Portland Open Studios
at Collins Gallery

Please join us for a closing reception for the exhibit in the Collins Gallery. This is an opportunity to see a selection of work, meet many of our artists, and pick up a copy this year's Tour Guide at the Friends of the Library store.

Collins Gallery
3rd floor at the Multnomah Country Central Library
801 S.W. 10th Avenue, Portland
August 10 - September 19, 2010
Closing reception on September 15, 2010, 6 - 7:30pm
Gallery hours

See work by Jane Levy Campbell, Kindra Crick, Sarah Farahat, Cindy Geffel, Jason Kappus, Carolyne Landon, Jenny Lovold, Dennis McConnell, Doug Richardson, Sara Swink, Shu-Ju Wang and Kelly Williams.

To the right, the Collins Gallery.

Portland Open Studios
at Museum of
Contemporary Craft

Ninteen Portland Open Studios artists will fill the Community Showcase at the Museum of Contemporary Craft September and October. Many artists will be doing demonstrations during this time. Tour Guides are available at the Museum's Gallery store.

Museum of Contemporary Craft
724 NW Davis, Portland
September 14 - October 23, 2010
Museum hours and admission

Demo Schedule

Saturday, September 18
Fiber and Clay will be in the spot light this week with the added emphasis on mixing media. Amy Maul, Carolyn Hazel Drake and Bonnie Meltzer. Drake sews clay components together. Meltzer crochets wire and combines it with other objects.

Saturday, September 23
Artist couples will demonstrate this day. Marcy Stone and Geg Hanson work on individual pieces but also work on joint beaded and glass bead projects. Gwen Jones and Ken Forcier make stenciled canvas rugs together.

Saturday, October 23
Glass will be highlighted. The demos will focus on glass prep and finishing rather than the activities that need fire. Carli Schultz Kruse and Hargis will demo.

Portland Open Studios is a member of the Guild Council of the Museum of Contemporary Craft which fosters communication among the craft guilds. Many Portland Open Studios artists also participate in one of the other guilds. Exhibiting at the museum gives us a chance to highlight the artists who use craft media and techniques in both traditional and experimental ways.

Portland Open Studios
Honored at City Hall
2010

The City of Portland honored Portland Open Studios with a Proclamation and unveiled the organization’s 10th Anniversary Purchase Prize gift to the City of Portland. The 10 x 10 Show (all art 10 inches or less, in all media) featured artworks by over 80 artists in the 2009 Portland Open Studios tour.

See the official Proclamation document here.

Here's a video of the event.

Blog

Artist profiles, information about exhibits, classes, and other events; links to other media coverage in the Portland metro area.

The Portland Open Studios blog

Videos

Portland Open Studios 10th Anniversary Celebration at City Hall
The 2009 Portland Open Studios video
The 2008 Portland Open Studios video
The 2007 Portland Open Studios video

Open Studios Around the World

Brushes; photo by Daniel Parker, used with permission from Debbie Patricek

Open Studios events are appearing in many communities and we hope to provide a network for this growing phenomenon. and we'd be happy to include them here. And please let us know if you find a link that no longer works.

In Oregon

Gorge Artists Open Studios, Columbia Gorge, Oregon & Washington
Art Harvest Studio Tour, Yamhill County, Oregon
Open Studios of Beavercreek, Beavercreek, Oregon
Visual Artists Studio Tour, Salem, Oregon
Crossroads Open Studio Tour, Baker City, Oregon

Other States

Napa Valley Open Studios, Napa Valley, California
Santa Cruz Open Studios Art Tour, Santa Cruz, California
SF Open Studios, San Francisco, California
East Bay Open Studios, Oakland, Berkeley, etc., California
Open Studios of Santa Clara County, Santa Clara County, California
Boulder Open Studios, Boulder, Colorado
ArtSpace, New Haven, Connecticut
The Greater Ithaca Art Trail, Itaca, New York
River Arts District Studios Stroll, Asheville, North Carolina
Greenville Open Studios, Greenville, South Carolina
Philadelphia Open Studios Tours, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Around the World

Cambridge Open Studios, Cambridge, England
Hertfordshire Visaul Arts Forum, Hertfordshire, England
Space Studios, London, England
South West Open Studios, Southwest of England (Devon & Cornwall)
The Hawkesbury Artists, Artisans & Crafters Trail, Hawkesbury, Australia
Artist-at-large.com has a long and well-documented site of Open Studios events around the world.

and we'd be happy to include them here.