2011 FALL OPEN STUDIO TOUR

Tucson Pima Arts Council Fall 2011 Open Studio Tour

It’s Free and it’s Every Where

Open Studio Tour:
Saturday, November 12th and Sunday, November 13th

Preview Exhibition:
at Jewish Community Center October 27th through Nov 9th

Meet-the-Artists Reception:
Wednesday, Nov 9th
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tucson Jewish Community Center

TPAC Open Studio Tour reaches far beyond its original roots in the downtown arts district to as far south as Green Valley and as far north as Oro Valley. Free, and for your interactive pleasure, join us behind the scenes of our county’s impressive visual arts scene.  Feel free to ask questions or simply stroll through any or all 217studios open for the weekend.  The artists will be ready to welcome you on Saturday November 12th and Sunday November 13th from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Online and Phone App mapping to the studios

Sponsored by the Tucson Pima Arts Council (TPAC), this year’s tour will be even easier to follow thanks to virtual mapping systems. Just scan the QR code now if you have a phone app and you will be connected to the complete directory.  You can chart your course to your favorite studios with the maps on our website or on the Arizona Daily Star’s online websites or from your phone with our new phone app!  Scan the QR Code above and you are on your way! Chances are there is at least one studio tour artist in your own neighborhood and you can add them to your list of must-see artists when mapping out your weekend tour. The printed version of the OST Directory will be available as an insert in the Sunday,  November 6^th edition of the Arizona Daily Star.  Many artists will have free copies in their studios.

Preview Exhibition

This celebration of Tucson’s artists begins with a preview exhibition, a visual feast, hosted for a second year by the Jewish Community Center at 3800 E. River Rd. from Oct. 27 through Nov. 9. It concludes with a meet-the-artist reception from 5:30 to 7:30 on Wednesday Nov. 9.

The Open Studio Tour is about creating connections between you and this amazing, artistic resource we have in our community.  So round up the gang and plan a full weekend of exploration of warehouses, adobe studios, transformed garages, and backyards, galleries, into the mountains and down the valley.  The tour is free and everyone is welcome.

A detailed program of participating artists and maps to their studios is posted on the TPAC website at www.TucsonPimaArtsCouncil.org.  For questions regarding the tour contact, Sally Krommes Public Art and Events Coordinator at 520-624-0595 # 16.

TPAC is indebted to the following amazing individuals for their spirit, dedication to the arts and super support of the OST Team.  Including the 217 artists we would like to thank: Ian Johnson, Webmaster, Liz Bustamante, tech support, and Sandy and Allyn at the Star.