AICAD Blog

Portrait of Kelli Williams
Nov 21, 2017

Moore's AICAD Fellow Brings Humor, Social Commentary to Her New Job

Kelli S. Williams has joined Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia as an AICAD Post-Graduate Teaching Fellow. Williams is a visual and community artist. In her personal work she uses experimental animation, photography, installation and humor to create work that comments on society through the lens of social media and technology. She is an alumna of Morgan State University where she majored in fine art, with a concentration in photography. She recently graduated with a Master of...


Photo of Amy Sherald Amy Sherald / Photo: The Baltimore Sun
Oct 26, 2017

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 art world. The choice of these two artists reflects the Obamas' long history of showcasing works by black artists as a reflection and critique of contemporary American life and culture....


Photo of Daniel Eisenberg Daniel Eisenberg / Photo: SAIC
Oct 24, 2017

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. Established in 2016, the Institute for Curatorial Research and Practice at SAIC serves as an incubator for creative inquiry leading to future SAIC exhibitions, programs, and publications. It offers opportunities for critical exchange between SAIC, the Chicago arts community,...


Photo of Trevor Paglen Trevor Paglen / Photo: MacArthur Foundation
Oct 24, 2017

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! The MacArthur Fellowships, awarded annually for exceptional “originality, insight, and potential”, come with a no-strings-attached award of $625,000, which is distributed to recipients over five years. Recipients may be writers, scientists, artists, social scientists, humanists, teachers, entrepreneurs, or those in other fields across the United...


Photo of Samuel Hoi
Oct 02, 2017

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 Art of Change Fellow by the Ford Foundation. The fellowship program recognizes “visionary artists and cultural leaders in creating powerful works of art that help advance freedom, justice...