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Open Studio Event 2014

Welcome to Tywi Valley Open Studios 2014

The open studio event is aimed at professional artists who would be willing to invite the public to see an exhibition of their work at their studio.  All the studios of participating artists would be required to be open for three consecutive days on 26th, 27th and 28th July 2014.  Visitors are free to arrive at any studio during studio opening times without any prior booking.  As with similar events that have taken place in other areas of the country, the expectation is that visitors will select a number of studios they want to visit during a day and drive to each in whatever order best suites their itinerary.  To provide visitors with a guide to the type of artwork available and details of the locations of the participating studios, a brochure will be produced to publicise the event.  The brochure will contain a map showing all the studio locations, a brief description of the artist and a picture showing an example of the artist’s work.

We are also considering the possibility of getting everyone together for a private view to kick the event off on Friday 25th July.  This would be to show a sample of work from all the participating artists in a single venue.  This is only a tentative proposal at this time as a suitable location has still to be found.

To help make the event a success, all participating artists will be expected to assist with the distribution of posters and brochures within their local area and to make their own banner to highlight their studio location.  They will also need to set out direction markers that will be provided to guide visitors to their studio from the nearest distinguishable landmark.  There will also be a £50 fee to take part in the event.  This money will be used to pay for the production and printing of the open studio brochure and the advertising posters.

In order to make it possible for people to visit a number of studios in a single day, the area for participating artists will be limited to those with studios within a 15 mile radius of Llandeilo.  If you are a professional artist working in either 2D or 3D and would like to take part in the open studios event this year, you will need to complete the application form that can be downloaded from the link below.  You will also need to provide 3 pictures showing examples of your current work, one of which will be chosen for publication alongside your details in the brochure.  The picture file sizes should be approximately 1mb.  Completed forms and pictures should be emailed by 8th March to Openstudios@homeonline.demon.co.uk.  Fees will be collected later once the list of participating artists has been collated.

Application form 2014