EXHIBIT AND RECEPTION JULY 11, 2025
OPEN STUDIOS AUGUST 9-10, 2025
Celebrating the arts in Saugerties has become a tradition on the Saugerties Artists Studio Tour. The painters, sculptors, collagists, ceramists, print makers, videographers, furniture makers, fabric designers and multimedia artists are eager to embrace the opportunity to once again open their studios for art lovers who want to experience the place where art is made. This year many new-to-the-area artists have joined ranks with this ever-expanding Saugerties artists’ community. All of the artists have been plying their skills to create new work, tinker with new techniques and mediums, and review past endeavors, finding new meaning in earlier explorations.
This year’s tour features 45 studios that are getting ready for visitors, who will see completed work and works in progress in a wide array of mediums and styles. Whatever your interest, the tour has something for you—painters working in oils, acrylics, watercolors and inks, as well as with digital tools; collage makers and printmakers; photographers; and, sculptors working with industrial debris and found objects, or ceramic artists whose work ranges from figurative to functional with a bit of funk thrown in for good measure. Any and all materials can be transformed into artfully created pieces, such as handcrafted furniture and home accessories made with high quality hardwoods.
On the tour’s website short videos introduce visitors to many of the artists in an up-close, personal way, telling their stories in their own words and offering demonstrations of how they do what they do best.
This is the tour’s 23rd year of shining a light on local talent. It all kicks off with a not-to-be-missed opening reception on Friday, July 11, at the Dutch Barn Art & Heritage Gallery, 119 Main Street, Saugerties, from 5 to 7 p.m., where you can pick up a map for this free self-guided tour. Gallery hours are July 12-July 27, Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Open studio days are Saturday and Sunday, August 9-10, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Please explore the website for more information about the Tour and all of the artists: www.saugertiesarttour.org. There is no charge to attend the opening reception and the open studio tour is a free, self-guided event, registration is not required.