Looking Forward to 2024 OPEN STUDIO TOURS

NOVEMBER 8, 9 &10

Immerse yourself in the rich cultural scene of Tucson and Pima County for the 2024 Open Studio Tours, presented by the Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona.

SHOWCASING LOCAL ARTISTS IN-PERSON AND ONLINE

Open Studio Tours (OST) is one of the largest self-guided showcases of artist studios and creative work spaces in the region, running for more than 10 years. Throughout its history, OST has allowed Tucson and Pima County’s artists to invite visitors into their studios, free-of-charge, giving the Southern Arizona community the opportunity to directly engage with local working artists, see where art is created, and learn more about each artist’s artistic processes.

Here is a description from their website.

The Arts Foundation provides funding and services to artists, organizations and community members residing in the City Tucson, Pima County, rural communities and Tribal Nations between the Gila River and the US Mexico Border. This includes Pima, Santa Cruz and Cochise counties and southern portions of Pinal, Yuma, Greenlee, Graham, Maricopa County, and Tribal Nations of Ak-Chin Indian Community, Sovereign Nation of the Cocopahs, Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, Gila River Indian Community, Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Tohono O’odham Nation, San Carlos Apache Nation. 

HISTORY

In 1971, a group of citizens came together to form the Tucson Council on the Arts; and organization to serve as a catalyst and information resource for cultural development.

The year 1984 marked the establishment of the Tucson Pima Arts Council (TPAC) as the arts council for the City of Tucson and Pima County, “the principal mechanism through which arts and cultural activities will be planned and carried out within the metropolitan area.”

In 2016, the Board of Directors voted to change the name of TPAC to The Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona. This name change reflects the vision of the agency as one that serves a community and region rich in culture and committed to supporting the arts in both the public and private sectors within the Southern Arizona region.

In 2021, the Arts Foundation was able to provide resources to our full-service area including Tucson, Pima County, rural communities and Tribal Nations between the Gila River and the US Mexico Border.s.