We take work seriously, but we're also playful and energetic. We think imaginatively, across borders and boundaries. See what makes us SAIC. Our 700-plus faculty members are practicing artists, ...

If you are also interested in applying to the Arts Administration program, please ONLY submit a single application to the Dual Degree: Modern & Contemporary Art History AND Arts Administration & ...

SAIC has long been distinguished by its innovative and extensive curriculum in modern and contemporary topics. Our Art History MA programs draw on the institution's setting in Chicago with its wealth ...

Newcity’s Art 50 2025: Chicago’s Artists’ Artists list features the artists, curators, and thinkers shaping the city’s cultural landscape—and more than half of the list is made up of School of the Art ...

School of the Art Institute of Chicago alum Sonya Clark (BFA 1993) is featured in Hyperallergic for her mid-career survey We Are Each Other, presented across the Houston Museum of African American ...

As part of Czech Heritage Week—a week-long celebration featuring cultural exhibitions, film screenings, and educational programs that highlight Czech history and contemporary creativity— Tichy will ...

From horror novels to fantastical short story collections, Bram Stoker Award–winning author Cynthia Pelayo (MFA 2010) writes widely. Now, she can add another genre to her roster: comic books. Pelayo ...

This year's Chicago Exhibition Weekend, a celebration of Chicago's rich art and gallery scene, will take place September 16–21 all over the city. Explore where you can find SAIC community members at ...

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago condemns and repudiates Kanye West’s (now know as Ye) anti-Black, antisemitic, racist, and dangerous statements, particularly those directed at Black and ...

CHICAGO – September 12, 2024 –The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), a global leader in art and design education, is launching a Master of Fine Arts in Studio, Comics program, an ...

CHICAGO—The Art Institute of Chicago today announced the election of Eric Lefkofsky as the organization’s new chair of the Board of Trustees. Lefkofsky will succeed Denise Gardner as the leader of the ...

CHICAGO—Non-tenure-track faculty members of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) have voted unanimously to approve their first union contract. In an online ballot that closed Wednesday ...