UIC SAAH 2020 Open House / Open Studios
This year's Open House/Open Studios will be a week-long series of online events and streaming content created to promote and celebrate the work of our students will highlight the diverse offerings of our programs, and will provide an opportunity for prospective students to see what it's like at SAAH.
Event Details:
Monday, Nov. 9 // 7–8pm
Museum and Exhibition Studies (MUSE)
Join us as two current students in the Museum and Exhibition Studies graduate program at UIC interview three MUSE alumni who founded Death to Museums. View event details »
Tuesday, Nov. 10 // 6pm
Gallery 400
Gallery 400’s Voices lecture series is a leading forum in Chicago for the discourse of art and design practice. We are delighted that interdisciplinary artist and educator Kamau Patton will join us for our final lecture of the semester. View event details »
Wednesday, Nov. 11 // 2–4pm
Department of Art History
In this panel, graduate and undergraduate students in the Department of Art History at UIC will discuss their creative practices as emerging art historians. View event details »
Thursday, Nov. 12 // 12–8:30pm
Department of Art: Art Education, Interdisciplinary Education in the Arts (IDEAS), and BFA Open Studios
Join the Art Education program as faculty member William Estrada and current students of ART 201 have an informal conversation and presentation of recent projects and collaborations. View event details »
Later on, Art Ed faculty, students, and alumni will discuss what does it mean to be an art educator today, and more. View event details »
Following the end of the first semester/term of online learning, Gallery 400, in partnership with the BFA in Art Education program at UIC’s School of Art & Art History, hosted a series of presenter-led conversations to explore how art education has adapted to a virtual learning environment: the challenges, innovations, and ways forward. View event details »
What’s the Big IDEA(s)? What does an interdisciplinary art project entail? What is an IDEAS (Interdisciplinary Education in the Arts) capstone project? Join current IDEAS students and IDEAS alumni for a livestream of capstone presentation videos followed by a Q&A, moderated by IDEAS faculty member Tiffany Funk. View event details »
Join us for BFA Open Studios! There will be an open conversation about their work with visiting guest artists. During this live Zoom event, students will each show a work of art and discuss issues and ideas they are working through in their final year at UIC. View event details »
Friday, Nov. 13 // 7–9pm
MFA Program
Interested in the MFA program at UIC? Join us for one of two MFA Info Sessions! View event details »
Plus, current MFAs will showcase their work, host events related to their disciplines, and more during this years MFA Open Studios! View event details »