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The Gift of Art Making

Dear Diana,

While we are not able to gather in person this spring – one of the things that we look forward to the most in Admissions – we can do something that we care about just as much – share the gift of making art.

Jason Dunda, Chicago-based painter, SAIC alum and professor in our first-year program, has put together a series of three 5-minute videos about collage making we think you'll like.

PART I: Materials

PART II: Technique

PART III: History + Context

We hope you enjoy and are inspired.

Show us what you make at #SAICatHome, and maybe we can talk Jason into showing us how to make a tripod out of bookends, a stool, and some paper clamps. You can check out Jason's work at jasondunda.com.

More SAIC Art & Stories

SAIC is driven by the spirit of engagement and the desire to make positive change in our world. Take a look at just a few of the ways our SAIC community is finding ways to create art, continue their scholarship, and build community during this time.

Screenshot from Sophia Muir's quarantine animation

Student Sophia Muir Produces Animation Inspired by Life in Quarantine

For one of her classes, student Sophia Muir decided to create an animation that reflected her life in quarantine, writing an original song to accompany it. The lyrics touch on many familiar aspects of life under stay-at-home policies: baking, board games, and Tiger King. watch video ≫

Estrada at home, image courtesy of Bob Owen of the San Antonio Express-News

Student Sarah Estrada Makes Hundreds of Masks for Medical Workers

Student Sarah Estrada is using the sewing and design skills she learned at SAIC to produce hundreds of face masks for medical workers in San Antonio. She enlisted the help of her brother, who used his birthday money to buy a sewing machine so he could work alongside her. read more ≫

Rashid Johnson, Untitled Red Drawing, 2020, oil on cotton rag

Alum Rashid Johnson's New Exhibition Responds to the Pandemic

In his new online exhibition, Untitled Anxious Red Drawings, alum Rashid Johnson (SAIC 2003–04, HON 2018) shares works made in response to the pandemic. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the exhibition's works will go towards the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization. read more ≫

Contact Us

While our physical office is closed at this time, we are available to answer any questions you may have. You may reach us at 312.629.6100, or ugadmiss@saic.edu.

We are thinking about you, and wishing you safety.

Best,

SAIC Admissions Team
School of the Art Institute of Chicago