CALL FOR ARTISTS
2025 Registration is now closed.
Please contact us if you have any questions or call Cindy Atchison at 970-769-1116. Thank You!
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The Durango Studio Tour provides artists an opportunity to showcase their creative work environment with the public by way of a professional, well-publicized, and anticipated event. In turn, the tour exposes the cultural backbone of the area for citizens and visitors to engage in and participate in the arts. If you are an artist within the Greater Durango Area, with a Durango zip code (81301 or in the Shenandoah/Lake Durango/Hesperus neighborhoods with split zip codes), we welcome you to participate in the tour! If you have questions and would like to talk, call Cindy Atchison at 970-769-1116, or email us at durangoopenstudiotour@gmail.com.
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Once you apply and submit payment you’ll fill out a registration form. Be sure to look over our media kit​ to share the event with your family, friends and contacts! Once registered, you will receive our media kit along with details on how to best use it to share this event with family and friends.
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Are you an emerging artist, an artist of color, an artist that identifies as Two Spirit or LGBTQIA+, or who otherwise wouldn’t able to afford the registration fee? The scholarship opportunity may be for you! Click to read more about our scholarships. Email your application to durangoopenstudiotour@gmail.com. If you're not awarded a scholarship after you apply, you may still register for the tour.
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To participate in the tour as an artist, you must commit to present in your studio both Saturday, October 18 and Sunday, October 19 from 10am - 4pm, and have a studio that primarily showcases your studio life and artwork. Please complete the following four steps:
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Review the terms & conditions (below) to ensure Durango Open Studio Tour is a good fit for you and your studio.​
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Submit payment for Basic ($110) or Premium ($195) registration.
(Credit Card charge will be from DgoOpenStudioTour)​
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After payment is received, within 2 days you'll receive a link to our registration form and art upload page. Please fill out completely and upload art.
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Start creating beauty for the Durango Open Studio Tour and spreading the word with graphics and text from our Media Kit.​
Registration Options
Choose either Basic or Premium Registration
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2025 Registration is now closed.
Please contact us if you have any questions. Thank You!
Basic Registration:
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$110
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Artist listing on the Durango Open Studio Tour website (name, address, one social link, one image)
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Name, address, and text listing in the printed guide
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Yard sign for your studio
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Access to the Friday reception networking event
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Access to Artist Panel Discussion
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Comprehensive media kit to support your self-promotion
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Premium Registration:
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$195
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Artist listing on the Durango Open Studio Tour website (name, address, one social link, one image)
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Dedicated artist page with bio, multiple social media links, and up to 6 images of your work
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Name, address, and text listing in the printed guide
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Yard sign for your studio
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Inclusion in the Friday, October 17 Opening Exhibition at the Durango Creative District (one piece)
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Comprehensive media kit to support your self-promotion
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Social media spotlight on the Durango Open Studio Tour Facebook and Instagram pages
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Exclusive First Invite to participate in the Artist Panel Discussion—a special pre-tour event designed to give artists added exposure to art collectors, community members, and media. Premium artists will have first priority to be featured on this panel.​
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DURANGO OPEN STUDIO TOUR TERMS & CONDITIONS:
ARTISTS: must be committed to show during all event hours, 
both Saturday, October 18 and Sunday, October 19, 2025 from 10am - 4pm. Artwork and prints must be original in design and created by the applicant. All artwork must be professional quality. Each artist must accompany his own work during the Durango Open Studio Tour.
OPENING EXHIBITION: All artists are invited to the Opening Exhibition at Durango Creative District on October 17, 2025. Participation is optional, though strongly encouraged. This event is a festive kickstart to the tour and is an additional opportunity for artists and tour goers to connect. Premium Registration Artists may hang one piece of art. More information on requirements is below.
EVENT FEES: Registration Fee: $110 Basic, $195 Premium. Registration fees are non-refundable.
ARTIST STUDIO: Each Artist must show in his/her own studio. Artist's studio property should be clean, welcoming and orderly. All Artist Registrants must have a studio within the Greater Durango Area, with a Durango zip code (81301 or in the Shenandoah/Lake Durango/Hesperus neighborhoods). Commercial storefronts and/or showrooms that are regularly open to the public during business hours are not eligible to participate, unless the artist’s primary studio is within the storefront area. Please make sure the roads to your studio are accessible with no parking restriction and your neighbors are willing to cooperate with the large number of visitors. We encourage the artist to research liability insurance on your homeowner's policy for the event. The Durango Open Studio Tour is not responsible for any theft, personal injuries or property damage sustained by third parties (including those of guests and invitees) at the artist’s studio or the Smiley Building.
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OPENING ART EXHIBITION ARTWORK: If an artist pays Premium registration, they may hang one piece in the Opening Exhibition on October 17, 2025. Drop off art at Durango Creative District, 1135 Main Ave, Durango, on October 15, 2025 between 1-6pm, and pickup is October 29 between 1-6pm. All art must have wire for hanging (no sawtooth hangers). Have Name, Title , Medium, Price (if for sale), and Contact info (email and/or phone) taped securely on the back of your art. It is up to the artist to have insurance for their art displayed at the Durango Creative District Opening Art Exhibition. If artwork is for sale, Durango Creative District will take a 20% commission on artworks sold in the gallery. They will handle payment and disperse checks within 30 days of the close of the exhibition. Purchased art will be exhibited at Durango Creative District until the end of the Opening Art Exhibition.
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TAXES: Artists are responsible for collecting and paying to Colorado Department of Revenue, Colorado Sales Tax (2.90%) and Durango City Tax (3.50%), La Plata County Tax (2.00%). Total Tax Rate: 8.40%. Contact your accountant for details to see if you would quality as a hobbyist or need to pay sales tax.
PROMOTION: Artists are encouraged to invite your own email contacts, advertise your own demonstrations, and advertise on your social media channels with the graphics provided in the media kit.
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IMAGES: Artists agree to release the use of images to Durango Open Studio Tour as a permanent record of the exhibition and for promotional use relating to the tour. Images should be the best representative examples of what you will be showing at the Studio Tour. “Image1” will be used as an image for the Artist page of the website. Premium Registrants will have up to 6 images on their personal artist page. The Durango Studio Tour reserves the right to reject any work it considers unsuitable. For best image quality, please submit jpeg RGB images that are 1280px in height or width at 72dpi.
SCHOLARSHIPS: If you an emerging artist, an artist of color, an artist that identifies as 2SLGBTQIA+, or an artist who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford the registration fee, you may apply for a scholarship to cover registration fees. To receive information about the scholarship application process, review this pdf or email durangoopenstudiotour@gmail.com
CONTACT: Please contact durangoopenstudiotour@gmail.com for questions or further information.
Thanks for joining us!
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