SAVE THE DATE: South Denver Artists Open Studio Tour (September 28 & 29, 2024)
Save the date for my second annual Open Studio. This year I’m teaming up with other South Denver artists to create a shared event. Encompassing Platt Park, Wash Park, University Park, and Virginia Village, this is your chance for a rare peek inside the working studios of seven area artists. The event will be held on Saturday and Sunday, September 28th & 29th from 10am - 4pm. This event is free and open to the public.
More information to follow.
Participating artists:
Rhiannon Alpers (book arts) 2096 S Logan St. Denver, CO 80210
Common Law Swans Pottery (ceramics) 2096 S Logan St. Denver, CO 80210
Michael Dowling (drawing) 5785 E Mexico Ave. Denver, CO 80224
Joey Kerlin (mixed media) 1868 S Dahlia St. Denver. CO 80222
Desmond O’Hagan (painting) 2882 South Adams St. Denver, CO 80210
Lois R. Lupica (wax painting) 2433 S Dahlia Ln. Denver, CO 80222
Mai Wyn Schantz (painting) 1795 S Saint Paul St. Denver, CO 80210
Elaine St. Louis (painting) 1623 S Pennsylvania St. Denver, CO 80210
WOODWARD STUDIOS Andrew & Jessica Woodward (painting & wood) 1950 S Holly St. Denver, CO 80222
From the press release:
“Nothing is more captivating than getting an intimate look inside a working artist’s studio,” says organizer/artist Mai Wyn Schantz. “To glimpse works yet unfinished, see firsthand how an artist does their craft and take in the space where big ideas come to fruition, is just so captivating.” All but one of the eight locations are residential with artists carving out devoted studio spaces in their garages, basements and bonus rooms. These spaces are almost never open to the public.
Schantz, who at the onset of the pandemic shuttered her combined gallery-studio Mai Wyn Fine Art on Santa Fe Drive, was looking for an opportunity to share her workspace again with collectors. Last fall she opened her home studio for one weekend and felt strongly enough about the response to do it again, only this time she decided to expand it. "As I started reaching out, I discovered more and more artists in my area. Who knew Denver’s south-side had so many of us?”