By Kepper Petzing | Contributing Writer
“So much of our world is curated and often what we see is the beautiful, finished product – whether it is art in a gallery, or a posting on social media. This event offers the opportunity to come and see what’s behind all of it – a lot of messiness – a lot of failures,” says artist Juli Rae Vignola.
What she’s talking about is Portland Open Studios, an annual event where 100 Portland artists open their studios to the public for tours. Portland Open Studios is also the name of the nonprofit that has put on the event for the past 26 years. Tours will run October 12th-13th and 19th-20th and six of the featured artists are in Concordia.
“There is a range from polished studios to people who are just painting on their kitchen table.Your neighbors are creating stellar work with just what they got”, says participating artist Carson Abbert. Inspiring ideas don’t come solely from the art; artists often have creative homes or yards.
Many works are also for sale. Concordia resident Lowen Berman says. “Just go on the tour. You’ll learn a lot, meet interesting neighbors, and you’ll have a good time.”
More Info
portlandopenstudios.com
October 12th & 13th and October 19th & 20th from 10 am – 4 pm
The tour guide is on the website, which includes information on each artist along with samples of their work. You can search by neighborhood, artist’s name, or medium. Tour is indicated by black and yellow posted signs.