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From an executed prisoner becoming fish food to Damien Hirst’s setting a new auction record, see what’s happening in the art world.
September 29th, 2008
Arts & Culture · News · Politics
Art and the Election
The current wave of street art interventions, particularly in support of the Obama campaign, is reinserting art’s presence into the political sphere.
September 29th, 2008
VauteCouture: A Chicago Fashion Experiment
A Chicago fashion “experiment” is seeking SAIC students to design their first line of glamorous, conscientious Chicago winter coats.
September 22nd, 2008
GlobalServe: An Alterative Living Space
What happens if the idea of the dorms doesn’t work for you? Introducing Globalserve, a co-op in Hyde Park structured around a dedication to social justice and volunteer work.
September 22nd, 2008
SAIC Graduate ‘06, Jillian Pena, Recovering from Crash
Jillian Pena, a talented dancer, choreographer, artist and alumna of SAIC was struck by a car and profoundly injured on August 11th while crossing the street in Brooklyn, New York.
September 15th, 2008
The Whole World is Watching… Again.
Reenact ‘68 are planning to relive the 1968 Democratic National Convention Protests.
August 27th, 2008
Be an exhibitionist
Exhibition opportunities abound at SAIC and beyond: in official gallery spaces, hallways, apartments and even a CTA train.
August 25th, 2008
Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki
On August 9, 2008 a small group on the University of Chicago campus gathered in front of Henry Moore’s sculpture Nuclear Power to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
August 12th, 2008
Arts of Life: Art that Empowers
It’s not just the developmentally disabled that benefit from this outsider art community.
July 29th, 2008
Alumni · Arts & Culture · News
A Forgotten History of the Finest Etcher in America
If SAIC alumna Vera Berdich was considered the finest etcher in America, then why do so few SAIC students today know who she is?
June 30th, 2008
Growing Our Own
Imagine if the vegetables you ate at Sonny’s were grown by SAIC on its land or buildings.
May 2nd, 2008
Douse The Lights!
The legacy of SAIC Professor Robert Loescher lives on through his students and friends.
May 2nd, 2008
School’s Out For Summer
What to do first? There are numerous pig-out opportunities, but you can dance off the pizza and ribs at a myriad of music festivals and club shows. And don’t forget the ongoing cultural exhibits–prosthetics or telescopes, anyone?
May 1st, 2008
Get On The Art Train
Two SAIC students are preparing an art exhibition that will run for a limited time on CTA train cars circling the Loop.
May 1st, 2008
Wafaa Bilal
Artist and faculty member Wafaa Bilal is no stranger to the national spotlight. But coverage of his recently censored work, Night of Bush Capturing: A Virtual Jihadi, required more nuance and artist perspective than it was typically given in the mainstream media. Here are the details of the Troy, New York controversy you might have missed.
April 4th, 2008
It’s All About the Building
Sustainability and protection at the Grand Rapids Art Museum.
April 4th, 2008
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