{"id":4390,"date":"2016-01-21T01:30:37","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T19:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.saic.edu\/sugs\/?page_id=4390"},"modified":"2025-11-14T13:59:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T18:59:20","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.saic.edu\/sitegalleries\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_position=&#8221;bottom_center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-47px||-98px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||10px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;17vw||17vw||false&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_width_percent=&#8221;100%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px||85px|0px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;80px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-40px|28px|||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;89px|30px|89px|24px|true|false&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset4&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;20px&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;gcid-primary-color&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-primary-color%22:%91%22box_shadow_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Mission &amp; History<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;4px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;justified&#8221; width=&#8221;93%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;8250%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; min_height=&#8221;330px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-62px|19px|-62px|19px|true|true&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;-5px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;21px||21px||true|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Founded in 1994, SITE, once known as the Student Union Galleries (SUGs), is a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">student-run <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">organization at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) for the exhibition of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">student work<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The two central tenets of the galleries are to build relationships between different departments and stakeholders throughout the institution and strengthen our role as a teaching gallery within and beyond SAIC. This is accomplished first through providing a consistent space for undergraduate and graduate directors to organize and generate exhibitions that realize the vision of student artists. Furthermore, with strategic programming, SITE supports these exhibitions and engages evolving currents and discourses in our communities. The student-led structure provides opportunities for emerging artists and scholars to explore artistic and administrative methods by placing emphasis on collaborative processes and professional practice in and out of the classroom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;About&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-349px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;187px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; max_width=&#8221;1280px&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/sites.saic.edu\/sitegalleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2024\/09\/site-directors-scaled.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;site directors&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||10px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/sites.saic.edu\/sitegalleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/12\/I-used-to-be-a-mother-51-1-scaled.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;I used to be a mother-51&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||10px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/sites.saic.edu\/sitegalleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2024\/05\/the-black-domestic_program-photos.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;the black domestic_program photos&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||10px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; min_height=&#8221;1103.9px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;2px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;176px|-22px||-33px|false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;100px|40px|100px|40px|true|true&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; border_width_left=&#8221;20px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span>Prior to 1994, there were few spaces on SAIC\u2019s campus to accommodate the display of student work. The only opportunity for students to exhibit was a space off campus called \u201cGallery II.\u201d Student artworks would line the walls, vitrine cases, and classrooms in the 280 building. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A November 1994 F News article stated:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;text-align: justify\"><em>\u201cThe School has a turbulent history when it comes to the exhibition of student art. David Nelson. Dread Scott. Aimee Beaubain. Some students have actually had to fight to show their work or to protect the School\u2019s negligence in showing student work in general, and many more students have complained about the terrible shortage of exhibition options at the School until now\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;text-align: right\"><em>\u2013 Matt Sylvie<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span>That same year, SITE was founded due to the efforts of SAIC\u2019s student government. Spearheaded by students Iain Muirhead and Amavong Panya who were advised by faculty member, Michael Ryan, the team acquired four spaces around campus dedicated to exhibiting student work. They were Gallery X, Lounge Gallery, Atrium Gallery, and space on the 8th floor of the Sharp building. Since then, SITE has supported the professional development of roughly 80 student staff members, produced over 260 exhibitions, and has served more than 850 student artists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span>Although SITE has evolved and undergone many transformations in terms of structure and approach, it has kept its core values &#8211; <\/span><i><span>student run, student work<\/span><\/i><span>. Today, SITE receives oversight\u00a0 fro<span style=\"color: #666666\">m the<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #666666\"> Exhibition and Exhibition Studies department<\/span><span> while still maintaining its autonomy to create student focused projects. As a teaching gallery, SITE\u2019s mission is to educate all members of the SAIC community who wish to participate in exhibition making &#8211; be it as student directors, curators, and\/or artists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span>Every semester, SITE accepts exhibition proposals for its two gallery spaces: SITE Sharp, our flagship space, and SITE 280.\u00a0 Enrolled students are encouraged to apply for an exhibition at least once during their time at SAIC.