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For more than eight years, SAIC at Homan Square has provided an integral link to the North Lawndale community. 

Alum Jennie C. Jones (BFA 1991) wins 2024 Heinz Award for her unique fusion of visual and sonic art
 

SAIC Fulbright recipients continue to spread creativity around the globe, so we caught up with two recent awardees

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), a global leader in art and design education, is launching a Master of Fine Arts in Studio, Comics program, an innovative, interdisciplinary pathway designed for aspiring comic artists.

Since 2016, student Alan Jay Epstein has hit the streets to interview Chicagoans about their first meals of the day for his popular Instagram, What Was Breakfast. 

Alum Katie Chung (BFA 2014) blends public art with personal storytelling, as highlighted in Chicago Reader.

Undergraduate student Thalya Jouin's series Present Archaeology invites viewers into a world where everyday artifacts become symbols of profound beauty.

New York Times features SAIC alum Rashid Johnson's upcoming 2025 Guggenheim career survey
 

Set to open in Central Park, Alum Edra Soto’s public installation, Graft, explores Puerto Rican identity and migration

Check out what our faculty and staff have been up to.