I don’t cry watching movies but I cry for this,” writes one user, summarizing the majority perspective. School of the Art ...

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From clubs to raves to galleries, Ále Campos (MFA 2022) and Abhijeet Rane (SAIC 2016) carry the lineage of Chicago drag ...

As the new artist behind Nancy, Caroline Cash (BFA 2019) is one of the biggest names in comics—and there’s much more to come.

We’re committed to helping you grow and progress as artists and designers this summer, and are excited to offer our Early College Program Online Summer Institute, led by our highly acclaimed faculty ...

School of the Art Institute of Chicago alum Trevor Paglen (MFA 2002) has been named the 2026 recipient of the LG Guggenheim Award, presented by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. The $100,000 prize ...

Memories of a Window, a short documentary by School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) graduate students Amin Pakparvar and Mehraneh Salimian, has received international recognition at the Berlin ...

Graduating BA, BFA, and BAVCS students present their thesis work in a symposium featuring lectures, performances and moderated panel discussions.

Over the last 160 years of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), lots of things have changed, but the core of creativity remains the same. The technology, fashion, and facilities might ...

Since its emergence in the mid-20th century, pop art has engaged the layered context of popular mass media and consumer culture that lies beneath its iconic look and feel, often sharpened by irony. It ...

Three words that describe you? Community-minded, bold, intentional. What’s something you learned at SAIC? I learned the true importance of collaboration. Before coming here, I was always in my own ...