front of some art in a white room

Mar12

SAIC Low-Res MFA: Spring Virtual Town Hall

Thursday, March 12 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. CDT

Side by side black and white headshots of Gregg Bordowitz and Aliza Shvarts

Jul25

SAIC Low-Residency MFA at 10 Years: Gregg Bordowitz and Aliza Shvarts in Conversation

Thursday, July 25 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. CDT at 112 S. Michigan Ave

Pop-up event in Los Angeles with a red low-rider car and a crowd around it

The Future of Art Is Flexible: 10 Years of SAIC’s Low-Res MFA

Assaf Evron work

Alum Assaf Evron Unveils New Installation at Illinois Institute of Technology’s Campus Building

A sketch of a figure with woodland creatures

In the Museum with Asha Iman Veal

Nyugen E. Smith, Bundlehouse (On the radar), 2018, mixed media and collage on paper, 30 x 22 inches. Courtesy of the Artist.

The Indefinable: Nyugen E. Smith’s Explosive Artistry

Gregg Bordowitz art

Faculty Member Gregg Bordowitz Retrospective Exhibited at MoMA PS1

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Betelhem Makonnen Awarded Tito's Prize