SAIC eliminated 60% of Video Data Bank staff including director Tom Colley, halted new acquisitions, and left hundreds of represented artists and students affected.
Key Video Art Organization's Future Is Uncertain After Downsizing by School of the Art Institute of Chicago
School of the Art Institute of Chicago cut three of five Video Data Bank staff, halted acquisitions and programming, and left the organization's future uncertain.
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Lays Off 20 Workers
SAIC laid off 20 employees, including three of five Video Data Bank positions, citing enrollment-driven financial pressures that reduced staff across departments.