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School of the Art Institute of Chicago Lays Off 20 Workers
The cuts include three of five workers employed at the institution’s Video Data Bank, a major resource for early and contemporary media and video art.
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Non-Tenured Faculty at Chicago’s School of the Art Institute Push to Unionize
They cited “intolerable” working conditions, inadequate benefits, and low pay.
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago Is Accepting Graduate Program Applications
Explore graduate study at one of the most influential art and design schools in the United States.
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At Ars Electronica 2021, SAIC Art & Technology Studies Presents the Chicago Garden
The festival’s exhibitions and events will take place online and in-person in each participating city from September 8 to 12.
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SAIC and Chicago Arts Leaders Explore How to Build an Anti-Racist Art Ecosystem With NBC
On an episode of The Path Forward, panelists from the school’s conference series on anti-racism explore how art and design organizations can become more equitable and inclusive.
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SAIC Offers Art and Design Courses Online and On-campus This Summer
Emerging and established artists can choose from over 50 courses in the Adult Continuing Education program at the nation’s most influential art and design school.
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SAIC Launches The Future of Our Plans, a Virtual Showcase Featuring the Graduate Class of 2020
The exhibition continues through August with programs including daily viewing recommendations, written reflections on the artwork’s prevailing themes, and a conversation series hosted by faculty.
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The Endless Work of Labor in the Age of Global Production
Through a wide range of artist projects and programs, Re:Working Labor asks us to locate our respective places in the global labor chain.
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SAIC Celebrates 50 Years of Art and Technology Studies with a Series of Programmed Events
The celebration casts new light on art and technology practices at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, illuminating the contributions made by faculty and alumni throughout 50 years of uninterrupted experimentation.
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SAIC Students Launch Product Line at Milan Design Week
The collection will be unveiled at Spazio Rossana Orlandi during Milan Design Week, April 4–9
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Between Theory and Action in Social Practice Art
That social practice is difficult to define is not a new problem. However, what I experienced was not so much a confusion of terms but a confusion of time: a series of talks that demonstrated the divide produced by the slowness of theory pitted against an active practice.