South Bay artists open studios
By Shari Kaplan
One of Northern California's largest open-studio 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 Silicon Valley Visual Arts, includes artists from Santa Clara, San Benito and San Mateo counties.
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, 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 the artists are painters, sculptors, potters, stonemasons, photographers, printmakers, fiber artists, glass blowers, jewelers, a metalsmith and wood-workers. Some artists' studios are in their homes or garages, while other artists rent private studios or share spaces with kindred creative spirits.
One hundred-page catalogs, which contain artist biographies and art reproductions, are available for $15. For more information, call 650.941-5337 or visit www.svva.org.
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