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NOVEMBER OPEN STUDIO TOUR IN TUCSON FEATURES 167 ARTISTS
Contact: Sally Krommes, TPAC Events and Public Art Coordinator
(520) 624-0595 ext. 16 or skrommes@tucsonpimaartscouncil.org
TUCSON, AZ – A record-setting 167 artists in the growing arts mecca of metropolitan Tucson will participate in the 2009 Open Studio Tour presented by the Tucson Pima Arts Council.
This Southwestern city of one million is culturally and artistically rich. Its roots are deep, the climate moderate and the lifestyle relaxed. The quality of light attracts and inspires many artists who call Southern Arizona home.
The Open Studio Tour features prominent and emerging artists – including those whose art is exhibited in New York and London galleries, has won national and international juried awards and is in private and corporate collections as well as the Smithsonian.
This 20-year tradition includes a preview exhibition from Oct. 29 through Nov. 12, a meet-the-artists reception on Nov. 12 and the weekend tour on Nov. 14 and 15 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Open Studio Tour is the one weekend each year when collectors, residents and tourists can visit artists working in virtually every medium in their creative spaces – from downtown barrios to foothills studios and open-air desert sanctuaries.
Tucson Pima Arts Council organizes this annual art event and publishes a detailed program with maps to the studios. This program also is a full-color 14-month calendar featuring images from every participating artist. It is available at locations citywide and is posted on the Arts Council website. For details of the event, visit the website at www.TucsonPimaArtsCouncil.org.
Tucson was first known for acclaimed Western painters and Native American artisans. Today’s visual art scene is far more scintillating and diverse.
For desert-dwelling Tucsonans, autumn color can mean the vivid, vibrant hues of new art, not the changing leaves on trees. All over Pima County, people are experimenting and creating new works. Engaging with artists “at home” can be far more casual, intriguing and revealing than meeting them at a gallery exhibit.
In addition to the Open Studio Tour, the Arts Council oversees public art programs for the City of Tucson and Pima County, producing more than 100 public art installations. The Community Arts program serves neighborhoods and rural areas, including artist residencies.
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Tucson Pima Arts Council is the designated local arts agency for the City of Tucson and Pima County. TPAC is the largest regional funder of the arts, awarding more than $350,000 to56 arts organizations this year. It promotes arts and culture as a vital part of Southern Arizona, providing support to artists and communities through grants, technical assistance, public art programming, advocacy, promotion and special projects. For more information, visit
Tucson Pima Arts Council presents
2009 Open Studio Tour
Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 14 & 15 11:00 to 5:00 pm
Area artists invite you into their studios
Open Studio Tour is a free, self-guided, self-paced city and county wide tour into the heart of Tucson’s creative, entertaining, educational and fantastic arts community. Gather the family and invite your friends. Program directory available at all studios.
- Preview Exhibit:Thursday, October 29th
- Public Tour Kick-Off Reception:
Date: Thursday Nov 12th, 2009
- Location: Gallery 801
801 North Main Avenue 85705
370-1601 www.artinarizona.com
- Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00pm
Please contact Sally Krommes with questions @ 624-0595 x16
Visit the 2009 Open Studio Tour web site
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