Studio Preview Workshop

    Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 9:30 AM until 3:30 PMCentral Standard Time UTC -06:00


    School of the Art Institute of Chicago
    280 S Columbus Dr
    Chicago, IL 60603
    United States

    Check-in begins at 9:00 a.m.

    You have been selected to attend a special three-hour workshop at the nation’s most influential art and design school! This workshop will give you a chance to immerse yourself in an SAIC class, and to find out firsthand why we would be a perfect fit for you. 
     
    Get a hands-on experience working with our renowned faculty in the workshop of your choice—from Abstraction, Mixed Media, or Interior Architecture to Photography, Figure Drawing, Comics Making, and more. You will also walk away from this experience with a piece you've created in our SAIC studio.
     

    Tours
    At the event, we'll offer several tours that will cover different areas of our downtown Chicago campus. You can choose which tour to join based on your area of interest - no advance registration required!

    🟥 Red Tour: MacLean Center (Technology)
    Art & Technology
    Film, Video, New Media, Animation
    Sound
    Writing

    🟦 Blue Tour: Sharp and Sullivan Buildings (Design)
    Visual Communication Design
    Fiber & Material Studies
    Fashion Design
    Architecture, Interior Architecture & Designed Objects

    🟨 Yellow Tour: 280 Building (Fine Arts)
    Ceramics
    Painting & Drawing
    Photography
    Printmedia
    Sculpture
    Performance

    🟩 Green Tour: 162 State St. (Residence Hall)
    Get an inside look at one of our residence halls.

    Registration is no longer available because the registration deadline has passed.