South Bay artists to open their studios for visitors
By Shari Kaplan
Taking its cue from the changing of the millennium, one of Northern California's largest open studios events has changed both its name and its format.
Originally known as Open Studios of Santa Clara County and recently renamed Open Studios of South Bay Artists, the annual event is now known as Silicon Valley Open Studios. This year's 14th annual self-guided studio tour, presented by the nonprofit artistic entity Silicon Valley Visual Arts, includes artists from Santa Clara County, as well as neighboring San Benito and San Mateo counties.
Another change for 2000 is the event's timeline. No longer are some areas' artists assigned one weekend to exhibit, while other artists are given another weekend. Instead, participating artists' studios will be open to the public on both weekends of SVOS, which runs April 29-30 and May 6-7, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Artists will participate in the following cities and towns: Belmont, Burlingame, Campbell, Cupertino, El Granada, Foster City, Gilroy, Half Moon Bay, Hillsborough, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Menlo Park, Montara, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Pacifica, Palo Alto, Portola Valley, Redwood City, San Bruno, San Carlos, San Jose, San Juan Bautista, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Saratoga, Stanford, Sunnyvale and Woodside.
Participation has risen this year to 334 artists at 226 tour sites; among them are painters, sculptors, potters, stonemasons, photographers, printmakers, fiber artists, glass blowers, jewelers, a metalsmith and wood-workers. Some artists' studios are located in their homes or garages, while other artists rent private studios or share spaces with kindred creative spirits.
Artists showing in Los Gatos and Monte Sereno are Elizabeth Allen, Audrey Armstrong, Janet Fullmer Bajorck, Forrest Butler, Elise Chezem, Dennis DeRyke, Genie Even, Barbara Frese, Marian Gault, Marie Grace, Elke Groves, Oneida Hammond, Polly Hughes, Jerry E. Hurst, Don Lee Ivey, Shawn Johnson, Judy Juncker, Rachelle Kaldani, Hugo Lecaros, Remarque Loy, Howard Lucas, Ed Luccy, Moira McFadden Michelle Mickelson-Ruffo, Maralyn Miller, May Miller, Sylvia Min, Dan Nash, Shirley Preuitt, Paul Rubio, Mercy Smullen, Wanda Tsafos, Ruth Tunstall Grant, Jeanne Wardrip and Martha Zappe.
Free maps are available at Los Gatos Art Supplies, 61-A Victory Lane; Elemental Arts Gallery, 104 University Ave.; and Blossom Hill Crafts, 19500 Blossom Hill Road. One hundred-page catalogs are available for $15. For more information, call 650.941.5337 or visit www.svva.org on the Internet.
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