Fashion 2026: In Medias Res
Fashion 2026: In Medias Res,
Join us for a live runway presentation featuring the senior Capstone collections of SAIC’s Fashion Design students.
Fashion Show I: 4:00 p.m.
Friday, May 1, 167 Green St. Chicago,
Space is limited, and registration is required. Doors will open at 3:30 p.m. This event is free, and reservations are non-transferable. This presentation of emerging talent is made possible through the support of Good Chaos and the Richard H. Driehaus Museum.
Fashion Show II: 7:00 p.m.
Friday, May 1, 167 Green St. Chicago,
Space is limited, and registration is required. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. This event is free, and reservations are non-transferable. This presentation of emerging talent is made possible through the support of Good Chaos and the Richard H. Driehaus Museum.
Watch the livestream at 7:00 p.m. on May 1.
Organization: Fashion Design. Building Address: Other. Other Location Name: 167. Other Location Address: 167 Green Street. Has the department chair or head approved the event and provided approprite funding? TRUE. Have you reached out to the Exhibitions Department for approval? FALSE. Have you reviewed this checklist? drive.google.com…: Yes.
Friday, May 1, 2026.
Other and Unlisted Off Campus Event Locations.
Haegue Yang Lecture
Haegue Yang, Approaching: Choreography Engineered in Never-Past Tense, 2012, dOCUMENTA (13). Photo: Nils Klinger,
Join us for a lecture by artist Haegue Yang followed by an audience Q&A.
Doors open at 5:45 p.m. Free and open to the public. Registration is not required. Explore the Visiting Artists Program homepage for visitor information, recordings of past events, and more.
Since the mid-1990s, Haegue Yang (b. 1971 in Seoul, South Korea) has lived and worked in Seoul and Berlin and currently teaches at her alma mater, the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Spanning a vast range of media—from collage to kinetic sculpture and room-scaled installations—Yang’s work links disparate histories and traditions in a visual idiom all her own. The artist draws on a variety of craft techniques and materials and the cultural connotations they carry: from drying racks to Venetian blinds, hanji paper to artificial straw. She is known for her multisensory environments that activate perception beyond the…
Organization: Visiting Artists Program. Building Address: 111 S. Michigan Ave.
Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Fullerton Hall, Art Institute of Chicago.
Graduate Exhibition Two 2026
The culminating presentation of new and ambitious work by MFA, MDes, MArch, MArch-IA, and MSHP candidates in SAIC’s class of 2026. Graduate Exhibition Two is the second of two graduate exhibitions this spring.
For more information and artist profiles, you can visit SAIC Shows 2026,
Hours, Mondays–Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
The exhibition will be open on Sunday, May 18th, during regular hours to coincide with Commencement.
The galleries are open to the public. All visitors must present a valid government ID for entrance.
Organization: Exhibitions. Building Address: 33 E. Washington St.
Friday, May 8, 2026, 11:00 AM – Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 6:00 PM.
SAIC Galleries Street Level, SAIC Galleries Lower Level 1, SAIC Galleries Lower Level 2.
FVNMAS Festival 2026
Featuring the work of 56 School of the Art Institute of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students from the class of 2026, this festival includes unique works of animation, documentary, sound, narrative, as well as feature-length projects by the next generation of moving image and sound artists. The 2026 festival is produced by the Department of Exhibitions in collaboration with the Department of Film, Video, New Media, and Animation, coordinated by Emily Eddy, curated by Amy Beste, with support from Student Assistants Emma lu Sarkissian and Oskar Johannisson Gonzalez. Free admission; acquire tickets at Film Center box office.
Organization: Exhibitions, GSFC. Building Address: 164 N State St.
Thursday, May 14, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Gene Siskel Film Center.
MFA in Writing Graduate Reading
Graduating students from the Master of Fine Arts in Writing program read selections from their work. Join us for a surprising evening including, but not limited to, fiction, nonfiction, and text off the page. Discover what writing becomes when students adapt the practices of their studio-artist peers.
Organization: Writing. Building Address: 112 S. Michigan Ave. ACCOUNT-FUND-ORG # for billing: 528.
