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Fall 2023 Schedule Change 

Here’s What to Expect in the 2023/24 Academic Year and How Students are Currently Feeling.

WTF is New Media?

As computer technology becomes increasingly accessible, how do we define "New Media"?

Art and Anything Else

SAIC has been at the forefront of incorporating science into an art curriculum, but does the pairing really work?

On the Paper Trail of Hans Ulrich Obrist

The curator's little-known archive is at SAIC, and students are getting hands-on access.

You Could Make Art at SAIC

In December, F Newsmagazine addressed the lack of art-making opportunities for Master of Arts students at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). After reading Who Can't Make Art at SAIC?, several members of the SAIC administration got in touch to offer options and answer readers questions.

Who Can’t Make Art at SAIC?

MA Students Lack Interdisciplinary Access


SAIC prides itself on offering students an interdisciplinary curriculum and the necessary freedom to develop as artists, designers, and scholars, but according to an F Newsmagazine survey, many MA students argue that they have no support or access to pursue a studio practice.

Why Great Thinkers Learned to Walk

Steps Toward Unleashing Your Humanity


Engaging one’s humanity is an essential skill for an artist, and walking is one of the most easily accessible techniques for doing so. Last spring, SAIC offered four classes taught around the idea of walking. Each was intended to remind students of the creative potential within such a fundamental activity.