F Newsmagazine - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Art, Culture, and Politics

Tara Plath

Spring Lecture Roundup

Reviews of lectures including speakers Jan Tichy, Robert Pippin, and Yael Bartana.

SAIC Students Raise Funds for Japan

SAIC student groups raise funds for the relief effort in Japan.

Evaluating Evaluations

Each semester, every student is asked to complete a teacher evaluation for each class he or she is in. The evaluations are collected by a student, and then returned to department heads, who in turn pass them on to Student Affairs.

Lecture Roundup

Check out lecture recaps with Wangechi Mutu, Doug Ischar, Dexter Dalwood, and Kathyrn Schaffer.

When It’s Not Rude to Stare

As part of an ongoing series at the Art Institute of Chicago, art historian James Elkins presented a lecture on his research on the nature of looking and being looked at.

Lisa Freiman, “self-deprecating, with integrity”

Lisa Freiman describes the challenges and rewards of being the Senior Curator at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

SAIC’s Best Kept Secret

"Nobody wants to be in a position where withdrawing from a class you’ve already paid for halfway through the semester seems like the only choice."

The Grinch: Not the Only Thief Around

When I was five years old, my house was robbed. Upon entering through the basement door to see our television gone and house phone strung across the floor, my mother exclaimed; “The house has been broken into!”

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