The Spring Undergraduate Exhibition website is now live. This website showcases the innovative work of more than 300 talented SAIC students completing their undergraduate degrees This how was originally on view at the Sullivan Galleries in spring 2020. SAIC promotes crossing disciplines and challenging received assumptions, and the results of this approach are showcased in this exhibition.

Link to view.

This presentation features the work of students completing the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Studio at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Thursday, May 7–Saturday, May 9th asynchronous viewing of students’ video presentations here. 

Viewers can access presentations by clicking on the visual blocks on the website; scripts are found in the lower-right corner. You can comment on the work by clicking “Discuss,” which will take you to the Youtube comment field for the work.

Friday, May 8th from 5:00-6:30 p.m. Live Q&A Session 

With students in panels 1 & 2 via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/95440226914

Students participants on Friday: Tristan Quiniou, Rachel Wang, Cyrus Hung Hau Ngm Michel Gantous, Vivian Brockman, Ola Wilk-Branas, Xavier Danto, Sarah Rupp, and Meredith Fanning.

Saturday, May 9th from 5:00-6:30 p.m. Live Q&A Session 

With students in panels 3 & 4 via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/93343131800

Students participating on Saturday: Karin Alyse, Zoe Minzenberger, Simone Anai Viteri, Marina Cortes, Daniel Champion, Lucas Reif, Hsiao-Chen J. Lin, Kathleen Hennessee, and Mandi Skierkiewicz

Spaces With(in) showcases artwork by graduate art therapy students and by individuals they work with at their internship sites. Artwork in the show reflects the various voices, practices, and intersections of art therapy. The exhibition represents a culmination of the Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. For more information about the program, visit saic.edu/arttherapy.

View the presentations

View the online exhibition

Artbash is the annual year-end exhibition and event produced by the students and faculty of the Department of Contemporary Practices in partnership with the Department of Exhibitions and Exhibition Studies at SAIC.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Artbash 2020 is moving to the internet. Students and faculty have been working hard reimagining Artbash as an online exhibition: faculty Nick Briz has designed a website as our new exhibition site, students have learned to code to reenvision their site-specific work, and all students have been discovering new ways to share their ideas in a format different from our historical in-person exhibition.

We are excited to open Artbash 2020 to the community and the public.

The video will go live on Saturday, May 9th at 5:00 p.m. Central Time

Link to view

Graduating students from SAIC’s Bachelor of Fine Arts in Writing program present their work in an exciting evening that includes texts generated in traditional as well as hybrid and experimental forms. Come and experience fiction, nonfiction, poetry, scripts, electronic media, and performance as you’ve never heard, or seen, before.

Link to view coming soon.

Meeting ID: 922 3617 5790
Password: 043471

May 12:  https://zoom.us/j/92990034318?pwd=TE8xaTJqTmVvZkZwUlhWK21sZk5yZz09

Meeting ID: 929 9003 4318
Password: 027342

This event has been canceled.

SENIOR EXPO 2020 is a constellation of activities spotlighting the work of graduating seniors enrolled in Capstone courses.

Department of Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects
Architecture and Interior Architecture Capstone Studio
Faculty, Odile Compagnon

Department of Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects
Whatnot Studio
Faculty, Pete Oyler and Jonah Takagi

Department of Fiber and Material Studies
Advanced Fiber and Material Studies Studio
Faculty, Christalena Hughmanick and Jade Yumang

Department of Painting and Drawing
Comics: Publish or Perish
Faculty, Beth Hetland

Department of Painting and Drawing
Senior Advanced Painting
Faculty, Tyson Reeder, Rachel Niffenegger, and Mari Eastman

Department of Photography
Senior Photo Studio Seminar
Faculty, Aimée Beaubien and Jonas Becker

Department of Printmedia
Advanced Printmaking: Studio
Faculty, Peter Power

Department of Printmedia
Advanced Printmaking
Faculty, Shaurya Kumar and Sterling Lawrence

Sound Department
Sound Projects, Just Breathing Now
Faculty, Eric Leonardson

Undergraduate Division
Exhibitions: Strategies and Craft, Toilet Paper Projects
Faculty, Danny Floyd

Undergraduate Division
Locating/Tuning, Neo-Intimacies
Faculty, Andy Hall and Barbarita Polster

Undergraduate Division
Quivering Bodies
Faculty, Mark Jeffery and Claire Ashley

Undergraduate Division
Senior Critique Seminar
Faculty, Hope Esser

Visual Communication Design Department
d.Studio
Faculty, Mark Stammers

Senior Expo 2020 Instagram

UPDATE: We are currently exploring appropriate alternative formats for this event and will provide more information in the coming weeks.

Please join graduate students in the Master of Arts in Art Education and the Master of Arts in Teaching programs as they present their thesis research.

Due to campus closure, presenting the 2020 [MFA Show at Sullivan Galleries//Design Show at Block 37//IMPACT Festival at Zhou B] is not possible.

UPDATE: We are currently exploring appropriate alternative formats for this event and will provide more information in the coming weeks.

Join us for a cutting-edge runway show featuring senior collections and a one-day exhibition of selected sophomore, junior, and post-baccalaureate work exhibited throughout one of Chicago’s most architecturally significant buildings.

The 2020 Film, Video, New Media, Animation, and Sound Festival features the work of graduate and undergraduate students from the class of 2020. Originally scheduled to take place in May, this festival has been rescheduled to occur online in collaboration with the Gene Siskel Film Center. The festival is free and screenings will be premiering throughout the seven-day run.

More information will be posted on the SAIC Galleries website in the coming weeks.

UPDATE: We are currently exploring appropriate alternative formats for this event and will provide more information in the coming weeks.

Please join the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education and the Master of Arts in Teaching graduates as they present apprentice teaching projects taught in schools throughout the Chicago area.

UPDATE: We are currently exploring appropriate alternative formats for this event and will provide more information in the coming weeks.

Join the MS Historic Preservation program for our yearly thesis symposium, highlighting research undertaken by our graduating students.

Due to campus closure, presenting the 2020 [MFA Show at Sullivan Galleries//Design Show at Block 37//IMPACT Festival at Zhou B] is not possible.

This exhibition will showcase the culminating achievements of our graduating students working in a multitude of media and methodologies.

Due to campus closure, presenting the 2020 [MFA Show at Sullivan Galleries//Design Show at Block 37//IMPACT Festival at Zhou B] is not possible.

The 2020 Film, Video, New Media, Animation, and Sound Festival features the work of graduate and undergraduate students from the class of 2020. Originally scheduled to take place in May, this festival has been rescheduled to occur online in collaboration with the Gene Siskel Film Center. The festival is free and screenings will be premiering throughout the seven-day run.

More information will be posted on the SAIC Galleries website in the coming weeks.

Due to campus closure, presenting the 2020 [MFA Show at Sullivan Galleries//Design Show at Block 37//IMPACT Festival at Zhou B] is not possible.

More than 70 talented SAIC students completing undergraduate degrees this fall will exhibit their innovative work. SAIC promotes crossing disciplines and challenging assumptions, and the results of this approach are showcased in this exhibition. It will be exhibited at the newly opened SAIC Galleries, a vibrant, public art space that features the boundary-pushing work of emerging and established contemporary artists and designers.

Gallery Hours:
Monday-Saturday
11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. by appointment