UW Art Department Spring Spectacular

media release: It's the final week of classes for the spring semester, and we'll be ending the year with the open house Spring Spectacular 2026 on Friday, May 1. At the Humanities Building from 10am to 5pm, view student work on display in the hallways and tour select classrooms and labs on the 6th and 7th floors.

From 2 to 4pm, potential students and families can register through Visit Bucky for an in-person guided tour to visit our art facilities where we will discuss degree options, course offerings, and student engagement opportunities available for art students at UW-Madison.

From 10am to 3pm at the Art Lofts, view student work in the hallways and tour select labs. See the 2026 BFA Studio Art Annual Capstone Exhibition: Lost & Found at the Art Lofts Gallery and the 2026 BFA Graphic Design Annual Capstone Exhibition: Ducks in a Row at the Backspace Gallery. The Galleries will be closed 3 to 5pm. Then from 5 to 7pm, attend the exhibition receptions for the exhibits, featuring work by Rachel Alcantar, Sooa Cho, Sammy Dyrud, Sol Eklund, Cam Erhardt, Julien Francour, Emma Hansen, Iliana Harris, Laney Harrison, Chloe Henry, Jacob Marcoux, Katelyn Perry, Thalia Powell, Madelynn Retzlaff, Brad Sherman, and Xingyi Xuye.