The SAIC Thesis Repository is a digital archive of recent, print theses produced by the students of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Beginning in November 2013, new theses are digitized as they are received by the library. Works in this repository can be read online from any location on the SAIC campus. Theses cannot be printed or copied from this repository, nor can texts be read off campus. (Only descriptive information and abstracts are available for browsing by outside visitors.) Archival paper copies of theses are kept in the SAIC/AIC libraries.
This project explores the topic of memory and its place in contemporary art. The project will address the topic in three sections: An essay, a short audio project, and an artists book. The essay begin... Read more
Mosaic floor pavements have been used as functional architectural ornamentation throughout the world for thousands of years. Small mosaic tiles, called tesserae, traditionally include stones, marbles,... Read more
Immediately following the Second World War, the Chicago Park District embarked on a citywide park construction and development plan that fostered the creation of 43 new parks and necessary improvement... Read more
The purpose of this action research project was to explore the integration and implementation of technology within the high school ceramic arts classroom. I investigated the ways Chromebooks, printers... Read more
My thesis explored how early elementary school students use art to make connections between emotions, social situations, and empathy. I invited students to investigate the visualization of emotions th... Read more
My thesis research is meant to assess the learning and socialization processes of students with chronic illnesses or disabilities using visual explanatory models, and identifies how students cope with... Read more
In contemporary societies we are inundated with free or inexpensive sources of information through multiple media. In early 2017 for many people accessing the latest news was all-consuming, with topic... Read more
In my study I investigated the influence of play in a high school art classroom and how it might open social avenues of student interaction, challenge preconceptions of artmaking, and engage the class... Read more
This thesis examines the 1973 institutional restructuring of the Venice Biennale and the radical programming that resulted from it. For the first time in its history, the Biennale engaged deeply with... Read more
Degree
Dual Degree: MA in Arts Administration & Policy & MA in Modern Art History, Theory, & Criticism
'The Tokyo Show: Black is Beautiful' is an experimental curatorial project, ambitious to achieve the following contexts: art as an instigator for cross-cultural dialogues across global space... Read more
