Seven School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) community members are among the 223 artists and scholars named to the 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship class. The honorees are Professor Emeritus Anne ...

The Department of Painting and Drawing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) is home to a diverse range of conceptual and material approaches to art-making. It is an open, pluralistic ...

Saturday, May 30 10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. CDT at SAIC Sharp Building 37 South Wabash Ave. Chicago, IL 60603 *Applications received after these deadlines will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. To ...

Located in the heart of Chicago’s Loop, the SAIC Ballroom is a beautifully restored historic venue whose classic 1920s elegance is sure to elevate your event. The SAIC Ballroom, the heart of the ...

Animation is the presentation of a sequence of still images that create the illusion of movement. Artists have explored animation for hundreds of years from early motion-based cave drawings to ...

The Department of Fiber and Material Studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) is internationally renowned as a visionary program and one of the leading contemporary fiber arts ...

Organized by the Department of Film, Video, New Media, and Animation in collaboration with the Siskel Film Center and the Video Data Bank, Conversations at the Edge is SAIC’s award-winning and ...

The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program is designed to offer maximum flexibility in addressing the needs of each individual student. Following admission through a department, students design their ...

Living with other artists and designers, exchanging ideas, supporting one another, and growing together—no other experience compares. Whether you live on campus in the heart of Chicago's Loop or share ...

At SAIC, you earn about a quarter of your credits by choosing from an array of fascinating and relevant courses in the liberal arts and sciences. The combination of creative, research, problem-solving ...

The possibilities of what you can study here are endless. With access to cutting-edge technology, world-renowned faculty, incredible resources, and a class of peers from around the globe, you'll have ...

SAIC’s Wellness Center provides empathic and compassionate support and care dedicated to ensuring that every SAIC student's experience is a successful one.