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Through a yearlong interaction and partnership with Chicago based artist and developer Theaster Gates, the studio which eventually became known as Back of the House, became a breeding ground of non-conventional approaches to being and making in Chicago.
Nick Franco makes paintings using microscopic images from his dermatologist father’s medical books
Thing Lab was a year-long, hybrid, art and design studio class conceived and taught by
SAIC full-time faculty Dan Price (Sculpture) and Tim Parsons (Designed Objects). The
course utilized The School of the Art Institute’s position as a cross-disciplinary institution
with strong art and design resources to tackle the convergence of art and design head-
on.
The Com(m)a project is devoted to intensive research, design, and dedicated action towards the development of new templates and scenarios for rapidly deployable communities. SAIC in its multidisciplinary pursuit for progressive innovation, is a force. By Harnessing the momentum of spirited students from all fields of study and the SAIC's tireless faculty, the studio is thoughtfully and rigorously developing new methodologies for constructing community infrastructure in areas of tragedy and social displacement.
Smith specializes in design curation and exhibition design, working with regional manufacturers to develop work by independent designers