CALL FOR ARTISTS
2024 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 5 and Sunday, October 6 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 Durango Creative District)
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After payment is received, 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!
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Registration Options
Choose either Basic or Premium Registration
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2024 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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Name, address, one social media link, one image on Artists website page
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Name, address, text on brochure
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Yard sign
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Attend Friday reception
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Media kit for self-promo
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Premium Registration:
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$195
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Name, address, one social media link, one image on Artists website page
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Personal artist web page with bio, several social media links and up to 6 images
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Name, address, text on brochure
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Yard sign
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Attend Friday reception
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Hang one piece of art at the Friday, October 4 Opening Exhibition at Smiley Cafe
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Media kit for self-promo
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Social media spotlight on Durango Open Studio Tour Facebook and Instagram pages.
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DURANGO OPEN STUDIO TOUR TERMS & CONDITIONS:
ARTISTS: must be committed to show during all event hours, 
both Saturday, October 5 and Sunday, October 6, 2024 from 10am - 4pm. Artwork 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 Smiley Cafe on October 4, 2024. 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 info on requirements is below.
EVENT FEES: Registration Fee: $110.00 Basic, $195.00 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 EXHIBITION ARTWORK: If an artist pays Premium registration, they may hang one piece in the Opening Exhibition on October 4, 2024. Drop off art on September 29, 2024 between 2-4 pm, and picked up October 27, 2024 between 2-4 pm. All art must have wire for hanging (no sawtooth hangers), with D-rings installed 2” from top. Have Name, Title , Medium, Price (if for sale), and Contact info (email or phone) taped securely on the back of your art. Contact us if you wish to display 3D art that is not able to hang on the wall. It is up to the artist to have insurance for their art displayed at the Smiley Cafe Taster Exhibition. If artwork is for sale, no sales commissions will be taken, and all sales will be handled through the artist contact information provided.
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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.
PLEASE NOTE: Please consider any current COVID-19 recommendations when setting up your studio and welcoming visitors.
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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