Year-end/Thesis Exhibitions & Programs

Artbash
Artbash is the culminating event of the First Year Experience at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. This exhibition and related programs, presented throughout the School’s 280 S. Columbus Drive building, is co-curated by students and faculty. It presents a dynamic selection of conceptually and contextually engaged works through varied singular and trans-disciplinary forms. All exhibited works are created in courses taught as part of the First Year Experience.

Columbus Building, 280 S. Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL 60603
CONTACT: Trevor Martin
tmartin@saic.edu

Design Exhibition
The Design Exhibition features works by graduate students completing degree requirements in Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects at SAIC. For more information, please contact Todd Cashbaugh at tcashbaugh@saic.edu

Sullivan Galleries, 33 S. State Street, 7th Floor Chicago, IL 60603
CONTACT: Todd Cashbaugh
312.629.6641
tcashbaugh@saic.edu

Art Therapy Graduate Exhibition
The Art of Connection exhibition showcases artwork by graduate art therapy students and the people they work with at their internships sites. Artwork in the show reflects the varied settings, populations, and practices of art therapy, and represents a culmination of the Master of Arts in Art Therapy program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. For more information about the program, visit www.saic.edu/arttherapy

Betty Rymer Gallery, 280 S. Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL 60603
CONTACT: Trevor Martin
tmartin@saic.edu

Fashion Show
Annual BFA fashion show available for fashion majors only.

Sullivan Building, 33 S. State Street, 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60603
CONTACT: Amy Dane
312.629.6713
adane@saic.edu

Graduate and Undergraduate Exhibitions and Time Arts Events
Graduate and Undergraduate Exhibitions and Time Arts Events feature works by students completing studio degree requirements at SAIC. For more information, please contact Todd Cashbaugh at tcashbaugh@saic.edu

Sullivan Galleries: 33 S. State Street, 7th Floor, Chicago. IL 60603
Performance Space: 280 S. Columbus Drive, Chicago IL 60603
Gene Siskel Film Center: 164 N. State Street, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60601
CONTACT: Todd Cashbaugh
312.629.6641
tcashbaugh@saic.edu

Graduate and Undergraduate Exhibitions and Time Arts Events
Graduate and Undergraduate Exhibitions and Time Arts Events feature works by students completing studio degree requirements at SAIC. For more information, please contact Todd Cashbaugh at tcashbaugh@saic.edu

Sullivan Galleries: 33 S. State Street, 7th Floor, Chicago. IL 60603
Performance Space: 280 S. Columbus Drive, Chicago IL 60603
Gene Siskel Film Center: 164 N. State Street, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60601
CONTACT: Todd Cashbaugh
312.629.6641
tcashbaugh@saic.edu

FALL UNDERGRADUATE EXHIBITION
2010 ELIGIBILITY AND DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:
BFA, BFAAH, BAVCS, BFAAE, BFAW, or BIA students completing degrees Fall 2010 or Winter 2010/2011 are ONLY eligible to apply for the Fall 2010 Undergraduate Exhibition. Students may participate in the Fall Undergraduate Exhibition or in a Time Arts Event, but not in both. Undergraduate students who plan to participate in a Time Arts Event (regardless of graduation date being Fall 2010, Winter 2010/2011, Spring 2011, or Summer 2011) must apply for Spring Undergraduate Time Arts Events (Time Arts Events will not be offered in the Fall). Applications to participate in Spring 2011 Time Arts Events will be available during the Fall 2010 semester. Participation is optional, and not a degree requirement.

SPRING UNDERGRADUATE EXHIBITION, PERFORMANCE PRESENTATIONS, AND FILM, VIDEO, AUDIO PRESENTATIONS
2011 ELIGIBILITY AND DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:
BFA, BFAAH, BAVCS, BFAAE, BFAW, or BIA students completing degrees Fall 2010, Winter 2010/11, Spring 2011, or have 6 or fewer credits to complete in Summer 2011. Students completing degrees in Fall/Winter 2010/2011 are eligible for Spring 2011 Time Arts Events, but are NOT eligible for the Spring 2011 Undergraduate Exhibition. BFA, BFAAH, BAVCS, BFAAE, BIA students may participate in the exhibition, OR in a time arts event, but not both. BFAW students may participate in the BFAW reading event, and ONE of the following: 1). A time arts event (film, video, audio OR performance presentations), OR 2). The exhibition Participation is optional, and not a degree requirement.

GRADUATE EXHIBITION, PERFORMANCE PRESENTATIONS, AND FILM, VIDEO, AUDIO PRESENTATIONS
2011 ELIGIBILITY AND DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:
MFA in Studio, MFA in Writing, Post Bacc in Studio, and Post Bacc in Writing students graduating Fall 2010, Winter 2010/11, Spring 2011, or have 6 or fewer credits to complete in Summer 2011. MFA in Studio students completing MFA in Studio programs are required to present a final project in the graduate exhibition, or in a time arts event to complete their thesis requirement. A presentation in a public venue outside of SAIC may also fulfill the thesis requirement with prior approval from the Dean of Graduate Studies. Post-Baccalaureate in Studio Certificate students are invited to present their work in the graduate exhibition, or in a time arts event. Participation is optional, and not a degree requirement. MFA in Writing & Post-Baccalaureate in Writing students are required to submit a written thesis. In addition, MFAW and Post-Bacc in Writing students may choose to participate in the MFAW reading event, the MFAW publication, and ONE of the following: 1). A time arts event (film, video, audio OR performance presentations), OR 2). The exhibition NOTE: MFA in Writing & Post Baccalaureate in Writing students are required to complete at least six studio credits in order to participate in the exhibition, or in Time Arts Events.