Surrey Artists Open Studios

9 - 24 June and 20 - 22 July 2012

An annual visual arts opportunity for the public to visit studios, meet artists & makers, view demonstrations, buy artwork, enter our free prize draw, view taster exhibitions and take part in creative workshops. Studio locations are throughout Surrey and around its borders.

What's new for Surrey Artists Open Studios summer event?

For the first time we will be offering an additional weekend to the established June event. This will be 20 - 22 July to coincide with the Olympic Torch coming to Surrey

We will also be hosting an additional prize draw, any member of the public that visits more than 3 studios on bicycle during the June event and has their loyalty card signed by the studios they visit will be entitled to enter our extra free prize draw for cyclists! We are hosting this extra prize draw in celebration of the Olympic Road Cycle races coming to Surrey on the 28 & 29 July.

‘There is such a great collective of styles on offer, and with over 160 studios, there will be one open just around the corner!’
Caroline Jackman, SAOS Coordinator

Look out for the orange Open Studios flags and balloons or pick up a brochure at your local library or arts venue.

We also feature all of our open studios artists and more on our online resource ‘Find a Surrey Artist’, available throughout the year. Here you can search for Surrey Artists, each of whom has an individual web page showcasing up to 12 images of their artwork; listings of their exhibitions and workshops and many indicate that their studio is open by appointment throughout the year.

Why is SAOS such a vital resource to artists?
Surrey Artists Open Studios has re-evaluated the needs of its artists and now offers an annual membership scheme, including a dedicated web page for each member that is profiled on Find A Surrey Artist. Alongside the member offer are training & networking events taking place throughout the year and monthly e-bulletins providing access to opportunities and events taking place in Surrey & the South East Region.

Our new format has enabled us to work towards introducing even more new initiatives, including a bursary scheme for artists who are not able to afford the participation fee to Open Studios and the creation of residency opportunities for artists to work in schools as part of the Open Studio scheme