School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) Visiting Artists Program

Name: School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) Visiting Artists Program
Address: 37 S Wabash Avenue, Suite 1220, Chicago, IL, 60603, US
Telephone: (312) 899-5185

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Join us for lectures presented by the Visiting Artists Program (VAP)—a public forum that features

Formalized in 1951 with the establishment of an endowed fund from Flora Mayer Witkowsky, the Visiting Artists Program hosts public presentations by artists in the form of lectures, symposia, performances, and screenings to foster a greater understanding and appreciation of contemporary art through discourse.

11/22/2024

In case you missed it, visiting artist Olalekan Jeyifous's lecture recording is now on our YouTube Channel! Be sure to give it a watch here:

Olalekan Jeyifous is a Brooklyn-based artist whose work reimagines social spaces that examine the relationships between architecture, community, and the envi...

11/20/2024

Thank you to everyone that attended Monday night's lecture with visiting artist Lucy McRae! It was a great way to wrap up our fall 2024 season. We will be back next spring, but in the meantime head over to our YouTube Channel to watch this semester's lectures. Our newest video, with distinguished alum Dread Scott (BFA 1989), is now available!

Dread Scott (BFA 1989) is an interdisciplinary artist whose art encourages viewers to reexamine ideals of American society. In 1989, the US Senate outlawed h...

11/14/2024

A science fiction artist and body architect, visiting artist Lucy McRae has a finely tuned ability to imagine other ways of being and, crucially, other possibilities for the human body, which sees her speculate on how it could evolve. She considers how human biology might be augmented by a mixture of physical design, modification of genes and emotions –– technology transforming the body and ethics. Her prophetic aesthetic is flung far from archetypal tropes, boldly staring down the status quo – creating nostalgia for a future about to happen. Join us Monday to hear more!

Lucy McRae’s exhibition FUTUREKIN is set in a post CRISPR world, where kids are brought to term and grown in complex, sensitive wombs in a lab. The speculati...

11/13/2024

In preparation for her talk on Monday, read this interview about visiting artist Lucy McRae's artistic practice.

Today we’d like to introduce you to Lucy McRae. Hi Lucy, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself. I design hypothetical worlds using various mediums including film, kinetic sculpture, and conceptual fashion. The through-lines of my 15+ year career are as: to strongly contemplate the h...

11/12/2024

We appreciate everyone that came out last night for visiting artist Martin O'Brien's fantastic lecture! Our last event of the fall season is next week. Join us in welcoming visiting artist Lucy McRae on November 18 at 6:00 p.m. at Fullerton Hall. See below for further information:

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.

11/11/2024

Join us tonight!

TONIGHT at 6:00pm, join us for a conversation with Martin O'Brien at The Art Institute of Chicago, Fullerton Hall, 111 S. Michigan Ave. Presented in partnership with SAIC's Wellness Center. Event details available at saic.edu/events/martin-obrien-lecture. Free and open to the public. ⁠

Through performance art, O'Brien explores death and dying, what it means to be born with a life-shortening disease, and the philosophical implications of living longer than expected. He is currently senior lecturer in Live Art at Queen Mary University of London.

Learn more about O'Brien's practice in a recent SAIC magazine interview at saic.edu/magazine/fall24.

Image: Martin O'Brien, The Last Breath Society (Coughing Coffin), 2020. Photo: Holly Revell

11/08/2024

Thank you to everyone that attended visiting artist Martin O'Brien's incredible performance at the International Museum of Surgical Science last night! Be sure to attend his lecture as well on Monday, November 11 at 6:00 p.m. at Fullerton Hall.

Watch this video to learn more about his practice:

The work of the artist and zombie Martin O'Brien explores the politics of illness, death and the undead.Currently the 2023 Writer-in-Residence at the Whitech...

11/06/2024

While you're getting ready for visiting artist Martin O'Brien's performance and lecture, mark your calendars for our last talk of the fall season! Visiting artist Lucy McRae will be joining us at Fullerton Hall on Monday, November 18. See below for further details:

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.

11/04/2024

Visiting artist Martin O'Brien will be joining us at the International Museum of Surgical Science on November 7 for a performance, and at Fullerton Hall on November 11 for a lecture. Read this interview with O'Brien to learn more about him and his practice!

Performance artist Martin O’Brien’s work is in a direct conversation with death.

10/31/2024

In case you missed visiting artist Carmen Neely's wonderful lecture last month, it is now posted on our YouTube Channel! Be sure to give it a watch.

Carmen Neely delves into semantics through her art. Rather than mere formal inquiries confined to the canvas, Neely sees the distinction between lines as a m...

10/29/2024

Get ready for our next two events with visiting artist Martin O'Brien! He will be giving a performance at the International Museum of Surgical Science on Thursday, November 7 at 6:00 p.m., followed by his lecture at Fullerton Hall on Monday, November 11 at 6:00 p.m. See below for more details, and mark your calendars now!

Performance: https://www.saic.edu/events/martin-obrien-fading-out-dead-air
Lecture: https://www.saic.edu/events/martin-obrien-lecture

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.

10/23/2024

Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for a great lecture by visiting artist Olalekan Jeyifous! Our next event will be on Monday, November 11 with visiting artist Martin O'Brien.

In the meantime, be sure to check out the recording from Samuel R. Delany's VAP talk last month on our YouTube Channel:

In 2016, Samuel R. Delany was inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame. A filmmaker, novelist, and critic, he is the author of the award-winning...

10/21/2024

TOMORROW! Visiting artist Olalekan Jeyifous joins us in Fullerton Hall for a lecture at 6:00 p.m. Learn more about his practice below.

An interview with Brooklyn-based artist Olalekan Jeyifous on utopian architecture and his dedication to imagining a more inclusive and sustainable future.

10/20/2024

Be sure to join us for our next lecture from visiting artist Olalekan Jeyifous this Tuesday, October 22 at 6:00p.m. Prior to that, watch this video as he discusses his project “The Frozen Neighborhoods,” a vision for a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York where the community develops sustainable practices that support people and the planet.

What if we gave a community everything they needed to thrive? Artist and architect Olalekan Jeyifous discusses his project “The Frozen Neighborhoods” and a v...

10/18/2024

In this video, visiting artist Olalekan Jeyifous details his project for the 18th International Architecture Exhibition “The Laboratory of the Future” (Venice, 20 May - 26 November 2023). Watch in preparation for his lecture on Tuesday, October 22 at 6:00 p.m.

Olalekan Jeyifous details his project for the 18th International Architecture Exhibition “The Laboratory of the Future” (Venice, 20 May - 26 November 2023). ...

10/17/2024

In anticipation of visiting artist Olalekan Jeyifous's lecture next Tuesday, read this article on his artistic practice, as he depicts atemporal worlds brimming with Black joy.

On the opening of his latest project at Art Omi in New York, STIR spoke with the artist on his exploration of the entanglement of contexts, humans, nature and time in his work.

On the opening of his latest project at Art Omi in New York, STIR speaks with the artist on his exploration of the entanglement of contexts, humans, nature and time in his work.

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37 S Wabash Avenue, Suite 1220
Chicago, IL
60603

Telephone

(312) 899-5185

Website

http://www.saic.edu/vap

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