·EVENTS·
All events are ALL AGES and sober. Masks must be worn by all attendees inside our building.
Andaleeb Cartonera
FREE
Do you want to make a cover for Andaleeb Cartonera, so we can keep distributing books around the city to raise awareness about Palestine and the genocide in Gaza?
This workshop is welcome for anyone interested regardless of age or skill level.
BYOC: Bring Your Own Canvas Painting Social
FREE
BYOC is a sober paint night where artists meet up to share space, company, and materials, while working on their own projects. Communication will supply acrylic paint, brushes, and a touch of inspiration, free of charge; all you need is to bring a surface to paint on!
BYOC: Bring Your Own Canvas Painting Social
FREE
BYOC is a sober paint night where artists meet up to share space, company, and materials, while working on their own projects. Communication will supply acrylic paint, brushes, and a touch of inspiration, free of charge; all you need is to bring a surface to paint on!
Communication Craft Circle
FREE
Join us from 1-3pm Saturday April 5 for a FREE Craft Circle! We love to have an excuse to gather, work on various projects, and share tips and ideas. All craft, sewing, knitting and other fibers projects are welcome.
Aliya Ultan // Blair Fitzpatrick Russell
Buy Tickets $12
Brooklyn-based cellist-composer-improviser Aliya Ultan, plus the progressive ambient minimalist trio of Matt Blair, Andy Fitzpatrick, and Tim Russell.
All Ages, All Masked Open Mic
FREE
Join us for a new, free monthly open mic event! Communication volunteers will host any singers, poets, comedians or other performers who wish to get onstage in an all-masked space.
BYOZ: Bring Your Own Zine
FREE
Communication’s monthly gathering for those who like to draw, read and assemble zines and comics. Some materials will be available, including paper, pens, colored pencils and a big stapler.
Drop-in Collage Studio
FREE
Come collage at communication! Drop in during shop hours every third Saturday 11:00am-3:00pm to work on a free-form collage. No experience necessary, and all are welcome.
We will have cardboard, scissors, mod podge, paint brushes, and various collage materials from magazines and books. Have items at home? Please bring them along!
Tummyache // Khamsin // Drive Like I Do // Humid
Buy Tickets $12
Tummyache joins us all the way from the UK with their lyrical, confessional punk, joined by post-hardcore quartet Drive Like I Do and shoegazers Humid!
Prepare and Rest: A pre-Print & Resist Gathering
Prepare and Rest: A pre-Print & Resist Gathering
The evening before Print and Resist come and mingle with other vendors and attendees!!!!!
If you are a vendor a long-armed stapler and ample space will be provided for last minute zine stapling or any other last minute preparation.
Otherwise, you can draw or just hang out with fellow zine-sters. Weather depending you can hang out outside or inside and enjoy a cool beverage.
CANCELED - Open Sewing Studio
CANCELED FOR APRIL - in lieu of Print & Resist event at the Central Library! Join us again in May!
This will be unstructured, informal time to gather and talk through projects, learn and practice new skills, and work through creative blocks together. Feel free to bring your machine or anything you need -- we will have some basic supplies to share.
Zine Out Loud 2
We are back with another rousing zine reading! Seven of the Midwest’s finest cartoonists will read their work aloud, followed by a workshop.
Communication Craft Circle
FREE
Join us from 1-3pm Saturday May 3 for a FREE Craft Circle! We love to have an excuse to gather, work on various projects, and share tips and ideas. All craft, sewing, knitting and other fibers projects are welcome.
Girl Blood Info: Zine Reading + GSAFE Fundraiser
Buy Tickets $3 to $10
Come hear your local poets and freaks on leashes read from the latest issue of Girl Blood Info, a zine series edited by Chessy Normile that's been running since 2016. All proceeds from zine sales and door will be donated to GSAFE,who work to create just schools for LGBTQ+ youth in Wisconsin.
