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Fort Collins Artist Studio Tour and Sale

ABOUT THE TOUR

Presented by the City of Fort Collins’ Cultural Services Department, the Fort Collins Artist Studio Tour and Sale is a free self-guided tour of local artist studios revealing the mysteries of the creative process to families and individuals in and around Fort Collins. Through art demonstrations and educational displays right in the artists' studios, visitors will meet the artists, buy original artworks, and learn about how and where artists create pottery, jewelry, photography, painting, sculpture, fiber arts, and more! The included artists reflect the amazing, creative talent right in our own community.

2024 Studio Tour Preview Exhibit Awards#

Grand Prize     ($500):
Carol Schinkel, Views from the Fast Lane

2nd Prize           ($250):
William Connelly, Water

3rd Prize           ($125):             
Kate Dardine, Keepers of Water (7 Sisters)

Honorable Mention     ($75):
Kathi D. Dougherty, Springtime Aspens

Honorable Mention     ($75):
Beth Ayasse, Love's Wisdom

Guest Awards Juror:
Preview Exhibit Awards Juror Xinran Yuan is the Director of Exhibitions and Community Engagement at CSU’s Department of Art and Art History. As a curator and cultural strategist, her research explores the intersection of art, science, emerging technologies, and planet-scale biodiversity. She co-curated the 2024 Seven-on-Seven program at Rhizome of the New Museum of Contemporary Art, which pairs leading artists and technologists for creative collaborations. At Meta Open Arts, she led major commissions across Meta’s New York campus. As the founding Head of Global Partnerships at HTC VIVE Arts, she helped realize the first large-scale VR exhibitions at the Louvre, V&A, American Museum of Natural History, and Venice Biennale. She has collaborated with artists including Cai Guo-Qiang, Dominique Gonzalez Foerster, Albert Oehlen, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Sofia Crespo, Baseera Khan, among others.

Questions, please contact Liz Good at lgood@fcgov.com or 970-416-2646.

A special thanks to our 2024 event sponsors!#

The Jason and Lucy Greer Foundation for the Arts

Jerry's Artarama

KUNC 91.5

The Colorado Sound

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES#

We are eager to work with you to build a partnership that works best for your business. Please contact us if you would like to learn about sponsorship opportunities and benefits.   

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