Portland Open Studios
This year I will be participating in Portland Open Studios, a wonderful program which allows visitors to enter 100 artist’s studios and see them “at work”. I place “at work” in parenthesis because I, like many others, will actually be demonstrating some of the more exciting parts of my craft which may not be a realistic look into the day of an artist but aren’t we all dealing with enough reality just now? Artists will have work for sale, will be available to discuss our work with visitors, and many of us will be mentoring an area high school art student so that they can hopefully get a bit of an idea what a career in the field of art is really about. Eastside Portland Studios are open October 10 & 11, Westside Portland studios are open October 17 & 18 and many artists, like myself, have chosen to be open both weekends. Hours are 10am to 5pm and you can purchase a ticket that admits two ($15) at any Art Media store. The ticket comes with a map and a beautiful 16 month calendar with a photo of each artist’s work.
If you don’t live in the Portland OR area check out an Open Studios in your town. Just google (your city) Open Studios to see if ther is a tour available. If you would like more information about Portland Open Studios go to www.portlandopenstudios.com.