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When and where is open studios?
Silicon Valley Open Studios first 3 weekends of May, 2007
During the first 3 weekends of May, you’ll see hundreds of bright yellow and black SVOS signs popping up on buildings, telephone poles, and kiosks. You can follow the signs and arrows to hidden art studios that you may have passed by every day. Over 300 artists, from Belmont to Palo Alto to South San Jose are opening their studios, or forming temporary small “guerrilla art fairs” for the public this year. Visitors can meet the artist, see their latest works, converse with them about their work, and purchase art directly from the art sites.Silicon Valley Open Studios began in 1985 by Liz Kraft and a small, select group of her artist friends. Over time, SVOS became a significant cultural event in Silicon Valley and is one of a number of Open Studios events in California and worldwide. Up to 8,000 art lovers and curiosity seekers pick up a free SVOS artists map guide from public art spaces and go treasure hunting for that special here-to-for unfound masterpiece or simply the interesting piece that looks just right.
The variety of artworks include handmade books, oil, acrylic, pastel, oil pastel and watercolor paintings, photography, printmaking, ceramics, calligraphy, collage, sculpture, fiber, glass, jewelry, mixed media, assemblages, drawings (graphite, ink, color pencil, etc.), and digital imaging among others.
Times, Dates and
Where:
Tour Hours: 11:00AM to 5:00PM
May 5-6
Southern Santa Clara County
Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, San Jose, Saratoga
May 12-13 (Mother's Day Weekend) Northern Santa Clara County
East Palo Alto, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Loyola, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale
May 19-20
The Peninsula
Atherton, Belmont, Hillsborough, Menlo Park, Portola Valley, Redwood City, San Carlos, San Mateo, Woodside
Silicon Valley Open Studios
is a program of Silicon Valley Visual Arts, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Website: www.svos.org
CONTACT: Susan Kraft: 1-888-330-6177 x 104, or write to susankraft@siliconvalleyvisualarts.org