The Low-Residency MFA program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago is designed for the 21st-century artist. It’s ideal for the graduate student whose work and life demands both a rigorous ...

Thomas Foulke vividly recalls the day he spent with his son at the Art Institute of Chicago, around 2009. Foulke, a research scientist, was visiting Chicago with his son, Jedd, who at the time was ...

Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) don’t just push boundaries—they redefine them. They create immersive experiences, using our senses to drop us into new worlds or alter the one we know.

Thank you. Together we exceeded our goal. Beautiful/Work: The Campaign for SAIC concluded June 30, 2018, $5.2 million over its $50 million goal. As you see in the donor honor roll that follows, many ...

Newcity recently released their 2026 Design 50 lis t, which highlights individuals throughout Chicago who have shown an exemplary commitment to their respective disciplines across fashion, ...

Dox Thrash (SAIC 1914–23), "Philadelphia Market," c.1938–39,carborundum mezzotint. Courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art In 1893, a Pennsylvania chemist invented a process for creating synthetic ...

Maria Gaspar is an interdisciplinary artist and an associate professor in Contemporary Practices at SAIC. Her work negotiates the politics of location through installation, sculpture, sound, and ...

Explore the SAIC Academic Calendar to stay informed about key dates and deadlines for each semester, ensuring you never miss important academic events.

As a kid reading comic books and drawing animations on a lightbox, or as a teenager trained in opera singing, or as a School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) student studying oil painting, or ...

School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) alums have been making history over the last 16 decades! In our “160 Years of Making” series, we’re celebrating the people that shaped the School, Chicago ...

Join us for talks featuring today's most influential practitioners and thinkers. Founded in 1868, the Visiting Artists Program is one of the oldest public programs of the School of the Art Institute ...

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) is governed by two oversight bodies: the Board of Trustees of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Board of Governors of the School. The trustees ...