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The Orange County Artists Guild is a non-profit organization seeking to increase the visibility and recognition of area artists and crafts people.

Upcoming Events: Regretfully we have had to cancel our spring show, Arts on the Green at Southern Village, that was supposed to take place April 28th. If you'd like to be notified about future spring events or our annual fall studio tour, please join our mailing list.
The OCAG blog now includes a members events calendar!  For interesting "how to" articles, essays on many topics, and a calender of members' art openings and events

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The Orange County Artists Guild Annual Open Studio Tour

The 18th annual Orange County Open Studio Tour will be held November 3-4 and November 10-11, 2012.
Hours: 10-5 Saturday and 12-5 Sunday

Tour opening reception dates are:
Thursday, October 25, 6-9 pm: Opening Reception at FRANK Gallery (109 East Franklin St, Chapel Hill)
Friday, October 26, 6-9 pm: Opening Reception at Hillsborough Gallery of Arts (121 N. Churton St., Hillsborough)

You are welcome to download a PDF of the full tour Brochure or a PDF of just the map.

Brochures are available at FRANK Gallery in Chapel Hill, NC Crafts Gallery in Carrboro, all three Weaver Street Market locations, Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, Eno Gallery, Hillsborough Arts Council Gallery and many other shops, businesses and public places all around Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and Durham.

****ATTENTION: The printed brochure map contains 2 errors, Studios #54 Barbi Dalton and #53 Mary Mendell. Please follow the signs when driving to their studios. The PDFs above have been corrected. ****

We can't wait to see you on the tour in November!

The History:

The Orange County Open Studio Tour was begun in 1995 by Monnda Welch, an enterprising jewelry maker then living in Orange County. Monnda was inspired by the highly successful Chatham County Open Studio Tour, begun a couple of years earlier.  Initially unable to receive any help from local arts organizations, Monnda single-handedly promoted and organized the first Orange Tour.  By 1998, the Orange County Tour exhibited 45 artists and had attracted loyal supporters, but it was a truly Herculean task to organize the artists and raise the necessary funds for advertising.  So in 2000, Monnda turned the Tour over to the Orange County Arts Commission, who in turn initiated the creation of the Orange County Artists Guild.  Guild members volunteer their time working in committees to accomplish the many tasks related to the Tour. The Open Studio Tour is funded only by artist member fees and small donations from the community. Thanks to the Arts Commission and to Monnda Welch for bringing artists together in pursuit of our common goal--making Orange County artists visible.

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Making Orange County artists visible is not an easy task. There are an estimated 700-800 artists of all kinds in Orange County.  Visual artists and craftspeople have relatively few opportunities to be seen and appreciated in the county. So the advantages of the Tour to the artist are obvious. Artists enjoy direct contact with supporters and gain a much wider exposure of their work. And Tour visitors enjoy meeting the artists in a casual atmosphere, viewing a wide range of the artist’s work, and being able to ask questions about the artist’s or craftsperson’s process. In addition to seeing work the artist has on hand for the Tour, visitors are welcome to ask about commissions for larger works, serial pieces, portraits, or installations. This means a piece is made to order and may require a down payment and contract.  Many artists are receptive to installment payment plans for more expensive works and often will allow buyers to take artwork home on approval for a few days.

Studio visitors always say they enjoy seeing the context and environment in which the work is made—how studios reflect the individual artist’s character and perspective. They say that the educational and recreational value of the Tour is just as important to them as the opportunity to actually purchase a work of art to take home. Many are curious to get an inside look at what it really means to create a work of art from scratch. Others come for inspiration to actually take up an art form themselves. And the Tour is a great experience for children of all ages.The Orange County Open Studio Tour brings artists and the community together in celebration of the creativity and diversity of the arts in our area.

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