• A number of department-specific undergraduate seminars are offered each semester. Some are broad in scope and critique-based, while others pertain to specific topics.?Seminars generally include readings, slide presentations, discussions, group critiques, and museum visits. Advanced students can apply to one of two sections of advanced painting studio where they are assigned studio space and work with three different faculty members for three days each week.
  • The Department of Painting and Drawing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) is home to a great number of philosophies and approaches to painting. It is an open, pluralistic community with a strong commitment to experimentation.?