Open Studios
Artists from Gage and the surrounding community are warmly invited to join us at Gage South Lake Union for an independent drawing or painting session featuring a live costumed or nude model. While there won't be formal instruction, a studio monitor will be on hand to manage the timing and pose settings for the model. Each session provides 3 hours of creative exploration.

Attending Open Studio
Advanced Registration Required - Due to the popularity of Open Studios, Gage is not able to take walk-ins or put people on a waitlist. Participants must register in advance. There are no refunds if a participant registers but does not attend the Open Studio. Read our Life Room Etiquette Guidelines before arriving.
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Available Open Studio Types
Weekend Open Studio
- Saturday sessions - short poses.
- Sunday sessions - long poses.
- Bring your own materials - 2D mediums only.
- Held at our SLU location.
Hosted Open Studio
- Poses are set by a Gage instructor.
- Bring your own materials - 2D mediums only.
- Held at our SLU or Georgetown locations.
Reserved Sculpting Studio
- Poses are set by a monitor.
- Bring your own clay or buy clay with your registration.
- Held at our Georgetown location.
Fri Sculpture Open Studio
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- Poses are set by a instructor.
- Bring your own clay or buy clay with your registration.
- Held at our Georgetown location.
Open Studio Classes
Select the day you would like to attend. You will then be prompted to pay for the session or enter your membership coupon code.
Advanced Registration Required - Due to the popularity of Open Studios, Gage is not able to take walk-ins or put people on a waitlist. Participants must register in advance. There are no refunds if a participant registers but does not attend the Open Studio.
Read our Life Room Etiquette Guidelines before arriving.
Weekend Open Studios
Weekend Open Studios are open to current Gage students and the public. These sessions are held in our South Lake Union Location.
Saturday Pose Schedule:
- 1st Saturday: 1hr of 1-minute gestures, 1hr of 2-minute gestures, 1hr of 5-minute poses
- 2nd Saturday: 1hr of 5-minute poses, 1hr of 12.5-minute poses, 1hr of 20-minute poses
- 3rd Saturday: 6 20-minute poses
- 4th/5th Saturday: 1-3hr pose(s)
Sunday Pose Schedule:
- Sundays are single long poses
Gage Academy of Art offers nude figure drawing sessions that are open to students and the general public. Due to the sensitive nature of these sessions, we require all attendees to read and abide by our Life Room Etiquette document.
Work in your preferred media, as long as it follow Gage guidelines.
Sunday Afternoon Open Studio 10/4
Saturday Morning Open Studio 10/10
Sunday Afternoon Open Studio 10/11
Saturday Morning Open Studio 10/17
Sunday Afternoon Open Studio 10/18
Saturday Morning Open Studio 10/24
Sunday Afternoon Open Studio 10/25
Saturday Morning Open Studio 10/31
Sunday Afternoon Open Studio 11/1
Saturday Morning Open Studio 11/7
Sunday Afternoon Open Studio 11/8
Saturday Morning Open Studio 11/14
Sunday Afternoon Open Studio 11/15
Saturday Morning Open Studio 11/21
Sunday Afternoon Open Studio 11/22
Saturday Morning Open Studio 12/5
Sunday Afternoon Open Studio 12/6
Saturday Morning Open Studio 12/12
Sunday Afternoon Open Studio 12/13
Hosted Open Studios
Hosted Open Studios are open to current Gage students and the public. These sessions may be held in our South Lake Union or Georgetown locations.
Join one of our amazing instructors in an open studio environment. The instructor sets the model poses, selection and cadence; provides guidance and support, but this class is not instructed.
Monday Pose Schedule:
- Join instructor David Longo in Georgetown, these sessions alternate between nude and costumed figures (see specific dates for those details) and rotate models weekly
Wednesday Pose Schedule:
Not actually hosted, but a continuation of the once hosted Sarah Bixler group.
- Same model 2 consecutive weeks
- 1st session - nude, 40 min poses (return to same pose for 2x 20 minute sessions)
- 2nd session - clothed, 3 hour portrait session
Gage Academy of Art offers nude figure drawing sessions that are open to students and the general public. Due to the sensitive nature of these sessions, we require all attendees to read and abide by our Life Room Etiquette document.
Work in your preferred media, as long as it follow Gage guidelines.
Hosted Open Studio with David Longo 10/5 (GT) - nude
Hosted Wednesday Open Studios 10/7 (SLU)
Hosted Wednesday Open Studios 10/14 (SLU)
Hosted Open Studio with David Longo 10/19 (GT) - clothed
Hosted Wednesday Open Studios 10/21 (SLU)
Hosted Open Studio with David Longo 10/26 (GT) - nude
Hosted Wednesday Open Studios 10/28 (SLU)
Hosted Open Studio with David Longo 11/2 (GT) - clothed
Hosted Wednesday Open Studios 11/4 (SLU)
Hosted Open Studio with David Longo 11/9 (GT) - nude
Hosted Open Studio with David Longo 11/16 (GT) - clothed
Hosted Wednesday Open Studios 11/18 (SLU)
Sculpture Open Studios
In the tradition of all professional art schools, Gage offers drop-in sculpture studios during the academic year. Artists work independently from the model on a drop-in basis, gaining hands-on practice in sculpting the figure. These sessions are held in our Georgetown location.
Friday Quarter Pose Schedule:
- Fall quarter will be split in half, with two poses lasting five sessions each
Reserved Sculpting Quarter Pose Schedule:
- two 3-session poses
- one 4-session pose
Gage Academy of Art offers nude figure sculpting sessions sessions that are open to students and the general public. Due to the sensitive nature of these sessions, we require all attendees to read and abide by our Life Room Etiquette document.
You are welcome to bring your own materials, or clay can be purchased for $25 as an additional item at registration check out.
Reserved Sculpting Studio 10/7
Friday Afternoon Sculpture Open Studio 10/9 (GT)
Reserved Sculpting Studio 10/14
Friday Afternoon Sculpture Open Studio 10/16 (GT)
Reserved Sculpting Studio 10/21
Friday Afternoon Sculpture Open Studio 10/23 (GT)
Reserved Sculpting Studio 10/28
Friday Afternoon Sculpture Open Studio 10/30 (GT)
Reserved Sculpting Studio 11/4
Friday Afternoon Sculpture Open Studio 11/6 (GT)
Reserved Sculpting Studio 11/11
Friday Afternoon Sculpture Open Studio 11/13 (GT)
Reserved Sculpting Studio 11/18
Friday Afternoon Sculpture Open Studio 11/20 (GT)