SAVE THE DATES! The 2024 Open Studios Tour will once again be held the first three weekends in October. Artists with studios across Boulder County apply each spring to participate in our Tour. Up to 175 of these art professionals are selected. (Artists, scroll down to learn how you can participate).*

 

The Open Studios TOUR is a free, all-ages, self-guided tour of artists’ working studios, held Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 5:00 pm each day, the first, second, and third weekends of October. This year, those dates are October 5th & 6th, 12th & 13th, and 19th & 20th. Each studio is open to host visitors the first two weekends; artists may elect to participate the third weekend, or not. 

 

During the Tour, you will meet and get to know artists in a way not possible at any other time. You’ll learn the stories behind their artwork, what motivates and inspires them, as well as some of the techniques that are unique to how they make their work. Some Tour studios offer kids art activities; you’ll be able to sign up to take art classes from those artists who teach, and, of course! you can shop for a perfect piece of art to enhance your own environment or to give as a gift to someone special.

 

This year’s Tour artists will be announced in May. Watch this page for the list of 2024’s participating artists and to learn when this year’s Tour Guidebook and map will be available. 

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*FOR ARTISTS! All artists, 18 and older, who live in or have art studios in Boulder County, are eligible to apply for participation in the Open Studios TOUR. For your convenience, the Tour call for entry and Membership call for entry are combined each year. All applications are reviewed and scored by a panel of art jurors. 

 

We use CaFE (callforentry.org) as the platform for artist applications. Find the Call for Entry for the Tour and 2024-2025 Membership HERE:  Our call is titled “2024 Boulder Open Studios Membership & Studio Tour.”

 

Here are the minimum requirements for your application on CaFE: 

• Artwork you submit in your application must have been created in 2022 or later. 

• Applications require a minimum of six images of unique artwork; you may submit up to twelve images.

• Applying artists must live in or work in a studio in Boulder County. For artists on county lines, please contact us (info@openstudios.org) to discuss eligibility.

• Artwork in any visual art medium, in any style, may be submitted for consideration.

 

Up to 175 top-scoring applicants will receive invitations to participate in the Tour. Open Studios accepts an unlimited number of Members each year. Follow this link to see criteria for Membership, along with Members’ Benefits: https://www.openstudios.org/membership.  

 

Read the call for entry for additional details and requirements. Contact us: info@openstudios.org if you have  questions.