SAIC is one of the Oldest Accredited Independent Schools of Art and Design in the Country. Founded as the Chicago Academy of Design in 1866, its purpose was to provide a challenging education in the studio arts and exhibition opportunities for its students. The School incorporated as the Chicago Academy of Fine Art in 1879, and changed its name to the Art Institute of Chicago in 1882. The Museum and School moved into a building designed and built for the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893. Today the School is known as the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC).


SAIC is today providing degrees at the undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, and graduate levels, SAIC offers a broad and dynamic spectrum of study, including art and technology; arts administration; art history, theory, and criticism; art education and art therapy; fashion design; filmmaking; architecture, historic preservation and interior architecture; ceramics; fashion design; fiber; painting and drawing; performance; photography; printmaking; sculpture; sound; time arts (time-based media); film and video; visual communication; visual and critical studies; and writing. A comprehensive program in liberal arts emphasizes the critical role that humanities, mathematics, and sciences play in artists' development.

Web: http://www.saic.edu/

Location: United States - Chicago, Illinois

Desc: Internationally esteemed as a school of art and design, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) offers a comprehensive college education centered in the visual and related arts.

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