Author: Chris Goldthorpe

Open Studios is this weekend, October 15 and 16th from 10am to 5pm both days.

We are excited about this year’s tour and will be waiting for you.

We are happy to announce that we are now accepting applications for our 2022 Mentorship Program. The mentorship program for 2022 offers the opportunity to receive individual instruction from an Open Studios artist at no cost to the participant. It is open to both aspiring artists and experienced artists of all ages from 16 and up . To see the mentorships that are being offered or to apply visit https://www.washcoart.org/mentorships-offered-2022/ .

Artwork by Jessi Sevy

The registration process is complete, we will be having 53 artists, two studios and two studio collectives on the tour this year. You can see the list of artists and galleries here.

Artist registration for the 2022 Open Studios Tour is now open and runs until 6:00 pm on June 7 2022. Full information about the registration process can be found here. In preparation for registration you will need to take three photos which meet our photo guidelines.

If you have questions about registration please use our contact form  . If there is enough interest we will set up a Zoom meeting to answer questions about Open Studios or about the registration process.

Chis Goldthorpe

The 2022 Tour will be going ahead. The registration fees will be the same as last year, $125 for artist registrations, $300 for gallery registrations, $500 for studio collectives.

Artist registration for the 2022 Open Studios Tour will be from May 15 2022 to June 7 2022. The application process will change slightly this year to make it a two step process. Artists must complete an application form and submit photos by June 7. Applications are reviewed and if approved you will be asked to make an online payment to complete your registration. The number of artists and galleries will be limited to 60. If we have more than 60 applicants these factors will be taken into consideration – whether the artist is actively volunteering, whether the photos meet the guidelines, order in which a correctly completed application and acceptable photos are received. We will not attempt to rank artists by artistic merit.

To prepare for your application you will need three photos of your artwork which meet our photo guidelines. The application form will ask for an artist statement of 750 characters or less written in the first person. It will also ask for an artistic summary, which is up to 60 characters in length. and is used on the online map.