FALL COLORS ART STUDIO TOUR
WHO
Visual artists and artisans in the Black Hills of South Dakota / Wyoming, working in all media.
WHAT
Fall Colors Art Studio Tour is a juried art event, offering a unique opportunity for you to gain further recognition as an artist, open your studio doors to the public, and to show and sell your work. For the community, Fall Colors Art Studio Tour is a free self-guided tour that will enhance awareness of talented local artists while enriching the cultural life of the Black Hills.
WHEN
Saturday, September 22 | 10am - 6pm
Sunday, September 23 | 10am - 4pm
WHO
Visual artists and artisans in the Black Hills of South Dakota / Wyoming, working in all media.
WHAT
Fall Colors Art Studio Tour is a juried art event, offering a unique opportunity for you to gain further recognition as an artist, open your studio doors to the public, and to show and sell your work. For the community, Fall Colors Art Studio Tour is a free self-guided tour that will enhance awareness of talented local artists while enriching the cultural life of the Black Hills.
WHEN
Saturday, September 22 | 10am - 6pm
Sunday, September 23 | 10am - 4pm
ARTIST BENEFITS
Here are some of the ways in which you will benefit from participation in Open Studios:
COMMUNITY BENEFITS
Fall Colors Art Studio Tour fosters a greater understanding of the artistic process by providing the public with a unique opportunity to enter the world of the visual artist and experience how, why and where art is created.
STUDIO ELIGIBILITY
Participating artists MUST have a regular ongoing studio workspace for creating art located within the Black Hills.
ART GUIDELINES
Fall Colors Art Studio Tour is open to a wide range of visual media including painting, drawing, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics, wood, metal, glass, fiber arts, jewelry, photography, digital art, and printmaking.
Here are some of the ways in which you will benefit from participation in Open Studios:
- Expand your audience by sharing where and how you work.
- Take advantage of an opportunity to sell your work to the public. Fall Colors Art Studio Tour does not take a commission for any sales.
- Gain exposure through Open Studios’ print, web, and social media marketing
- An artist directory will also be published online at thedahl.org, including an image, a link to the artist’s website, and contact info.
COMMUNITY BENEFITS
Fall Colors Art Studio Tour fosters a greater understanding of the artistic process by providing the public with a unique opportunity to enter the world of the visual artist and experience how, why and where art is created.
STUDIO ELIGIBILITY
Participating artists MUST have a regular ongoing studio workspace for creating art located within the Black Hills.
- STUDIO SHARING: Open Studios was created to offer the public an opportunity to be invited into the working spaces of the Black Hills’ artistic community and to have an authentic experience visiting a working artist. It is not intended for temporary set-ups in businesses or pop-up spaces. Sharing space in another artist’s studio must be approved on an individual basis and will only be granted when an artist’s studio is inaccessible to the public.
- The studio must retain the atmosphere of an active workspace, with materials, equipment and work-in-progress visible.
- Artists must agree to not exhibit, sell or host non-participating artists in the space over which they have interest or control.
- Artists working in cluster studios should encourage their fellow artists to apply for participation in the Fall Colors Art Studio Tour.
- Artists who are not officially participating in the Fall Colors Art Studio Tour are asked not to represent themselves in any way as Fall Colors Art Studio Tour artists.
ART GUIDELINES
Fall Colors Art Studio Tour is open to a wide range of visual media including painting, drawing, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics, wood, metal, glass, fiber arts, jewelry, photography, digital art, and printmaking.
- Participating artists must exhibit a minimum of 15 pieces of original art.
- Artists must agree to not exhibit or sell reproductions, limited editions, or giclees during the Fall Colors Tour.
You may download the full call to artists here |
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HOW TO APPLY
• Please name files in the following format Last Name_First Name_Title
• Email images to fallcolorstour@thedahl.org.
JURY PROCESS, ACCEPTANCE AND PARTICIPATION FEE
Fall Colors Art Studio Tour will showcase art in a broad range of media and styles. Participation in Fall Colors Art Studio Tour is intended for professional artists who are actively producing and exhibiting their work.
After your application and fee is received, jurors will review your application to make sure it meets studio eligibility requirements and art guidelines. Application material will not be judged on personal tastes or preferences.
Artists who are accepted will be notified via email, confirming their participation in the event. A PARTICIPATION FEE OF $25 will be required at this time and must be paid NO LATER THAN August 31.
While Fall Colors Art Studio Tour and Rapid City Arts Council provide the administrative event planning, marketing and promotional support for participating artists, be aware that your active involvement as participating artists will be essential in making this a successful event.
IMPORTANT DATES:
QUESTIONS? For more information contact:
Mark Zimmerman at green.ink.mark@gmail.com
Denise Du Broy at denise@thedahl.org | 605.394.4101 x206.
- First, note that YOUR APPLICATION MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE below, so have your information and files available prior to filling out the online application.
- Write a BRIEF artist statement (1,000 character maximum) describing your conceptual approach and creative process and have it ready to paste into the online application.
- Fill out and submit the online application and pay the $25 application fee.
- Prepare and submit FIVE DIGITAL IMAGES of available work. In addition, please supply ONE IMAGE OF THE STUDIO SPACE (ideally showing the artist at work) which may be used for Fall Colors Studio Tour promotion.
• Please name files in the following format Last Name_First Name_Title
• Email images to fallcolorstour@thedahl.org.
JURY PROCESS, ACCEPTANCE AND PARTICIPATION FEE
Fall Colors Art Studio Tour will showcase art in a broad range of media and styles. Participation in Fall Colors Art Studio Tour is intended for professional artists who are actively producing and exhibiting their work.
After your application and fee is received, jurors will review your application to make sure it meets studio eligibility requirements and art guidelines. Application material will not be judged on personal tastes or preferences.
Artists who are accepted will be notified via email, confirming their participation in the event. A PARTICIPATION FEE OF $25 will be required at this time and must be paid NO LATER THAN August 31.
While Fall Colors Art Studio Tour and Rapid City Arts Council provide the administrative event planning, marketing and promotional support for participating artists, be aware that your active involvement as participating artists will be essential in making this a successful event.
IMPORTANT DATES:
- Application Deadline: Friday, July 13
- Artist Notification: Tuesday, August 7
- Event: Saturday & Sunday, September 22 & 23
QUESTIONS? For more information contact:
Mark Zimmerman at green.ink.mark@gmail.com
Denise Du Broy at denise@thedahl.org | 605.394.4101 x206.
APPLY HERE
Please fill out the form below and then submit payment. The final step is to email images to fallcolorstour@thedahl.org.
Step 1. Fill out application Form |
Step 2. Submit Application FeeStep 3. Email ImagesPrepare and submit FIVE DIGITAL IMAGES of available work. In addition, please supply ONE IMAGE OF THE STUDIO SPACE (ideally showing the artist at work) which may be used for Fall Colors Studio Tour promotion. See image instructions above.
Email images to fallcolorstour@thedahl.org. |