
The India Today Art Awards 2020 honoured Ayesha Singh with the 'Emerging Artist of the Year' award for her solo exhibition 'It Was Never Concrete'.
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The India Today Art Awards 2020 honoured Ayesha Singh with the 'Emerging Artist of the Year' award for her solo exhibition 'It Was Never Concrete'.
Visit India Today for more information.
October 27, 2020
Second year MFA Graduate in sculpture, Sungho Bae, has been selected by the International Sculpture Center, publisher of Sculpture magazine, to recieve an Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award!
July 21, 2020
To make up for the loss of in-person exhibitions during the pandemic, students from the Sculpture department have launched a virtual gallery to experiment with new methods of collaboration and artmaking.
April 27, 2020
Launched by the Public Media Institute (PMI), Lumpen Magazine, and Lumpen Radio (WLPN 105.5fm), The Quarantine Times spotlights the different ways Chicago's artists are responding to the pandemic.
For more than 155 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, and adults, teens, and kids in our Continuing Studies classes have the opportunity to explore their creative sides, build portfolios, and advance their skills. Notable alumni and faculty include Georgia O’Keeffe, Nick Cave, David Sedaris, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Cynthia Rowley, Michelle Grabner, Richard Hunt, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and Jeff Koons.