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Our community is driven by the spirit of engagement and the desire to make positive change in our world. Learn how our alums, students, faculty, and staff are responding to this current moment.

For the 17th year, Newcity has released its annual list of Breakout Artists. This year, four out of nine of the artists featured are School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) alums: Hyun Jung Jun (BFA 2014), Li-Ming Hu (MFA 2019), Nereida Patricia (BFA 2020), and Unyimeabasi Udoh (MFA 2019). Named “Chicago’s Next Generation of Image Makers,” Newcity celebrates how these artists expand our idea of what art is and create opportunities for connection and inclusion.

Dr. King’s Example and Our Continuing Work

Our Work This Semester

Take Action for Residential Art Spaces

Check out what our alums have been working on this year.

Kaylee Wyant's (MFA 2008) Continuing Studies course adapts to a changing world. 

Four SAIC alums are reimagining the literary reading model with their series Exhibit B. 

With the opening of Promise, Witness, Remembrance at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, curator Allison Glenn (Dual MA 2012) is changing the way museums comment on the present day.