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, ...

This photo depicts the view from the entrance of Machu Picchu, showing the mountain-defined horizon line. What was meant to ...

SAIC is pleased to support the Roger Brown Residency in New Buffalo, Michigan and the AIR—ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Niederösterreich (Krems Residency) in Austria. These residencies are intended as creative ...

SAIC is excited to offer in-person Children's Multi-Arts Camp for children ages 6-9 back on campus this summer! Combining creativity with fun, SAIC's camps offer exciting projects and include daily ...

To apply to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, please submit your application online through the Common Application. Submit a portfolio that gives us a sense of you, your interests, and your ...

Students in SAIC’s Master of Arts in Modern and Contemporary Art History program pursue research in a prestigious fine art school connected with a major American art museum. Art History students work ...

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has been ranked ninth out of 223 institutions in the QS World University Rankings for top art and design schools, moving up from last year’s ...

The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program is designed to offer maximum flexibility in addressing the needs of each individual student. Following admission through a department, students design their ...

For alum Rosalyn Farney (BFA 2021), Berlin wasn’t just a destination for her Fulbright project—it was a creative catalyst. While Farney was a student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago ...

Fashion bridges cultures—and at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Fashion Resource Center (FRC), visitors can travel the world from right here on campus. FRC visitors can get a hands-on ...

What’s your most memorable moment at SAIC? My most memorable moment at SAIC was during a critique in one of my classes, where I presented an idea I had been working on. My professor and fellow ...

Fragments of colorful clippings are meticulously arranged across tan woven paper. The colors are mostly muted, or perhaps faded, having come from artist Ray Yoshida’s (BFA 1953) personal collection of ...