Deana McDonagh (Co-PI), Elizabeth Hsiao-Wecksler (PI), and William Norris (Co-PI) received a grant from the National Science Foundation: National Robotics Initiative for their four-year project entitled "MiaPURE (Modular, Interactive, and Adaptive Personalised Unique Rolling Experience).” The amount awarded was $1,499,539.

Jeff Kolar (BFA 2010 New Media) and Zeena Parkins recently had a review of their new album Scale in the Chicago Reader. Read the review.

Jade Williams (2016 BFA in Sculpture) will receive a One State Artist Grant from Arts Alliance Illinois for her project Black Purple Bloom. Her traveling memorial tower was created to honor the Black Womxn who have lost their lives to police brutality. Through the collaborative efforts of her in-house team and workshop participants across the state, handmade commemorative blooms are being used to raise awareness for victims whose cases are not getting adequate coverage.

Patrick Hammie is included in the articles "10 Portrait Artists to Know Right Now" by Didi Menendez and "Modernizing Tradition" by John O'Hern in the August 2020 issue (number 178) of American Art Collector. Find out more about American Art Collector.

Vivian Zapata received her BFA in 2008 in painting and sculpture and was recently featured in Latino Art Beat's third informational video.

The symposium "What Happens at the Intersection of Conceptual Art and Teaching?" will be held via Zoom on Saturday, August 15, 2020, from noon to 6 p.m.