Students in SAIC’s Department of Fashion, Body and Garment presented their year-end collections on May 5 to a standing-room-only crowd of some of the finest dressed spectators in all of Chicago, including Chicago-based fashion designer and SAIC alum Maria Pinto (BFA 1990, HON 2017). Here are our editors’ picks of some of the best street style on display at the runway show and exhibition.
SAIC President Elissa Tenny reflects on the role of the citizen artist and what role artists, designers, and scholars can play in shaping the world we live in.
A look at Margaret T. Burroughs' role in inspiring and educating young people on Black culture.
A Continuing Studies course inspires Violet O’Brien to trade her legal career for creative entrepreneurship.
Over 100 years after its founding, the tradition of the Ox-Bow artist residency lives on.
Over 100 years after its founding, the tradition of the Ox-Bow artist residency lives on.
Tania Bruguera (MFA 2001, HON 2016) is igniting a revolution after announcing her candidacy for president of Cuba. Through her art practice, she transformers her audience into engaged citizens.
Here is an excerpt from our recent conversation with Saya Woolfalk (MFA 2004), a multimedia artist and current instructor at The New School for Design, and her advice to current SAIC students and recent graduates.
