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ACAD Alumni Tapped to Paint Barack and Michelle Obama Portraits

Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald are the artists chosen to paint official portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama, represented in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. By Donald Morris II One is a well known and respected portrait artist and the other is an up and coming painter in the western...

SAIC Names Inaugural Faculty Research Fellows

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has announced Daniel Eisenberg and Ellen Rothenberg have been named the Inaugural Faculty Research Fellows of the Institute for Curatorial Research and Practice. [caption id="attachment_6741" align="alignleft" width="267"] Daniel Eisenberg / Photo:...

2017 AICAD Alumni Genius Grant Recipients

Three AICAD Alumni have been recipients of the 2017 MacArthur Fellowship award, better known as the MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant! [caption id="attachment_6694" align="alignright" width="300"] Trevor Paglen / Photo: MacArthur Foundation[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6689" align="alignright"...

MICA PRESIDENT SAMUEL HOI HONORED WITH FORD FOUNDATION ART OF CHANGE FELLOWSHIP

October 2, 2017 Derek Parsons, PR Manager 410.225.2503 or dparsons@mica.edu The second annual Art of Change Fellowship is awarded to artists and cultural leaders who advance freedom, justice and inclusion in the arts. BALTIMORE — Earlier today, MICA President Samuel Hoi was named a 2017-2018...

ArtCenter Launches Change Lab Podcast to Explore the Transformative Power of Creativity

Freedom Podcasting Distributes First Season of Conversations with Trailblazers in Business, Technology, Art and Innovation (Pasadena, Calif.) September 19, 2017 — Today, ArtCenter College Design launched a new podcast featuring intimate interviews with leading artists and innovators, using...

AICAD Portfolio Development Webinar 9/27/17 at 7pm ET via NAEA

The Portfolio: Four Schools of Art & Design Share Tips and Techniques Wednesday, September 27, 2017 | 7-8 pm ET FREE for NAEA Members; $49 for non-members Register HERE The portfolio is the most important piece of the process when applying to specialized art and design schools. Help your students...

MCAD News and Events

[caption id="attachment_6602" align="alignleft" width="252"] FAILE, a street artist collaboration with MCAD alum Patrick Miller '03, painted a three-story mural on the back tower of MCAD's Main Building.Photo: Courtesy of MCAD[/caption] 2017 is a year of change and growth at MCAD! May 31 marked the...

SAIC Named Co-Commissioner of United States Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale

August 30, 2017 Office of the President The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) was named a co-commissioner of the United States Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale. The US Department of State selected SAIC and the University of Chicago for their proposed exhibition,...

AICAD Releases Statement In Response to Trump Administration’s announcement to end DACA

September 7, 2017 We, the undersigned members of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design, express our deep disappointment and frustration with the Trump administration’s announcement earlier this week to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Access to...

New Hampshire Institute of Art Receives Major Gift Of Valuable Photographs, Establishes New Fellowship Program

Manchester, NH (September 5, 2017) — The New Hampshire Institute of Art (NHIA) announced today that its collection has been enriched by the donation of more than 500 original photographic prints featuring the work of many of the leading lights of 20th century photography thanks to the generosity...