SAIC Beat

F Newsmagazine's Jason Rodriguez (MFA 2022, Writing) and Darien Ridenour (BFA 2022) profile School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) students, faculty, and alumni whose work revolves around a common theme. SAIC Beat was created by Dustin Lowman (MFA 2020, Writing) and Luis Lopez Levi (MA 2020, New Arts Journalism).

Architecture is Human 07/28/2022

Architecture is Human In our one and only, extended cut episode of season 7, we talk with Architect Duo Dickenson and SAIC Professor Douglas Pancoast about the changing landscape of architecture in our society today. But it's not just about buildings. It's about us. /episode/index/show/fnewsmagazine/id/23888868

A peek inside Patient Info, the Ukrainian Village DIY Artist Space. 12/20/2021

A peek inside Patient Info, the Ukrainian Village DIY Artist Space. In the second episode of this season, we take a peek inside Patient Info—a DIY artist space here in Chicago that retains the structure of its former purpose: a doctor's office. To get a better understanding of the space and how its intact history converses with the work showcased in the venue, we sat down with MFA student and Director of Patient Info, Brian Jucas. /episode/index/show/fnewsmagazine/id/21520541

Katherine Skwira-Brown's 'Porch Portal'—A Terrain Biennial Exhibition 12/17/2021

Katherine Skwira-Brown's 'Porch Portal'—A Terrain Biennial Exhibition In this two-part season, we speak with SAIC students working beyond the studio, outside the institute—After hours. Our first episode follows BFA student Katherine Skwira-Brown as she guides us through the complicated creation process of her Terrain Biennial exhibition piece, 'Porch Portal'. /episode/index/show/fnewsmagazine/id/21520514

S05E02 - Shawné Michaelain Holloway on sexuality and power structures in the arts 06/02/2021

S05E02 - Shawné Michaelain Holloway on sexuality and power structures in the arts To follow our exploration of SAIC's first dormitory history as a former Playboy mansion, we speak with Shawné Michaelain Holloway, an SAIC professor and alum who recently taught a course titled "Sex and Gender in New Media." Her instruction involves a critical engagement with existing ideas of sex and gender, so we asked her to share her observations about how these conversations have evolved over the years. /episode/index/show/fnewsmagazine/id/19329785

S05E01 - Why did SAIC students live in a former Playboy mansion? 04/18/2021

S05E01 - Why did SAIC students live in a former Playboy mansion? In this two-part season, we’ll explore how conversations about sex, gender, and sex work have evolved at SAIC over the years. Our first episode recounts the story of SAIC’s first residence hall — the original Playboy mansion — and poses some of the questions we can ask now, as artists and students. /episode/index/show/fnewsmagazine/id/18769283

S04E03 - Sami Ismat on the consequences of whistleblowing 12/20/2020

S04E03 - Sami Ismat on the consequences of whistleblowing When the U.S. put sanctions on Syria in December of 2019, Sami Ismat (MFA 2020) questioned this sequence of events through a performance that brought participants into the mind of a whistleblower. In this final episode of Season 4, Sami explains why exposing injustice is not always foolproof. /episode/index/show/fnewsmagazine/id/17262803

S04E02 - Zhisheng Wu on destruction and preservation 11/29/2020

S04E02 - Zhisheng Wu on destruction and preservation MFA first year Zhisheng Wu describes a project he worked on with residents of a shantytown in Southern China to preserve their memories after the demolition and reconstruction of their home. His sculpture, titled Message Wall, combined the bricks from the fallen town and the dreams and wishes of its residents into a single form to honor the community’s roots. /episode/index/show/fnewsmagazine/id/16989590

S04E01 - Nicole Marroquín on the power of rebel youth 11/04/2020

S04E01 - Nicole Marroquín on the power of rebel youth Artist, researcher and School of the Art Institute of Chicago Art Education professor Nicole Marroquín describes a critical moment of activism among Black and Latinx Chicago youth in the early 1970s — the Harrison and Froebel High School student uprisings, which were a grassroots response to racial injustice in the city’s public education system and beyond. /episode/index/show/fnewsmagazine/id/16684256

S03E02 - Two Lies & A Truth: Brontë Mansfield 04/11/2020

S03E02 - Two Lies & A Truth: Brontë Mansfield Brontë's stories: /episode/index/show/fnewsmagazine/id/13945682

S03E01 - Two Lies & A Truth: Anna Godfrey 03/18/2020

S03E01 - Two Lies & A Truth: Anna Godfrey Anna's stories: /episode/index/show/fnewsmagazine/id/13590989

S02E03 - Making It: Laura Meyer 01/12/2020

S02E03 - Making It: Laura Meyer Laura Meyer (MFA 2021, Writing) dreamed of being the first female in Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. After touring internationally under the stage name Cygne for more than a decade, she wearied of the road, and decided to make a change. Laura tells us the story of her Dylanesque origins, the ecstasy and desolation of the road, and what you do when you're at risk of outliving your dream. /episode/index/show/fnewsmagazine/id/12701912

S02E02 - Making It: Simon Anderson 12/02/2019

S02E02 - Making It: Simon Anderson What do Diogenes, Frank Sinatra, and Phillip Corner have in common? Simon Anderson, associate professor in SAIC's Art History department, weaves them — and many others — into a wide-ranging challenge to the idea of "making it." /episode/index/show/fnewsmagazine/id/12250136

S02E01 - Making It: Janet Desaulniers 11/03/2019

S02E01 - Making It: Janet Desaulniers SAIC Beat, Season 2: Making It /episode/index/show/fnewsmagazine/id/11883683

S01E03 - Tricia Park: Virtuosity vs. Voice 07/12/2019

S01E03 - Tricia Park: Virtuosity vs. Voice By the time she was 16, Tricia Park was a professional violinist. Labeled and marketed as a child prodigy, teenage Tricia toured constantly, playing 70-80 concerts a year. But when, in her early 20s, she aged out of the "child prodigy" range, concert numbers decreased, and she was faced with a major, unforeseen transition. In this episode, we explore the many ways she has adapted to post-child-prodigy life, including her MFA thesis, a novel exploring her Korean heritage. /episode/index/show/fnewsmagazine/id/10498847

S01E02 - Jill Degroot: Fl(a)utists Anonymous 06/09/2019

S01E02 - Jill Degroot: Fl(a)utists Anonymous Jill DeGroot (MA 2020, New Arts Journalism) wanted to be a marine — well, she wanted to play flute in the U.S. Marine Corps band. For many years, Jill considered the flute her "calling," but the last few years have seen Jill shift from traditional classical music to the ultra-contemporary New Discipline, and also to journalism, which she uses to commemorate ephemeral concert experiences. Jill's story suggests that a "calling" has as much to do with what life wants from you as what you want from life. /episode/index/show/fnewsmagazine/id/10105545

S01E01 - Emma Collins: Law of the Jungle (Green) 04/21/2019

S01E01 - Emma Collins: Law of the Jungle (Green) School of the Art Institute of Chicago undergrad Emma Collins (BFA 2019) recounts her experience balancing two kinds of studio work — art school and indie rock. Emma's schoolwork is a blend of fibers, fashion, and performance, and she also plays a myriad of roles in the Chicago-based outfit Jungle Green. /episode/index/show/fnewsmagazine/id/9475052

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