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! You can find them at the DANA Adobe and Cultural Center, the Clark Center for the Performing Arts, The Bunker SLO, EDNA Contemporary, SLO Gallery, Art Central Art Supply and Gallery, Art Center Morro Bay, Cayucos Makers, and Studios on the Park.

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. 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.

An Open Studios studio is defined as the artist’s regular workspace. This can be a room in a house, a space in a warehouse, a garage, or something different altogether. Expect to meet the artists and view a majority of their works on display!