Studio Preview Workshop

Join us for Studio Preview Workshop!

Sunday, January 18, 2026 
9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. CT 
280 S. Columbus Drive 
Chicago, IL 60603 
Check-in begins at 9:00 a.m.

Register for Studio Preview Workshop
 

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. 
 

Admitted Student Campus Visit Grant

Students who attend Studio Preview Workshop in person may qualify to earn a $4,000 grant—$1,000 awarded each year for up to four years! Available to admitted, incoming full-time first-year, and transfer undergraduate students who visit campus for a tour or qualifying admissions event. Learn more at saic.edu/visitgrant.  

At Studio Preview Workshop, 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. 

Family members are encouraged to attend on this special day. Programming for them will include a series of presentations, as well as an information fair with representatives from:

• Admissions
• Student Financial Services
• Student Affairs
• Career and Professional Experience 
• Study Abroad Program 
   

Classes will be offered in the following subjects/areas:

• Animation
• Comics & Graphic Novels
• Architecture / Interior Architecture / Design
• Drawing & Painting
• Fashion Design
• Performance
• Photography
• Sculpture
• Sound
• Video
• Writing
   

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.

Register for Studio Preview Workshop
 

Can't make it to Chicago? Join us for our Virtual Studio Preview Workshop!