International Events 2025/26

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Representatives from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), America’s most influential school of art and design, will be traveling throughout the world this fall to meet with prospective students.

Ask questions about our application process, receive feedback on your portfolio, and hear more about our unique, interdisciplinary curriculum.

SAIC DAYS are three-hour programs that include presentations about undergraduate study at SAIC and time for all students who bring portfolios to have one-on-one portfolio reviews.

We’ll also be available in select cities for one-on-one meetings with our admissions representatives. You are welcome to bring your work for feedback, or just ask any questions you may have.

VIRTUAL EVENTS

NATIONAL PORTFOLIO DAYSONLINE

@ 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Chicago Central Time

Saturday, September 6

Saturday, December 6

Sunday, January 11

Representatives from SAIC are available to provide 10-15 minute portfolio reviews of prospective students’ work, give you valuable feedback and guidance on your portfolio before you submit it as part of your application, and to speak about SAIC’s curriculum.

PORTFOLIO TIP TUESDAYS: APPLICATION AND PORTFOLIO PREPARATION SERIES

20-minute presentations & Q&A taking place on Tuesdays @ 5 p.m. (Chicago Central Time) from 8/19–11/11, covering topics ranging from portfolio prep to crafting an artist statement, submitting your application and an overview of the admissions process.

LIVE CHATS

Log on to Zoom and get last minute questions answered before our application deadlines: November 13 and January 9.

IN-PERSON EVENTS

Meet with admission counselors at the following events, and bring your portfolio for review if desired.

CANADA

Montreal

National Portfolio Day

Monday, October 27

@ 4:00-8:00 p.m.

Concordia University

Sir George Williams Campus 1450 Guy St. Montreal, QC

Toronto

National Portfolio Day

Saturday, November 1

@ 12:00-4:00 p.m

York University

Joan & Martin Goldfarb Centre for Fine Arts

86 Fine Arts Road

Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3

Vancouver

National Portfolio Day

Saturday, November 8

@ 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Emily Carr University of Art + Design

520 East 1st Ave.

Vancouver BC, V5T 1E1

Vancouver

Saturday, November 15

@ 1:00-5:00 p.m.

Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver 645 Howe St.

Vancouver, BC, V6C 2Y9

CHINA, HONG KONG, and TAIWAN

Hangzhou #1

Sunday, August 31

@ 12:00-4:00 p.m.

Huyin Tea & Book House (Lvyuan Branch)

No. 26 Qiushi Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Nanjing

Saturday, September 6

@ 6:00-9:00 p.m.

KORDA Gelato & Coffee

No. 14 Fengfu Road, Qinhuai District, Nanjing, Jiangsu

Kaohsiung

Monday, September 15

@ 7:00-9:30 p.m.

Brio Hotel

No. 14-26, Zhongshan 1st Rd., Xinxing Dist., Kaohsiung City

Taipei

Saturday, September 27

@ 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Sheraton Grand Hotel

No.12, Section 1, Zhongxiao E Rd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City

Shanghai SAIC DAY

Saturday, October 11

@ 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund

No. 2 Zhong Shan Dong Yi Rd. Huang Pung District Shanghai, 200002

Hangzhou #2

Tuesday, October 21

@ 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Huyin Tea & Book House (Lvyuan Branch)

No. 26 Qiushi Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Guangzhou

Sunday, October 26

@ 12:00-4:00 p.m.

Duoyun Tea Gathering (Tianying Creative Park Branch), No. 288 Tang’an Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong

Hong Kong

Friday, October 31

@ 6:00-9:00 p.m

Meeting Room of The Mira

Hong Kong Hotel, Mira Place, 118-130 Nathan Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR

Beijing SAIC DAY

Saturday, November 8

@ 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Four Seasons Beijing, 48 Liang Ma Qiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Wuhan

Friday, November 14

@ 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Wuze Café, No. 28-1 Ziyou Road, Zhonghua Road Subdistrict, Wuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei

Chongqing

Tuesday, November 18

@ 6:00-9:00 p.m.

JW Marriott Lobby Lounge (Minsheng Road Branch), No. 235 Minsheng Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing

Chengdu

Saturday, November 22

@ 6:00-9:00 p.m.

CHICHAS (Tianfu Art Park Branch), Room 103, Building 4, Tianfu Art Park, No. 111 Section 1, North Third Ring Road, Jinniu District, Chengdu, Sichuan

Xiamen

Saturday, December 6

@ 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

&More by Sheraton Café Bar, 5th Floor, Sheraton Jimei Xiamen Hotel, No. 1 Binshui Road, Jimei District, Xiamen

Shenzhen

Saturday, December 13

@ 6:00-9:00 p.m.

tea’ stone (The MixC World Branch), SL218, The MixC World, No. 9668 Shennan Avenue, Yuehai Subdistrict, Nanshan District, Shenzhen

COLOMBIA

Bogotá

Tuesday, December 9

@ 7:00-10:00 p.m.

