UW-Madison Art Department Annual Open Studio Day 2021

Over 50 artist studios will be open to the public at this annual campus event! Meet the artists, see their work, and get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into their working process. Featuring art sales and demonstrations: all studios and events are free to visit.

Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 6th from noon to 6pm as we once again host our Annual Open Studio Day 2021 following a hiatus last year when campus was closed to the public. In both of the buildings that house our operations—the 6th and 7th floors of the Humanities Building and the Art Lofts—more than 50 studios will be open to showcase our multidisciplinary graduate students. This event will also include a number of special presentations at our different media labs and workshops as well as our undergraduates working in their studios and labs and department tours.

The day will include special demonstrations and activities hosted by the Glass Lab and the papermaking lab, the Art Lofts atrium will feature an exhibition by the neon class, and the student organization Fresh Hot Press will display prints from their archive and possibly hold a print sale. All studios and events are free to visit.

Humanities Building, 6th and 7th Floors, 455 N Park St: Only one Humanities Building elevator goes to the top 6th and 7th floors. Enter the Humanities building through the open breezeway on the ground floor and go in the doors marked “ART” in large white letters (E01-02) that are nearest to the Chazen Museum’s back entrance (the Chazen is next-door, immediately to the east). In the lobby the stairs and elevator are to the left.

Art Lofts, 111 N Frances St: The Art Lofts building is located to the east next to the Kohl Center.