\u00a0 Each semester, SITE hosts proposal workshops to prepare students for the SITE proposal process, and individually assist and work through the specifics of building an exhibition, from the show narrative to installing work for exhibition. \u00a0Students can also be a part of the team by taking up leadership positions as Gallery Directors and Gallery Assistants. SITE is a co-learning organization where knowledge is shared and transferred between student staff and exhibiting artists. <\/span><span>SITE proudly continues to grow as a resource for the SAIC community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;87%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;18px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Book Release \u2013 SITE Galleries: 30 Years of Student-Led Art, Exhibitions, and Archives&#8221; open=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_letter_spacing=&#8221;0.5px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; toggle_level=&#8221;h3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Edited by Matthew Cortez<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>With contributions by Trevor Martin, Michael x. Ryan, Michelle Dav\u00f3 Ortiz, Joseph Josu\u00e9 Mora, Mariana Mej\u00eda, Stephanie Cristello, Allison Glenn and Michelle Grabner<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This publication was created on the occasion of SAIC\u2019s SITE Galleries 30th Anniversary and includes three history sections discussing the gallery\u2019s pedagogical approach and notable exhibitions and events while connecting them to larger discussions such as censorship in the 90\u2019s. Following these sections are special contributions by SAIC alumni artists, curators, and SAIC professionals who have come through the gallery that address a range of topics in contemporary discourse including the unseen labor of art handlers, curation as experimentation, and the potential of galleries as systems of care. Contributors include Director of the 30th Anniversary Matthew Cortez (BA 2025), scholar Michelle Dav\u00f3 Ortiz (Dual MA 2024), Senior Lecturer Michael X. Ryan, and Executive Director of Exhibitions and Senior Lecturer Trevor Martin (MFA 1998). Special contributors include Crown Family Professor in Painting and Drawing Michelle Grabner, curator Allison Glenn (Dual MA 2012), curator and author Stephanie Cristello (BFA 2013), curator and archivist Mariana Mej\u00eda (MA 2022), and artist Joseph Josu\u00e9 Mora (BFA 2018).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #e09900;font-size: large\"><strong>\u00a0LIBRARY AND INSTITUTIONAL LOCATIONS<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 500\">Museum of Modern Art Library | New York City, NY<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 500\">The Metropolitan Museum of Art Thomas J. 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The two central tenets of the galleries are to build relationships between different departments and stakeholders throughout the institution and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<img class=\"wp-image-6839 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.saic.edu\/sites-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2016\/01\/SITE_IdentityProposal_28July-3-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>\r\n<h3><strong>Mission &amp; Purpose<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Founded in 1994, SITE, once known as the Student Union Galleries (SUGs), is a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">student-run<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">organization at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) for the exhibition of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">student work<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The two central tenets of the galleries are to build relationships between different departments and stakeholders throughout the institution and strengthen our role as a teaching gallery within and beyond SAIC. This is accomplished first through providing a consistent space for undergraduate and graduate directors to organize and generate exhibitions that realize the vision of student artists. Furthermore, with strategic programming, SITE\u00a0supports these exhibitions and engages evolving currents and discourses in our communities. The student-led structure provides opportunities for emerging artists and scholars to explore artistic and administrative methods by placing emphasis on collaborative processes and professional practice in and out of the classroom.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<h3><\/h3>\r\n<h3><b>The SITE\u00a0Narrative<\/b><\/h3>\r\nPrior to 1994, there were few spaces on SAIC\u2019s campus to accommodate the display of student work. The only opportunity for students to exhibit was a space off campus called \u201cGallery II.\u201d Student artworks would line the walls, vitrine cases, and classrooms in the Columbus Drive building. A November 1994 F News article stated:\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe School has a turbulent history when it comes to the exhibition of student art. David Nelson. Dread Scott. Aimee Beaubain. Some students have actually had to fight to show their work or to protect the School\u2019s negligence in showing student work in general, and many more students have complained about the terrible shortage of exhibition options at the School until now\u201d \u2013 Matt Sylvie<\/span><\/blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That same year, SITE\u00a0was founded due to the efforts of SAIC\u2019s student government. Spearheaded by students Iain Muirhead and Amavong Panya who were advised by faculty member, Michael Ryan, the team acquired four spaces around campus dedicated to exhibiting student work. They were Gallery X, Lounge Gallery, Atrium Gallery, and space on the 8<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> floor of the Sharp building. Since then, SITE\u00a0has supported the professional development of roughly 80 student staff members, produced over 260 exhibitions, and has served more than 850 student artists.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although SITE\u00a0has evolved and undergone many transformations in terms of structure and approach, it has kept its core values - <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">student run, student work<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Today, SITE\u00a0receives oversight \u00a0from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saic.edu\/sullivangalleries\/\">Exhibition and Exhibition Studies department<\/a> while still maintaining its autonomy to create student focused projects. As a teaching gallery, SITE\u2019s mission is to educate all members of the SAIC community who wish to participate in exhibition making - be it as student directors, curators, and\/or artists.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every semester, SITE\u00a0accepts exhibition proposals for its two gallery spaces: SITE Sharp, our flagship space, and SITE Columbus.\u00a0 Enrolled students are encouraged to apply for an exhibition at least once during their time at SAIC. Students can also be a part of the team by taking up leadership positions as Gallery Directors and Gallery Assistants. Weekly directors meetings are open to all students who are interested in sharing perspectives on the work SITE\u00a0does or who are curious about what goes behind-the-scenes of a non-profit art organization. We offer several\u00a0proposal workshops per semester and partner with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saic.edu\/lifeatsaic\/careerandprofessionalexperiencecapx\/\">Career and Professional Experience<\/a> to host portfolio reviews for students \u00a0to get feedback from art industry professionals working in the Chicago area. 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