AC Hotel Bogotá Zona T Ac.85 #12-66, Chapinero Bogotá, Cundinamarca

INDIA

Hyderabad

Saturday, August 9

@ 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Taj Krishna Rd Number 1

Mada Manzil, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad

Telangana, 500034

Coimbatore

Saturday, September 13

@ 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Raddison Blu, 164-165

Avinashi Road

Peelamedu, Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, 641004

Mumbai

Saturday, September 20

@ 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Lakeeren Contemporary, Grand Hyatt, Vakola Pipeline Rd, Siddharath Nagar, Vakola, Santacruz East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400055

Chennai

Saturday, September 27

@ 6:00.-9:00 p.m.

Taj Coromandel 37 Mahatma Gandi Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600034

New Delhi

Saturday, November 1

@ 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

The Imperial New Delhi, Janpath Ln, Janpath, Connaught Place, New Delhi, Delhi 110001

Bengaluru

Saturday, November 8

@ 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Vivanta Bengaluru Residency Road, No, 66, Residency Road

Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560025

Kolkata

Saturday, November 15

@ 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Kenilworth Hotel, Kolkata

1 & 2 Little Russel Street

Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071

Pune

Saturday, November 29

@ 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Hyatt Regency Pune

Weikfield IT Park, Nagar Road

Pune, Maharashtra, 411014

INDONESIA

Jakarta

Sunday, November 16

@ 1:00-5:00 p.m.

Pan Pacific Jakarta, Thamrin

Nine Luminary Tower, Jl. M.H.

Thamrin No.10, Jakarta, 10230

JAPAN

Nagoya

Saturday, September 6

@ 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Nagoya Tokyu Hotel 4-6-8 Sakae, Naka-ku Nagoya, Aichi-ken, 460-0008

Tokyo

Wednesday, September 10

@ 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Mustard Hotel

Shimokitazawa, 3-9-19

Kitazawa

Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, 155-0031

MEXICO

Mexico City

Saturday, October 18

@ 12:00-4:00 p.m

Four Points by Sheraton, Colonia Roma

Alvaro Obregon 38, Colonia Roma, Mexico City 06700 México

Monterrey

Friday, December 5

@ 7:00-10:00 p.m

AC Hotel Monterrey Valle Av. Cto. Frida Kahlo 303, Haciendas de La Sierra, 66278 San Pedro Garza García, N.L.

SAUDI ARABIA

Riyadh Saturday, November 22 @ 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

In-person or Virtual TBA

SINGAPORE

Singapore

Sunday, September 28 @ 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

PS.Cafe Palais Renaissance 390 Orchard Rd, #02 - 09A Singapore 238871

SOUTH KOREA

Jeju

Friday, September 12 @ 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Olle pie, 11 Gukgi-ro 2-gil, Jejusi, Jeju-do

Busan

Sunday, September 14

@ 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Brown Hands Baekje Cafe, 16 Jungang-daero 209 beon-gil, Dong-gu, Busan

Seoul

National Portfolio Day Saturday, October 18 @ 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Address TBA

Seoul SAIC DAY

Sunday, October 19 @ 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

L’Escape Hotel

67 Toegye-ro, Jung District

Seoul, South Korea

THAILAND

Bangkok

Saturday, September 27 @ 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Siam@Siam Design Hotel

Bangkok

865 Rama 1 Road, Opp. national stadium, Wang mai, Patumwan, Bangkok, 10330

TüRKIYE

Istanbul

Tuesday, October 14

@ 6:00-9:00 p.m.

The Galata Hotel Istanbul Arap Cami Mahallesi Bankalar Caddesi, No:21, Beyoglu, Istanbul, 34421 Türkiye

Istanbul

National Portfolio Day

Saturday, November 29 @ 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Grand Hyatt Istanbul Harbiye Taşkışla Cd. No:1, 34367 Şişli / İstanbul, Türkiye

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Dubai

Saurday, December 6 @ 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

XVA Art Hotel

Al Fahidi Neighborhood, Bur Dubai

UNITED KINGDOM

London

National Portfolio Day

Surday, November 30 @ 12:00-4:00 p.m.

Address TBA

VIETNAM

Ho Chi Minh

Sunday, September 28 @ 1:00-5:00 p.m.

The Myst Dong Khoi 4–6–8 Ho Huan Nghiep Street, Sai Gon Ward

Ho Chi Minh City Hanoi

Saturday, October 4 @ 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

La Sinfonía del Rey Hotel

33-35 Hang Dau Str, Hoan Kiem Ward Hanoi, 10000

Da Nang

Tuesday, October 7

@ 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Stella Maris Danang

03 Vo Van Kiet, Phuoc My Ward, Son Tra District Da Nang, 550000

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