TERM DATES

The Chicago Industrial Arts & Design Center offers classes, workshops, and studio access year-round on the quarter system, Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall terms.

There is a 1-week Make-Up Week at the end of each Class for CIADC cancelled sessions due to instructor illness/schedule, bad weather, holidays, etc. Please note: the Class Make-Up Week is not for individual student make-ups, only used when necessary for the entire class.

Click below for the current term Class and Studio Access weekly schedule.

2025 Fall Term: September 15 - December 21

Registration Opens: August 11
STUC-from-Home: register by September 7
OSA: September 15 - December 21
10-week Classes: September 15 - November 23
5-week Classes, A-Session: September 15 - October 19
5-week Classes, B-Session: October 27- November 30
1-week Immersion Class, Ages 16+: Mon-Fri, December 8-12 -or- December 15-19

2026 Winter Term: January 5 - March 29, 2026

Registration Opens: November 3
STUC-from-Home: register by December 28, 2025
OSA: January 5 - March 29, 2026
10-week Classes: January 5 - March 15
5-week Classes, A-Session: January 5 - February 8
5-week Classes, B-Session: February 16 - March 22

2026 Spring Term: March 30 - June 21

Registration Opens: February 23
STUC-from-Home: register by March 22
OSA: March 30 - June 21
10-week Classes: March 30 - June 7
5-week Classes, A-Session: March 30 - May 3
5-week Classes, B-Session: May 11 - June 14

2026 Summer Term: June 22 - September 13

Registration Opens: May 18
STUC-from-Home: register by June 14
OSA: June 22-September 13
10-week Classes: June 22-August 30
5-week Classes, A-Session: June 22-July 26
5-week Classes, B-Session: August 3-September 6
Youth Summer Camps: TBD

Observed Holidays (CIADC Building Closed)
New Year’s Day (January 1)
Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
Independence Day (July 4)
Labor Day (first Monday in September)
Thanksgiving (fourth Thursday in November)
Christmas Eve / Christmas Day (December 24 / 25)
New Year’s Eve (December 31)