Zoom happy hours, virtual game nights, drive-by birthday celebrations—after one year of cultivating our relationships from a safe distance, we’re pining for fresh ways to connect. To feel something new and surprising.
Whether it’s dressing up for a Zoom meeting or getting creative while wearing your comfiest sweats, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s community members have been keeping it fashionable on and off campus. Here are our editors’ picks from some of the best styles—submitted by you.
When Roosevelt Pittman (MA 2014) was just a kid playing video games, it never crossed his mind that one day he would be creating worlds for some of the most recognizable characters in the gaming industry.
Student Sophie Lopez and alum Jasmine Veronica (BFA 2021) are recipients of the Creator Lab Photos Fund. The fund is co-sponsored by Google’s Creator Lab and the Aperture Foundation in order to provide creatives with a “dedicated financial commitment” in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sometimes an idea will capture your attention and percolate for a while. Sometimes for months, sometimes years. As School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) alum Jenny Kendler (MFA 2006) explained: “After absorbing a lot of new information, your mind needs quiet time to let it filter through and make novel connections.”
Newcity has announced their 2022 Breakout Artists, and this year’s list includes five School of the Art Institute of Chicago community members.
How meaning and making will change over the next decade.
Alum Scheherazade Tillet (MA 2005) was recently featured in The Cut alongside her sister Salamishah Tillet. The Tillet sisters discussed their two shows hosted just blocks apart in Newark, New Jersey.
Associate Professor, Adj. D. Denenge Duyst-Akemp received a 2022 MAKER grant from the Chicago Artists Coalition and has been awarded an unrestricted grant of $3,000 for her commitment to socially conscious work and working outside of traditional forms. MAKER Grants are funded by Chicago Artists Coalition and OtherPeoplesPixels.
They’ve invaded the studio. One hundred clay objects that are not quite pots, somewhat resembling jack-o’-lanterns without their stem hats.
