Open Studios Art Tour

October 11-12 and October 18-19, 2025

The San Luis Obispo County Open Studios Art Tour, a program of SLO County Arts Council, takes place each year over two weekends in October, National Arts and Humanities Month. Free to the public, fine artists and crafters open their studios to showcase their art and share their processes. Visitors create their own self-guided tours using the catalog of participating artists.

Hear About the Tour Straight From the Participating Artists

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Participating in this tour will be an incredibly meaningful experience. It will enable me to share my work with a broader audience and connect with a community that values creativity and open dialogue. Being part of a collective celebration of art and expression not only reaffirms why I create but also inspires me to keep pushing the boundaries of my practice. This tour is more than an event—it’s a vital space for visibility, connection, and growth.

Barbara Clark, 2025 OSAT Artist

FAQs for Visitors

Open Studios Art Tour allows artists the chance to display a majority of their work in one place. Visiting studios during the tour gives you the chance to interact with artists on an intimate level and go deeper into their process. As Arroyo Grande artist Tania Alexander puts it, “the Open Studios Art Tour is the one time people from across the county come into my art space and view my creative process for themselves, allowing me to closely connect with those that make my art their own.”
Catalogs are located at partnering businesses and galleries across the county! The list of places will become available once the catalog is released in fall.
To help visitors plan their route, the catalog contains color indicators that show if an artist’s studio is open on the first, second, or both weekends. All artists on the tour are required to be open from 10am to 5pm.
We create digital maps via Storymaps and Google Maps that are linked on the Open Studios Art Tour website in advance of the tour weekends in fall. The catalog also lists the complete street address for each artist studio, so you can plug it into the navigation app of your choice!
We recommend leaving your pets at home. Studios are filled with breakables and valuable art and many artists may not allow your pet inside.