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SAIC

The Invisible Majority

Even at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, gender bias persists

Can You Feel the IMPACT?

Photos from SAIC’s annual performance festival showcasing live student work

Business Booming in the Ballroom Bazaar

Photos of students selling their art at SAIC’s biannual Art Sale

Less is Less

Rejecting SAIC admin’s new normal

(Art)ificial Intelligence

How SAIC artists are critically approaching AI in their work

Art Sale Vendors Say What?!

SAIC students discuss their experiences at the 2026 Spring Art Sale

In The Gutters with Molly Colleen O’Connell

'To hold someone in such an absurd realm is really difficult'

Graduating Into Uncertainty

What policy changes mean for international graduates in 2026

Students Mind Bottom Line

Making the case for participatory budgeting at SAIC

Teaching in the Age of AI

How SAIC professors are adjusting

The Soul of SAIC

The case for compassion in a money-hungry institution

In the Gutters With Jeffrey Brown

Focusing on humor and heart

In the Gutters With Johnny Sampson

'Despair. Futility. Stupidity. Ignorance.'

The ‘Difficult Decisions’ SAIC Faces 

Budget strain leads to layoffs, fewer classes

In The Gutters with Sam Sharpe

'I think comics are the most versatile medium that's ever been created'