A Shared Calendar for Your Art School

Exhibits, critiques, workshops, open studios — synced to every student's phone. No app to download. No bulletin board to check.

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Sound familiar?

It's Friday at 6 PM. The student art exhibit opening reception starts in 30 minutes. A ceramics student's parents drove 45 minutes to get here — but the reception was last Friday. The postcard invitation said December 6th. They looked at their calendar, saw the 6th was a Friday, and came. But the 6th was last Friday. This Friday is the 13th. The exhibit is still up, but the reception is over.

Portfolio review day is next Wednesday. Students need to bring 10 to 15 finished pieces, matted and labeled. You told them in class three weeks ago, posted a reminder on the studio whiteboard, and emailed the requirements. Wednesday morning, a student shows up with six unmatted pieces and no labels. She thought the review was the following week. She is not the only one.

The visiting artist workshop on printmaking is Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM. Materials cost $40 per student, and you need a minimum of eight students to cover the visiting artist's fee. You emailed, posted on Instagram, and put up a sign in the studio. By Thursday, five students have signed up. You spend Friday calling students individually to avoid canceling.

How it works for art schools

Add your art school events

Add exhibits, critiques, workshops, open studios, registration deadlines — anything students and families need to know.

Share with students and parents

Post a QR code in the studio, include the link in your welcome email, or share it during the first class. Everyone taps once to subscribe.

Events appear on their phone

Art school events show up in their regular calendar — right alongside classes, work shifts, and personal plans.

No more empty openings or missed critiques. Start your art school calendar for free.

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Perfect for every art school date

Here's what art schools and studios typically share:

Exhibit openings and receptions
Portfolio review days
Guest artist workshops
Open studio hours
Critique and review sessions
Registration and enrollment deadlines
Supply list and materials deadlines
Summer intensive programs
Student showcase and gallery nights
End-of-year awards and ceremony

What this looks like in practice

Megan, the art school director, enters the full calendar in August. Fall exhibit in November, winter showcase in December, portfolio reviews each quarter, guest artist workshops in October and March, and the end-of-year gallery opening in May. She creates one calendar for youth classes and another for adult programs. It takes about 20 minutes.

Olivia, a high school junior taking Saturday painting classes, subscribes from her iPhone on the first day. Three weeks later, she sees "Portfolio Review — Bring 10-15 matted pieces" on her calendar for the following Wednesday. She starts prepping that weekend — matting, labeling, and selecting her best work. She shows up on Wednesday fully prepared while classmates who didn't subscribe scramble.

In February, a snowstorm forces Megan to postpone the guest printmaker's workshop from Saturday to the following Saturday. She updates the event at 4 PM Friday. Every subscriber sees the new date by that evening. The visiting artist gets the full room of students the following week instead of three brave souls who drove through a blizzard.

How iCalFeed compares

vs. Postcards and printed invitations

Parents put them on the fridge and forget. Students lose them in their portfolios.

Events appear on their phone calendar with the right date. No paper to misread.

vs. Studio whiteboard

Only students who come to the studio see it. Parents and online students never do.

Every subscriber sees every event, whether they are in the studio or not.

vs. Instagram announcements

Posts disappear from the feed in hours. Students scroll past event announcements without reading the details.

Calendar events stick. They stay on the phone with the date, time, and details until the event is over.

vs. Email with event details

Long emails get skimmed. Students read the first line and miss the important dates below.

Each event is a separate calendar entry. Date, time, location, details — all in one place.

Art school calendar questions

Keep every art student and family in the picture

Start with the free plan — 1 calendar, 10 events. No credit card required.