Art History is a central part of all students’ education at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). The Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism offers courses that examine how ...

Lectures are held throughout the academic year and are made possible by the generous support of the William Bronson and Grayce Slovett Mitchell Lectureship in Fiber and Material Studies. For more ...

Students graduating from SAIC’s Bachelor of Fine Arts in Writing program read, perform, and otherwise represent their work in ...

Graduating students from the Master of Fine Arts in Writing program read selections from their work. Join us for a surprising ...

Academic Advising is dedicated to empowering undergraduate students as they aspire to be thoughtful risk-takers, critical thinkers, and practicing artists. To that end, Academic Advisors provide ...

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To apply to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, please submit your application online through the Common Application. Submit a portfolio that gives us a sense of you, your interests, and your ...

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s dynamic Master of Science in Historic Preservation is an all-encompassing program covering the areas of restoration design, materials conservation, ...

The Master of Design in Designed Objects (MDDO) is a professional degree program with a structured curriculum that offers students the critical skills to imagine and create meaningful design objects, ...

SAIC and the Kohler Foundation today announced the college will transfer ownership of the art and archives in its Roger Brown Study Collection (RBSC) to the John Michael Kohler Arts Center Art ...

The Visual Communication Design department's undergraduate curriculum is structured to encourage the development of both generalized and specialized activities, as well as hybrids of both. Students ...

Our core values were developed by passionate faculty, students, alumni, and staff as part of SAIC's strategic planning process. Taken together, they convey the flavor of SAIC—a school of art and ...