BYOZ: Bring Your Own Zine
FREE
Communication’s monthly gathering for those who like to draw, read and assemble zines and comics. Some materials will be available, including paper, pens, colored pencils and a big stapler.
Official Claire // Leah Brooke // Lexi Conwell
Tickets $12
Singer/songwriter Official Claire, indie singer/producer Leah Brooke, and looping violinist Lexi Conwell!
Open Sewing Studio
FREE
This will be unstructured, informal time to gather and talk through projects, learn and practice new skills, and work through creative blocks together. Feel free to bring your machine or anything you need -- we will have some basic supplies to share.
BYOC: Bring Your Own Canvas Painting Social
FREE
BYOC is a sober paint night where artists meet up to share space, company, and materials, while working on their own projects. Communication will supply acrylic paint, brushes, and a touch of inspiration, free of charge; all you need is to bring a surface to paint on!
All The Sounds Are Done - Improvised Music Meetup
FREE
All The Sounds Are Done is a new gathering space for improvised music happening monthly at Communication. Run by hosts Jakob Heinemann, Sahada Buckley and Tim Russell, the series will begin each month with a performance by a different artist, before opening up a to jam session where all are welcome to play. We will draw names out of a hat to create a spontaneous grouping of musicians, who will then improvise freely together. Please join us in celebrating experimentation, connecting with new artists, and openness to new sounds!
VoltSea // Stoned Succubus // Endless Omen
Buy Tickets $10
Metal and hard rock from 3 Wisconsin bands!
Drop-in Collage Studio
FREE
Come collage at communication! Drop in during shop hours every third Saturday 11:00am-3:00pm to work on a free-form collage. No experience necessary, and all are welcome.
We will have cardboard, scissors, mod podge, paint brushes, and various collage materials from magazines and books. Have items at home? Please bring them along!
BYOC: Bring Your Own Canvas Painting Social
FREE
BYOC is a sober paint night where artists meet up to share space, company, and materials, while working on their own projects. Communication will supply acrylic paint, brushes, and a touch of inspiration, free of charge; all you need is to bring a surface to paint on!
BYOZ: Bring Your Own Zine
FREE
Communication’s monthly gathering for those who like to draw, read and assemble zines and comics. Some materials will be available, including paper, pens, colored pencils and a big stapler.
All Ages, All Masked Open Mic
FREE
Join us for a new, free monthly open mic event! Communication volunteers will host any singers, poets, comedians or other performers who wish to get onstage in an all-masked space.
Lukie P (Record Release Show) // Miscellaneous Owl // M Shays
Tickets $10
An evening with three Madison singer-songwriters!
BYOC: Bring Your Own Canvas Painting Social
FREE
BYOC is a sober paint night where artists meet up to share space, company, and materials, while working on their own projects. Communication will supply acrylic paint, brushes, and a touch of inspiration, free of charge; all you need is to bring a surface to paint on!
Communication Craft Circle
FREE
Join us from 1-3pm Saturday March 1 for a FREE Craft Circle! We love to have an excuse to gather, work on various projects, and share tips and ideas. All craft, sewing, knitting and other fibers projects are welcome.
BYOC: Bring Your Own Canvas Painting Social
FREE
BYOC is a sober paint night where artists meet up to share space, company, and materials, while working on their own projects. Communication will supply acrylic paint, brushes, and a touch of inspiration, free of charge; all you need is to bring a surface to paint on!
Open Sewing Studio
FREE
This will be unstructured, informal time to gather and talk through projects, learn and practice new skills, and work through creative blocks together. Feel free to bring your machine or anything you need -- we will have some basic supplies to share.
BYOC: Bring Your Own Canvas Painting Social
FREE
BYOC is a sober paint night where artists meet up to share space, company, and materials, while working on their own projects. Communication will supply acrylic paint, brushes, and a touch of inspiration, free of charge; all you need is to bring a surface to paint on!
