Author: Chris Goldthorpe

Open studios 2023 starts today October 21, from 10am to 5pm. Open studios is two days only so be sure not to miss out.

Open Studios 2023 will be help on the weekend of October 21-22, from 10am to 5pm both days. We hope to see you there.

Artist registration for Open Studios Tour 2023 is opens and runs until April 23rd at 6pm. The registration fees are the same as last year, which is $125 for an artist registration, $300 for a gallery registration and $500 for a studio collective. For more information visit our registration page. If you have already applied be patient, you will be hearing from us soon. As of 3pm on 4/20 we had 41 applications and we are busy reviewing all of these.

Finally we would like to invite you to visit the May reception of the Spotlights show at the Walters Cultural Center on Tuesday May 2nd from 5-8pm This is part of the Hillsboro first Tuesday artwalk. The show will feature 17 artists from the 2021 Open Studios Tour. If you want to ask any questions about the tour I will be there along with many other artists who will be happy to talk with you. If you missed the April reception you have a second chance to meet with the artists.

Artist registration for Open Studios Tour 2023 opens on April 2nd and runs until April 23rd. The registration fees are the same as last year, which is $125 for an artist registration, $300 for a gallery registration and $500 for a studio collective. For more information visit our registration page.

Online studios will be happening fairly soon, follow our Facebook page for announcements which will be coming in April.

Finally we would like to invite you to visit the opening of the Spotlights show at the Walters Cultural Center on Tuesday April 4th from 5-8pm This is part of the Hillsboro first Tuesday artwalk. The show will feature 17 artists from the 2021 Open Studios Tour and include demos from April Xu and Jane Wilson. If you want to ask any questions about the tour I will be there along with many other artists who will be happy to talk with you.

Chris Goldthorpe ( Chairman Washington County Art Alliance )

Our March artist meeting will be held in the community room of the Brookwood Library at 3pm on Sunday March  19th. We do not have an artist  meeting scheduled for April so this is the last chance to meet with us and ask questions before artist registration starts.

We are planning to move ahead with Open Studios this year after having been able to recruit volunteers for some key positions, including co-chair and treasurer. We are still finalizing the timeline for but we are currently looking at registration starting on April 2 and continuing until April 23rd. We are reviewing the numbers and hope to be able to keep the registration fee the same as last year, which was $125 for an artist registration, $300 for a gallery and $500 for a studio collective.

At the March meeting at the Brookwood Library we will be discussing our plans for Open Studios 2023. Topics covered will include registration, the mentorship program and a discussion on how to increase our level of publicity. The meeting is open to anyone who wishes to attend and will be of particular interest to artists who wish to participate in the 2023 Tour. The Brookwood library is located at 2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy, Hillsboro, OR 97124.

Thank you to everyone who applied to online studios. We have been reviewing the applications and will be notifying all applicants soon.

Chris Goldthorpe ( Chairman Washington County Art Alliance )