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Fiber and Material Studies - School of the Art Institute of Chicago

https://www.saic.edu/academics/departments/fiber-and-material-studies - The School of the Art Institute of Chicagou2019s (SAIC) Department of Fiber and Material Studies provides you with an interdisciplinary study of fiber, materials, and processes that incorporate art-making approaches including textile construction, sculpture, installation, action, and craft. Our studios feature analog and digital equipment, and students engage in thinking and working with hand processes while incorporating digital technologies and computer-assisted approaches. We offer a comprehensive collection of textiles, fiber, and contemporary art, while the Field Museum provides historical holdings of indigenous ethnic textiles. Visit our website for more details.

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Fiber and Material Studies - School of the Art Institute of Chicago

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  1. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago's (SAIC) Department of Fiber and Material Studies provides you with an interdisciplinary study of fiber, materials, and processes that incorporate art-making approaches including: textile construction, sculpture, installation, action, and craft.

  2. Our studios feature analog and digital equipment, and students engage in thinking and working with hand processes while incorporating digital technologies and computer-assisted approaches.

  3. As well, students consider the political and social themes that have informed the field of fiber and material studies. These include: - Labor, economy, globalization, and production of textiles - Repetition, gesture, and action - Technological developments impacting the field - Histories of collective and collaborative making - DIY, craftivism, sustainability, ethical forms of making - Gender and feminism-women's global and historical roles in the production of textiles and contemporary explorations of the politics of gender, feminism, and masculinity - Queer theory-used as a lens through which negative stereotypes of the field may be examined and overturned and as a means to interrogate and explore the meanings and uses of materials

  4. The Art Institute of Chicago offers a comprehensive collection of textiles, fiber, and contemporary art, while the Field Museum provides historical holdings of indigenous ethnic textiles.

  5. Students also may visit artists' studios, museums, and gallery exhibitions.

  6. Visit Our Website: www.saic.edu

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