Rashayla Marie Brown and Claire Pentecost Sweep Artadia Awards
Artadia, the national not-for-profit supporting visual artists with unrestricted, merit-based awards, announced that its Chicago winners are both faculty members of the School.
Rashayla Marie Brown (BFA 2015), program mentor in SAIC's Low-Residency MFA department, joins Professor Claire Pentecost (Photography) in accepting $10,000 awards from Artadia, and other ongoing benefits.
Brown and Pentecost's work will be featured in Artadia's booth at EXPO CHICAGO this weekend. Pentecost will present The Library of Tears, a large-scale sculpture that employs materials from oil and gas extraction, and Brown will present a multi-media installation featuring photographs, video, and ephemera.
SAIC features prominently at EXPO; several current faculty, alumni, and honorary degree recipients are represented in various booths and performances.
EXPO CHICAGO runs from Thursday, September 14 through Sunday, September 17.
In celebration of alum Georgia O’Keeffe: My New Yorks opening current SAIC students were invited to submit artworks inspired by O’keeffe and the city of Chicago.
An image from the exhibition opening of “My Chicagos: SAIC Students Honor Georgia O’Keeffe.”