Noncredit Courses
Noncredit Courses
Spring and Summer Registration is Open!
Upcoming Spring Session
February 1–April 18
Upcoming Summer Sessions
10-week: May 27–August 8
5-week: May 27–July 3
5-week: July 7–August 10
1-week: August 4–8
1-week: August 11–15
Engage in material exploration and learn new skills or refresh existing ones in our state-of-the-art facilities and studios. Investigate new modes of creative production, including laser cutting and 3D printing, or find inspiration with access to the Art Institute of Chicago museum, the Fashion Resource Center, Joan Flasch Artists' Book Collection, the Roger Brown Study Collection, and Video Data Bank. As a member of our community, one defined by practice and inquiry, you will cultivate creative confidence, learning with and from your instructors and peers as you produce work based on your personal research and interests.
Intensive Courses This Summer
Adult Continuing Education offers 1-Weeklong Intensives that provide artists, designers, and travelers opportunities to advance their practice in one of the most exciting and diverse cities in the world: Chicago. Emerging and established artists will enjoy the kinship and camaraderie that is quickly established when working with their peers. Travel to Chicago for an art intensive!
August 4–8 Classes:
Color Theory Intensive
Essential Anatomy for Life Drawing Intensive
Experimental Drawing and Painting: Exploring Contemporary Practice Intensive
Exploring Monoprint Intensive
Sewing Techniques: Fundamentals Intensive
August 11–15 Classes:
Contemporary Fashion Intensive
Explorations in Acrylic Painting Intensive
Figure Painting Studio: Multi-Level Intensive
Introduction to Graphic Design Intensive
Painting and Drawing Intensive
What does online learning look like?
Synchronous online courses will use the Zoom video conferencing platform, Canvas learning management system, and SAIC.edu email addresses to deliver course content and facilitate communication between the instructor and students. These courses meet at a specific time of day and are scheduled in Central Time.
Asynchronous online courses are project-based with no set meeting times and 24/7 access to course materials. Weekly activities may include readings, video demonstrations, tutorials, online discussions, assignments, and critiques. Students enrolled in asynchronous courses will have weekly deadlines encouraged to promote interaction with the instructor and peers. Some instructors may also offer optional video conferencing opportunities through Zoom.
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Interested in furthering your artistic development? Learn more about combining ACE courses to earn a Certificate.
Featured Courses
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This skill-building intensive is the perfect weekend art retreat for those seeking to level up their graphic design chops. World class art instruction is provided at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where you will create projects using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Students will leave this course with a solid foundation in strategies for solving design problems and a solid design vocabulary.
Sewing Techniques is a weekend art retreat that provides world class art instruction for those seeking to participate in a skill-building intensive that will give them the foundation skills to construct their own garments! In this beginner art class, you will sew together garments from patterns, create original designs, or explore fabric as a medium for soft sculpture.
Contact Us
Continuing Studies staff members are available Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. –4:30 p.m. CT at 312.629.6170 or cs@saic.edu to answer your questions. We are here to help!