
This week’s New Yorker features a cover and accompanying story by famed cartoonist and SAIC alum Chris Ware (SAIC 1991–93). This cover story looks at the next generation’s relationship with technology and social interaction.
SAIC Recognized again for Excellence in Diversity
Learn about our efforts toward supporting and building a diverse community.
SAIC’s new faculty members represent a diverse range of practices, media, and methodologies and exemplify SAIC’s focus on interdisciplinary studies. Read more.
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.
Students have many options when it comes to getting involved in the SAIC community. Learn more.
Youth and Adult Summer Registration Now Open!
This week’s New Yorker features a cover and accompanying story by famed cartoonist and SAIC alum Chris Ware (SAIC 1991–93). This cover story looks at the next generation’s relationship with technology and social interaction.
November 6, 2019
Chicago00, a ground-breaking collaboration between the Chicago History Museum and filmmaker and Associate Professor Geoffrey Alan Rhodes (Visual Communication Design), won a Chicago Innovation Award in the Social Innovator category.
September 10, 2019
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) is pleased to welcome new full-time faculty members who are joining the School.
March 1, 2019
F Newsmagazine, SAIC's student-run publication received numerous awards from the 2018–19 Illinois College Press Association contest.
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.