All The Sounds Are Done - Improvised Music Meetup
FREE
All The Sounds Are Done is a new gathering space for improvised music happening monthly at Communication. Run by hosts Jakob Heinemann, Sahada Buckley and Tim Russell, the series will begin each month with a performance by a different artist, before opening up a to jam session where all are welcome to play. We will draw names out of a hat to create a spontaneous grouping of musicians, who will then improvise freely together. Please join us in celebrating experimentation, connecting with new artists, and openness to new sounds!
Mending Workshop
Tickets $10-30
Back by popular demand! Local artist Emily Eklof will share basic mends, patching, and darning techniques.
BYOC: Bring Your Own Canvas Painting Social
FREE
BYOC is a sober paint night where artists meet up to share space, company, and materials, while working on their own projects. Communication will supply acrylic paint, brushes, and a touch of inspiration, free of charge; all you need is to bring a surface to paint on!
BYOZ: Bring Your Own Zine
FREE
Communication’s monthly gathering for those who like to draw, read and assemble zines and comics. Some materials will be available, including paper, pens, colored pencils and a big stapler.
All Ages, All Masked Open Mic
FREE
Join us for a new, free monthly open mic event! Communication volunteers will host any singers, poets, comedians or other performers who wish to get onstage in an all-masked space.
Drop-in Collage Studio
FREE
Come collage at communication! Drop in during shop hours every third Saturday 11:00am-3:00pm to work on a free-form collage. No experience necessary, and all are welcome.
We will have cardboard, scissors, mod podge, paint brushes, and various collage materials from magazines and books. Have items at home? Please bring them along!
Luke McGovern // Steev Baker // Ettie Jeanne
Tickets $10
An evening with three Madison singer-songwriters!
BYOC: Bring Your Own Canvas Painting Social
FREE
BYOC is a sober paint night where artists meet up to share space, company, and materials, while working on their own projects. Communication will supply acrylic paint, brushes, and a touch of inspiration, free of charge; all you need is to bring a surface to paint on!
Masked Pagans: Imbolc Ceremony
FREE
The Masked Pagans invite you to celebrate Imbolc, the first Celtic fire holiday of the year.
Communication Craft Circle
FREE
Join us from 1-3pm Saturday February 1 for a FREE Craft Circle! We love to have an excuse to gather, work on various projects, and share tips and ideas. All craft, sewing, knitting and other fibers projects are welcome.
BYOC: Bring Your Own Canvas Painting Social
FREE
BYOC is a sober paint night where artists meet up to share space, company, and materials, while working on their own projects. Communication will supply acrylic paint, brushes, and a touch of inspiration, free of charge; all you need is to bring a surface to paint on!
Open Sewing Studio
FREE
This will be unstructured, informal time to gather and talk through projects, learn and practice new skills, and work through creative blocks together. Feel free to bring your machine or anything you need -- we will have some basic supplies to share.
BYOC: Bring Your Own Canvas Painting Social
FREE
BYOC is a sober paint night where artists meet up to share space, company, and materials, while working on their own projects. Communication will supply acrylic paint, brushes, and a touch of inspiration, free of charge; all you need is to bring a surface to paint on!
All The Sounds Are Done - Improvised Music Meetup
FREE
All The Sounds Are Done is a new gathering space for improvised music happening monthly at Communication. Run by hosts Jakob Heinemann, Sahada Buckley and Tim Russell, the series will begin each month with a performance by a different artist, before opening up a to jam session where all are welcome to play. We will draw names out of a hat to create a spontaneous grouping of musicians, who will then improvise freely together. Please join us in celebrating experimentation, connecting with new artists, and openness to new sounds!
BYOC: Bring Your Own Canvas Painting Social
FREE
BYOC is a sober paint night where artists meet up to share space, company, and materials, while working on their own projects. Communication will supply acrylic paint, brushes, and a touch of inspiration, free of charge; all you need is to bring a surface to paint on!