Friday, May 15, 2026, 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
MacLean Center Ballroom.
FVNMAS Festival 2026
Featuring the work of 56 School of the Art Institute of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students from the class of 2026, this festival includes unique works of animation, documentary, sound, narrative, as well as feature-length projects by the next generation of moving image and sound artists. The 2026 festival is produced by the Department of Exhibitions in collaboration with the Department of Film, Video, New Media, and Animation, coordinated by Emily Eddy, curated by Amy Beste, with support from Student Assistants Emma lu Sarkissian and Oskar Johannisson Gonzalez. Free admission; acquire tickets at Film Center box office.
Organization: Exhibitions, GSFC. Building Address: 164 N State St.
Friday, May 15, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM.
Gene Siskel Film Center.
Art History Senior Thesis Symposium
Senior BA/BFA Art History students will present their research.
Organization: Art History, Theory, & Criticism. Building Address: 112 S. Michigan Ave. ACCOUNT-FUND-ORG # for billing: 522.
Saturday, May 16, 2026, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
MacLean Center Ballroom.
FVNMAS Festival 2026
Featuring the work of 56 School of the Art Institute of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students from the class of 2026, this festival includes unique works of animation, documentary, sound, narrative, as well as feature-length projects by the next generation of moving image and sound artists. The 2026 festival is produced by the Department of Exhibitions in collaboration with the Department of Film, Video, New Media, and Animation, coordinated by Emily Eddy, curated by Amy Beste, with support from Student Assistants Emma lu Sarkissian and Oskar Johannisson Gonzalez. Free admission; acquire tickets at Film Center box office.
Organization: Exhibitions, GSFC. Building Address: 164 N State St.
Saturday, May 16, 2026, 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM.
Gene Siskel Film Center.
BFA in Writing Thesis Reading
Students graduating from SAIC’s Bachelor of Fine Arts in Writing program read, perform, and otherwise represent their work in traditional as well as hybrid and experimental forms, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, scripts, electronic media, and performance.
Organization: Writing. Building Address: 37 S. Wabash Ave.
Saturday, May 16, 2026, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Sharp LeRoy Neiman Center LNC1: Event Space 102.
MAAE Thesis Symposium
The 2026 SAIC Master of Arts in Art Education (MAAE) research symposium showcases seven original thesis projects, developed by a cohort of explorers, organizers, and activists. For the past two years, these students have refined their research and learning skills, contributing new and diverse voices to the robust field of art education. Each of their projects builds upon the unique interests, experiences, and expertise of its creator. This cohort’s collected research powerfully illustrates the diverse paths taken by SAIC Art Education students. Through meaningful reflection, a passion for learning, and dedicated scholarship, this work demonstrates how research can lead to significant positive change in the world. For as long as humans have experienced the world, artists have observed and responded, leaving their mark. From cave walls and temples to alleyways and art museums, the work we create reveals not only what we see, but also the way we perceive it. So, with this research we continue that act. We give b…
Organization: Art Education. Building Address: 37 S. Wabash Ave.
Sunday, May 17, 2026, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
Sharp 326.
New Work 2026
The annual New Work exhibition includes individual, continuing SAIC undergraduate and graduate student artists who have applied and been selected to show their work in a group exhibition at SAIC Galleries in the summer. Organized by staff and Graduate Curatorial Assistants (GCAs) in the Department of Exhibitions, applications are reviewed by the Exhibitions Committee, which includes appointed faculty and staff members.
Hours, Mondays–Saturdays 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
The galleries are open to the public. All visitors must present a valid government ID for entrance.
Organization: Exhibitions. Building Address: 33 E. Washington St. Other Location Name: SAIC Galleries. Has the department chair or head approved the event and provided approprite funding? TRUE. Have you reached out to the Exhibitions Department for approval? TRUE. Have you reviewed this checklist? drive.google.com…: Yes.
Monday, June 22, 2026, 11:00 AM – Saturday, July 18, 2026, 6:00 PM.
SAIC Galleries Lower Level 1.