Open Studios Art Tour
North County
October 5 & 6
South County
October 12 & 13
All County
October 19 & 20
Application Now Available
Deadline to apply is midnight April 30th
Attend one of our application workshops
Saturday, April 13th, 11am-12 pm
- Arts Council Santa Cruz County office, 1070 River Street, Santa Cruz
Saturday, April 20th 1-2pm
- Watsonville Center for the Arts, 375 Main St, Watsonville (bilingual)
Meet the 2024 Open Studios Art Tour jurors
Ryan Carrington: Santa Clara University
Cristiano Colantoni: New Museum of Los Gatos (NUMU)
Kelly Detweiler: Santa Clara University
Bonnie Earls Solari: Art curator
Alyssarhaye Graciano*: MACLA (Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana)
Miki Hsu Leavey: Studio artist & creator, Museum educator
Alisa Polischuk: Former curator of the San Francisco School of Needlework and Design and current exhibitions coordinator for Creativity Explored
* Returning 2023 juror
Press
- Capitola Soquel Times - October 2023 edition
- "Open Studios Art Tour coming soon" - The Pajaronian
- "10 must-see stops on the 37th annual Santa Cruz County Open Studios Art Tour" - Lookout Santa Cruz
- "Open Studios Hot Spots County Guide" - Santacruz.org
- "Nature photographer aims for Open Studios" - The Pajaronian
- "Photos: Open Studios Art Tour Returns" - Santa Cruz Sentinel
- "Open Studios is back this month with more than 300 artists opening their doors across the county" - Lookout Santa Cruz
- "South County Open Studios Art Tour is here" - The Pajaronian
- "Open Studios — First 3 Weekends in October" - TGP Online Daily
- "All in the family" - Santa Cruz Sentinel
- "Photo: Open Studios Art Tour kicks off" - The Pajaronian
- "Open Studios Art Tour ends strong despite rainy conditions" - Press Banner
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