The New York Times recently interviewed SAIC's Scientist-in-Residence Eugenia Cheng for their "...
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Faculty and Alums Fill Newcity's Art 50 List
Newcity recently released its annual Art 50 issue, featuring their picks for "Chicago’s artists’ artists." This year’s list, filled with... Read moreCHICAGO—In the new rankings compiled by U.S. News and World Report, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) rose to...
October 20, 2020
Young Artists Around the Globe Flourish in SAIC’s Online Early College Program
This summer, SAIC launched the Early College Program Online Summer Institute, culminating in a virtual exhibition that featured the work of nearly 400 high school students.
October 19, 2020
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Opens New Public Art Gallery in the Loop
CHICAGO—The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), a global leader in art and design education, announced the opening of a vibrant public art gallery in Chicago’s Loop. Chicagoans will have a new place to see boundary-pushing art from up-and-coming and established artists and designers when SAIC Galleries opens to the public on October 24 with Launch, the galleries’ inaugural exhibition.
October 15, 2020
Art Connects Us, Volume 15
Our community is driven by the spirit of engagement and the desire to make positive change in our world. Learn how our alums, students, faculty, and staff are responding to this current moment.
October 9, 2020
Lecturer Rachel Swearingen Debuts Short Story Collection
Lecturer Rachel Swearingen was interviewed for Newcity about her debut short story collection published this month. How to Walk on Water features nine stories that explore "not only what it means to survive in a world marked by violence and uncertainty, but also how to celebrate what is most alive." In the interview, Swearingen discusses the development of these stories, the experience of writing in and about
October 8, 2020
Iliana Regan’s Next Course
As an acclaimed chef and published author, Iliana Regan doesn’t have the typical profile of a first-year SAIC grad student.
October 1, 2020
Art Connects Us, Volume 14
Our community is driven by the spirit of engagement and the desire to make positive change in our world. Learn how our alums, students, faculty, and staff are responding to this current moment.
September 25, 2020
Alum Jeffrey Gibson’s Homage to Indigenous Culture Praised by New York Times
What is the role of monuments in our modern society?
September 21, 2020
Alum Trevor Paglen’s Artificial Intelligence Work Profiled in Wall Street Journal
According to the Wall Street Journal, Trevor Paglen (MFA 2002) is “putting the art in artificial intelligence” (AI).
September 17, 2020
Art Connects Us, Volume 13
Our community is driven by the spirit of engagement and the desire to make positive change in our world. Learn how our alums, students, faculty, and staff are responding to this current moment.
September 14, 2020
Chicago Magazine Interviews Alum Sam Prekop
While some may recognize him as the frontman for The Sea and Cake or for his photography with an outmoded Leica M6 handheld camera, alum Sam Prekop (SAIC 1984-86) is reinventing his artistry.
September 14, 2020
Newcity Names Assistant Professor Maria Gaspar 2020's "Artist of the Moment"
Assistant Professor Maria Gaspar was recently named Newcity's "2020 Artist of the Moment." In the interview, she discussed radical complicity and how spatial justice informs her work.
September 3, 2020
Curator Julie Rodrigues Widholm’s Chicago Legacy
For nearly two decades, Julie Rodrigues Widholm’s (MA 1999) laser focus on elevating artists whose work is often underrepresented in museums helped to shape Chicago’s contemporary art community.
