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Spring 2025 Magazine
Traverse the globe with School of the Art Institute of Chicago magazine! The School’s community members are everywhere—and this special travel-themed issue spotlights SAIC stories from all over the world. Visit Thailand through the films of Apichatpong Weerasethakul (MFA 1998, HON 2011), stop by Shanghai for alumni-curated shows, and drop into international exhibitions and Chicago's local art spaces.

Why SAIC?
Three of our students share what brought them to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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