Bring a client. Bring a friend. Bring your camera. Come make something.

For one day, we’re opening up the Make Well photo studios for a low-key, come-and-go day of shooting, creating content, collaborating, and spending time around other creative people.

Come for an hour or stay all day.

Maybe you need new headshots. Maybe you’ve been saving an editorial idea to Pinterest for six months. Maybe you have a painting to finish, a sketchbook you’ve been neglecting, or a new technique you want to try. Maybe you just want an excuse to grab a creative friend and make something together.

Open Studio Day gives you shared access to Make Well from 10am – 4pm for $25/person.

Move between spaces, experiment with different setups and materials, meet other creatives, and spend the day making without needing a reason to be there.

Your pass includes shared access to:

• Natural + controlled-light photo spaces

• Hand-painted + mural backdrops

• Available styled furniture + studio setups

• Shared maker studio + work tables

• Community paint wall

• Approved creative areas throughout the studio

• WiFi + power

• Ten hours to come, go, shoot, make, experiment + collaborate

Photographers: We will not have cameras or lights available, so please bring your own equipment or coordinate with a photographer.

Artists: Bring your own sketchbook, supplies, or current project. You’re also welcome to experiment on our community paint wall.

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How it works

Come Anytime
Your pass is valid anytime between 10am – 4pm. Come for one shoot or spend a few hours moving between ideas.

Bring Someone
Clients, models, collaborators, creative friends and content buddies are welcome. Every person attending needs their own $25 pass.

Share the Studio
This is a community studio day rather than a private rental. Sets and spaces are shared throughout the day.

Make Something
Brand content, portraits, portfolio work, headshots, editorial experiments, product photos, Reels—or the strange little idea you haven't had an excuse to make yet.

• ✺ Event Guidelines

  This is a shared studio day, so help us keep it creative, relaxed, and fun for everyone.

  1. Share the space. Photo areas and setups are first come, first served. If others are waiting, wrap up your set and rotate generously.

  2. Keep setups reasonable. Cameras, lights and small props are welcome, but please avoid taking over a space with large or elaborate setups.

  3. Every person needs a pass. This includes photographers, clients, models, friends and collaborators.

  4. Leave it better than you found it. Return furniture and props when you’re finished and clean up anything you bring into the studio.

  5. Be mindful of other shoots. Keep conversation at a reasonable volume and avoid walking through active sets when possible.

  6. Parking note: The Downtown Farmers Market runs at nearby Pioneer Park from 10 AM–1 PM on Saturday, and northbound traffic on 400 West is closed during market hours. Give yourself a little extra time for parking if you’re coming earlier in the day, or plan to park at the Gateway just two blocks down the street.

  7. Children must be supervised by an adult at all times while in the studio.