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Internationally regarded as one of the best art schools and top fine arts colleges in the US, SAIC offers a comprehensive education centered in the visual and related arts.
- Why SAIC
We take work seriously, but we're also playful and...
- Academics
SAIC is the only art and design school anywhere whose daily...
- Admissions & Aid
Chicago is a big city that's affordable and approachable,...
- Life at SAIC
At SAIC, you’re part of a community of faculty, alums, and...
- Public Programs
Chicago is our city: diverse, vibrant, and brimming with...
- Youth & Continuing Studies
Continuing Education Classes in Art and Design for Children,...
- Chicago: Our Home & Campus
For more than 150 years, SAIC’s artists and designers have...
- Purposefully Different
A sly play on MoMA, the Digital Museum of Digital Art...
- Why SAIC
Learn about the amazing city of Chicago and why artists, designers and cultural producers consider it one of the most important and accessible U.S. cities from which to launch a creative career. We’ll introduce you to our campus, the city’s amazing venues and discuss campus safety.
Summer 2024 Session 3W1 last day to withdraw from a class. Friday, June 07 All Day.
Closed today, next open Thursday. See all hours. Welcome to the Art Institute of Chicago, home to a collection of art that spans centuries and the globe—and one of Tripadvisor’s “Best of the Best” US attractions of 2024.
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) is a private art school associated with the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) in Chicago, Illinois.
The first hour of every day, 10–11 a.m., is reserved for member-only viewing. The Collection. Explore thousands of artworks in the museum’s collection—from our renowned icons to lesser-known works from every corner of the globe—as well as our books, writings, reference materials, and other resources. Artworks.
The dense tangle of color and gestural brushstrokes in City Landscape captures the energy of a bustling metropolis. The artist Joan Mitchell, born and raised in Chicago, spent much of the 1950s traveling between the artistic hubs of Paris and New York.
