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A photo of six sculpture students in a workshop working on their individual projects

Claes Oldenberg and his installation The Store

Alums’ Work Featured in New York Times List of Most Influential Sculptures

The Sticks space.

160 Years of Making… By Hand: Fick Patterson and The Sticks

A black and white photo of an artist with a beard

Multimedia Artist Aaron Curry Wants to Capture the Chaos

a glowing blue light sculpture of a flower

March 2026: Faculty and Staff Accomplishments

Gladys Nilsson works on a commissioned mural in the Modern Cafe at the Art Institute earlier in 2025.

Alum-Led Chicago Imagists Celebrate 60 Years

Pedro Montilla

How It’s Made: U, Empty Vessel by Pedro Montilla Pineros