The Philadelphia Open Studio Tours returns October 2024 for the 25th Anniversary of POST!
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Philadelphia Open Studio Tours (POST), a program of The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, is the largest tour of artist studios and creative workspaces in the region, a true celebration of the contribution of artists to the vibrancy of Philadelphia, and one of the premier open studio tour events in the country. Artists, creative spaces and neighborhood partners are all vital to the unification of our communities, and are all illuminated through POST. Join us this October, as you discover why across two weekends, POST is a beacon of local creative & business practice and highlights the best results of a booming artist culture.
POST 2024 returns this October, with studios and creative spaces organized based on their location relative to Broad Street. Studios open West of Broad on October 19 & 20, Studios open East of Broad on October 26 & 27, 12-6 pm each day.
Krista Dedrick Lai, POST 2019
Legacy Atelier, POST 2021
Phillip Adams, POST 2019
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"My POST experience expands with each year. We’ve hosted visiting artists, my studio classes and independent projects. POST resonates with my mutually thriving and sustainable focus and practice. Everyone benefits from the visitors, artists, curators and collectors. Sharing our work is like breathing, it is vital. It is a service, an opportunity and FUN. POST is a brilliant launching pad and builds vibrant community."
Marguerita Hagan
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"POST has been a wonderful opportunity to open my studio to art lovers patrons and the curious. Most visual artists including myself work in quiet solitude alone. Not necessarily a bad thing to make work. Through POST, once a year we get the chance to share what we’ve been doing throughout the year. It’s always joyous."
Mikel Elam
The Philadelphia Open Studio Tours allows visitors to become immersed in their local art studios and businesses, both in their neighborhood and around the city.
The Open Studio Tours was founded in 1999 by artist Karen Brown with 13 participating artists that first year. The event took off quickly...it grew organically in those first few years and was managed by a visionary group of volunteers. Beginning in 2005, its growth was taken to a new level when the volunteer committee approached The Center for Emerging Visual Artists (CFEVA) to formally adopt the Open Studio Tours as a program - which fit perfectly with our capacity at the time and the organization's ongoing mission. Since then, CFEVA's staff, leadership, and Board continue to provide extraordinary support to the program and fuel new levels of its advancement throughout the region and the country
A city-wide and free-of-charge event, POST illuminates the connections offered through the practice and experience of arts within day-to-day life. Witnessing art in the making allows the visitor to learn why creative endeavor contributes to the cultural fabric of our complex city. Visiting artists right in their studios fosters a community that values the artist both for themselves and for others. It breeds more appreciation for and participation in the recent creative boom and what we hope is a restored art scene.
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Each year, POST activities span twenty unique Philadelphia neighborhoods and highlight the creative workspaces of hundreds of artists and community partners. Great for all ages, POST provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse of visual artists at work through an approachable, self-guided, and easy-to-navigate tour. Ancillary activities include featured exhibitions, demonstrations and workshops, artist talks, receptions, guided tours, and more! No other program in or around Philadelphia consistently brings such an intimate and diverse cultural experience to the community free of charge and across such a large geographic area.
Reference the POST map & guidebook to curate your own open studio itinerary. Explore local artists’ studios, stop at a local coffee shop or brewery on the way, and immerse yourself within new communities in Philadelphia. POST is an interactive event free for everyone — bring your family, friends, students, and colleagues. Find local art in your community, and beyond!
Terri Saulin studio, POST 2019
The Center for Emerging Visual Artists receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Additional support is provided by The William Penn Foundation, Philadelphia Cultural Fund, Penn Treaty SSD, and the Independence Foundation.
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Pictured: Katherine Fraser, POST 2022