ARTS Obispo’s Open Studios Art Tour SPRING 2018 is FREE to the public – and one of the largest tours in the country. Approximately 200 artists participate throughout San Luis Obispo County by opening their studios for visitors to tour two weekends in October 2017 and one weekend in May 2018, open from 10am-5pm each day. Art in a variety of media and styles—from abstract and representational painting to wood, glass, metal and ceramic—is displayed and sold by artists directly from their working studios. Many artists have live demonstrations and works in progress so visitors can see art being created and get a feel for the process from concept to completion.

Tour visitors plan self-guided routes by looking through the printed full-color catalog, the online catalog or the mobile-friendly map. The catalog features images of participating artists’ work, their contact information and maps to their studios. Printed catalogs are found at various locations throughout San Luis Obispo County beginning in mid-September through the Tour.

2018 TOUR WEEKEND DATES AND TIMES: 10AM-5PM

SPRING TOUR: MAY 5TH & 6TH, 2018

FALL TOUR: OCTOBER 13/14 & 20/21, 2018

As one Open Studios visitor remarked, “The art means more when one talks directly to the artist.”