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, ...

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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, ...

There is a tremendous amount of energy in a community of 900+ artists—new and continuing students—living together. Many of our students spend their first year thriving in the environment provided in ...

Parents and families are an important part of a student's transition to campus. Below is a recording of the Parent and Family Webinar that was held for new, undergraduate families in late July. This ...

Dual Degree: MA Modern & Contemporary Art History and MA Arts Administration & Policy ...

The John M. Flaxman Library is located at the heart of the campus. We provide services and resources to encourage critical thinking and creative practices. We support teaching, learning, and research ...

The mission of the Disability and Learning Resource Center (DLRC) is to support a universally accessible educational community that fosters full participation and contribution of every member. The ...

The Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts (Low-Res MFA) program is a transdisciplinary course of study designed for 21st-century artists, writers, and educators looking for rigorous engagement, artistic ...

Organized by the Department of Film, Video, New Media, and Animation in collaboration with the Gene Siskel Film Center and the Video Data Bank, Conversations at the Edge is SAIC’s award-winning and ...

Two School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) community members, Professor Anna Martine Whitehead and alum X (MFA 2018), have been named 2025 United States Artists Fellows. Whitehead, a ...

Our world-class art and design school flourishes as a result of our passionate, talented staff and faculty—people who think creatively, drawing from their own unique experiences to forge fresh ...