March 2012
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15th Annual Odyssey Travel Grant Drawing
Where in the world would you go if you had $1,500 to spend? Enter the Odyssey Travel Grant drawing for a chance to win one of 20 $1,500 awards to travel wherever your heart desires! Submit your entry via the Portal entry form by midnight on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Remember, only one entry per student. For eligibility details and to access the entry form, login to the SAIC Portal and click the...
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Student Union Galleries Open Meetings
*** Thursday, March 22 ***
12:15–1:30 p.m. SUGs Main Office, 36 S. Wabash Ave., suite 1405 Every two weeks, the SUGs directors weekly meeting will be open to the SAIC community. Everyone is welcome to attend, so please come and share your thoughts with us. Anyone interested in volunteering should come talk to us during one of these meetings as well. There are opportunities, mainly in...
Anonymous asked: I hear rumors that if you attend SAIC you won't really find friends. Is this true?
Anonymous asked: How long does it take SAIC to receive ACT scores once an applicant sends them?
Anonymous asked: I have been told that the photography department does not require a portfolio/interview to be in the department such as the fashion department. Is this true? And if so is it okay to say we are part of the photography department.
Anonymous asked: I've been accepted for fall 2012 but accepted as an interior architecture major, but I want to change major to just a bfa and focus on architecture as bfa Is that possible? How would I do it?
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2012 FRED A. HILLBRUNNER ARTISTS' BOOK FELLOWSHIP...
Application Deadline via SlideRoom: Sunday, March 25, 2012 11:59 p.m.
Book Drop-off: Monday, March 26, 2012 by 5:00 p.m.
SAIC’s Annual Fellowship Competition has a long-standing history dating back to 1901. The multiple cash awards enable recipients to continue their professional growth through advanced independent study, art-making, research, and/or travel. The Fellowship...
Anonymous asked: When will saic send letters regarding masters in art therapy admissions? I am accepted at other grad schools but don't want to accept other offers without knowing status of my application at saic. Would it be tacky to email saic grad admissions for this information?
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Missed the Campus Master Plan Forum? There is...
The development of a Campus Master Facilities Plan is one of the seven initiatives outlined in SAIC’s Strategic Plan. In order for the Campus Master Facilities Plan to be successful, it is imperative that the process allow for community input and feedback. Throughout the process SAIC has built ways in which the community can participate. Insightful information was gathered at the forum held...
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Spring 2012 Undergraduate Exhibition Opening...
Nick Schleicher (BFA 2011), Untitled (1035) (detail), oil on canvas. View the full image here.March 16, 7:00–9:00 p.m. Sullivan Galleries 33 S. State St., 7th floor More than 270 talented SAIC students completing undergraduate degrees this spring exhibit their innovative work. SAIC promotes crossing disciplines and challenging received assumptions, and the results of this approach are...
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Workshop: Build Your Website
Thursday, March 15, 4:15 - 6 p.m. 917 MacLean Center If you’ve put it off, wait no more! Artist and SAIC alumna Amber Hawk Swanson of will lead this step-by-step workshop showing you how you can use Other People’s Pixels to quickly, easily and inexpensively build a high quality website. Bring your laptop and and be sure you are running the most current version of...
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Design Overflow: Conversations on Self-initiated...
Wednesday, March 14
7:00–9:00 p.m. Columbus Auditorium, 280 S. Columbus Dr. The AIGA student chapter at SAIC will be hosting “Design Overflow,” the second student-led Designers Accord Town Hall Meeting. This event features designers speaking about projects they pursue from interest outside their professional life. Each speaker will present ideas, past projects, or future...
Anonymous asked: When are MFA admissions going out?
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Career + Co-op Center Presents: Documenting 2D and...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Columbus Drive Building, 280 S. Columbus Dr., room 317 more info
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Marilyn Minter
TODAY! Monday, March 12, 2012, 6:00 p.m. The Art Institute of Chicago, Rubloff Auditorium 230 S. Columbus Dr. (Use Columbus Drive entrance) Free admission Marilyn Minter’s paintings, videos, and photographs explore humanity’s search for pleasure by depicting lushly rendered high heels, mouths, or babies. Her recent work, created by placing a pane of glass between herself and her subject,...
Anonymous asked: I've received a merit scholarship award, but I'm confused. Will I also receive more funding through FAFSA?
Anonymous asked: If you're in the photography program, what would your first-year schedule look like?
Anonymous asked: Hello! I recently was accepted into your 2012 semester and am most excited! I am hoping to go into animation, I was wondering what notable animators attended SAIC? Also how does SAIC's animation program work? How does it compared to other art schools? Sorry for all the questions! I'm so overly curious!
Anonymous asked: How do I set up my SAIC mail to gmail?? I'm trying to get the art sale application but its not working. help!
