School of the Art Institute of Chicago

For more than 150 years, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has been a pioneer in the education of the world's most renowned artists, designers, and researchers. SAIC, which is located in downtown Chicago and has a fine arts graduate program that is consistently ranked among the top programs in the country by U.S. News and World Report, offers an interdisciplinary approach to art and design as well as world-class resources such as the Art Institute of Chicago museum, on-campus galleries, and state-of-the-art facilities. Undergraduate, graduate, and post-baccalaureate students at SAIC are free to take risks and develop bold ideas that transform Chicago and the world, as evidenced by notable alumni and faculty such as Michelle Grabner, David Sedaris, Elizabeth Murray, Richard Hunt, Georgia O'Keeffe, Cynthia Rowley, and others.

As a student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, you will be part of a community of artists, designers, researchers, and writers who believe that meaning and production are inextricably linked. Their award-winning instructors and your peers will encourage you to be brave, experiment, and broaden your perspective via the critiquing process.

Your studio classes will be supplemented with courses in art history, humanities, language, writing, science, and social science, as well as off-campus study and internship options. You will have access to cutting-edge digital technology as well as time-tested analog equipment. As a visual scholar, you will study from the past in order to assist shape the future.

Website: https://www.saic.edu