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SAIC's Adult Continuing Education courses in art and design are held in SAIC’s studios and labs where students have access to practicing faculty, a wide variety of facilities and resources, and an engaged artistic community.
01/06/2026
Registration closes tomorrow (Wednesday, January 7) at noon for our Adult Winter Two-Weekend Intensives! Learn new skills in Graphic Design, Interior Design, Color Theory, Acrylic Painting, or Drawing over two engaging weekends starting this Friday, January 9.
Learn more and register at https://continuingstudies.saic.edu/one-week-intensives
07/15/2025
SAIC's fall Adult Continuing Education course schedule is live, and we're offering a new Early Bird Discount! Register before July 29, and enjoy 10% off all fall 10-week courses. Sign up now at https://continuingstudies.saic.edu !
07/19/2024
Registration is open for our fall Adult Continuing Education (ACE) courses! View our full schedule and register now at https://continuingstudies.saic.edu/!
04/09/2024
Summer Adult Continuing Education course registration is open! Brush up on your skills and enhance your resume this summer with a course in Graphic Design, Interior Design, Photography, Photoshop, Illustrator, Sewing Techniques, Grant Writing, Studio Art and more! Register at https://continuingstudies.saic.edu/all-courses-plus.
01/04/2024
Registration for our February courses is open! Courses are available in a wide variety of studio and making areas — from Fashion Design to Painting to Creative Writing — as well as skill-based professional advancement courses in Interior Design, digital design programs including Adobe Photoshop and InDesign, Color Theory, and more. Register at continuingstudies.saic.edu !
12/12/2023
SAIC is offering new winter intensive courses for ages 18+ starting in January! Explore acrylic painting, graphic design, color theory, sewing techniques & more over two weekends. All skill levels are welcome. Register now at https://continuingstudies.saic.edu/one-week-intensives
07/05/2023
Explore drawing using the Art Institute of Chicago as inspiration in this special one-week intensive course, July 31-Aug 4. Register now: https://continuingstudies.saic.edu/seeing-art-institute-chicago-collection-inspiration-intensive/1300-1208
05/31/2023
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: JUNE 6! Investigate Van Gogh's landscapes in-depth and in-person in our Art History Survey held inside the Art Institute of Chicago's renowned new exhibition!
Register: https://continuingstudies.saic.edu/art-survey-art-institute-van-gogh-landscapes/1300-1215
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Vincent van Gogh, Fishing in Spring, the Pont de Clichy (Asnières), 1887. The Art Institute of Chicago.
05/09/2023
Learn to weave this summer at SAIC! "Frame Loom Weaving" starts May 30- Register now to save your spot at https://continuingstudies.saic.edu/frame-loom-weaving/1300-1187
03/31/2023
Learn to sew or create your own designs in SAIC's ACE Fashion Courses this summer:
-Patternmaking + Construction (online)- Starts 5/30
-Sewing Techniques: Below the Belt (in-person)- Starts 6/5
-Sewing Techniques: Fundamentals (online)- Starts 7/10
-Sewing Techniques: Fundamentals (in-person) Starts 7/31
-Contemporary Fashion Intensive (in person)- Starts 8/7.
Learn more and register at https://continuingstudies.saic.edu !
03/27/2023
SAIC's Adult Continuing Education summer session starts in just over a month! Explore van Gogh's landscapes in the Art Institute of Chicago museum, learn to weave on a frame loom, practice plein air drawing and painting around Chicago, and much more. See all courses and register today to save your spot: https://continuingstudies.saic.edu/all-courses-plus
02/24/2023
Summer Continuing Studies course registration is now open! There's over 150 different offerings for kids, teens, and adults at https://continuingstudies.saic.edu - register now to save your spot!