SAIC Faculty Blend Artistic Practice and Teaching

Beyond being excellent educators and experts in their fields, SAIC faculty are generous themselves, engaging in professional practice and enriching the entire arts ecosystem with their time, talent, and expertise. In June, SAIC’s Fashion Council celebrated the generous spirit of Stephanie and Bill Sick Professor of Fashion, Body and Garment Nick Cave. He gave council members and friends a guided tour of his retrospective exhibition, Forothermore, at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.

During the tour, Cave illuminated the social justice and aesthetic intentionality of his distinctively powerful, purposeful, and playful practice. He brings that same engagement and care to his artworks; to his collaborative, community-situated studio, Facility; and to his teaching. It is why students are so eager to study with him. At the post-tour reception, Cave reflected on his own experience receiving scholarships as a student, noting how impactful both the financial support and the vote of confidence were in his own conviction that he could not only make art but also make a difference through his practice.