- Friday June 26-First registration party at Chill, 5-7pm. Artists can come to sign up, socialize and get information on BOS.
- Saturday June 27-second reg party at Zuzu's 10am-noon
- Friday July 24-Reg party at Chill 5-7pm
- Saturday July 25 Reg party at Zuzu's 10am-noon
- August 31-last day to register for $20 reg fee.
- September 10-absolute last day to register and get on the map. Reg. fee goes up to $30 Sept 1-10
- September 14-maps to printer
- Friday September 25 Kickoff Party 6-9pm
- September 26-27 OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Event Timeline
all dates and times are not final except for Sept 26-27
Friday, April 17, 2009
Kick-off meeting
Last night was the first meeting, held at Chill, with BACA members to discuss the overall plan for Beacon Open Studios.The meeting was attended by Kat Stoutenborough, Jim Korn, Michael Benzer from Hudson Beach Glass and Stephanie from Fovea. A date has been set of September 26-27 for the city-wide open studios which will coincide with Electric Windows this year. We discussed how BACA can be involved and to what extent. A big thumbs up was given to the idea of a kick-off party and the use of the former Van Brunt Gallery space on Main St. was suggested for the party.
I 've already reached out to Beacon Studios and to Open Space for help/support in pulling this event together. Next steps are to reach out to Beacon Arts Salon, the Beacon Business Assoc., Spire Studios and the Community Center. Who else am I missing? Next steps are to prepare a timeline for everything that has to happen and to create a registration form.
I 've already reached out to Beacon Studios and to Open Space for help/support in pulling this event together. Next steps are to reach out to Beacon Arts Salon, the Beacon Business Assoc., Spire Studios and the Community Center. Who else am I missing? Next steps are to prepare a timeline for everything that has to happen and to create a registration form.
Plan for Beacon Open Studios
Beacon Open Studios Weekend(s)
Date: September 26-27 2009
Mission:
• Create a city-wide event that would allow the public to visit the studios of artists living and working in Beacon and the surrounding areas.
• Give artists a chance to showcase their work for the viewing public and to interact with other artists in the community.
• Create a stronger sense of community within the Beacon art world.
• Bring visitors from the surrounding areas to create a stronger sense of awareness of Beacon as a destination.
Registration-Each individual artist must sign up to be included in the BOSW. Registration gets their name, pertinent info, and studio address on the map. A [$20] fee paid by each artist covers the production of the maps and promotional costs. Registration for BOSW can be done by snail mail and email up to 1 month in advance.
Early registration party-3 months before BOSW a party will be held at [Chill] where interested artists can come to socialize, get detailed information, and register to be included in BOSW. Artists without studios or with home studios who do not wish to have their homes open to the public may sign up on a list of people wishing to organize group sites in public locations. These artists can coordinate amongst themselves to find suitable locations and it is their responsibility to inform the organizers of BOSW where they will be showing and who is in the group locations.
Kickoff Party-the Friday before the first weekend there will be a party open to the public where each artist will have one piece of their work hung. Wall labels will correspond with the free map, making it easier for visitors to identify the artists whose studios they would like to visit. If you see artwork you like at the party, it is easy to find that artist on the map and know when and where their open studio will be. All artwork hung at the party will be for sale unless otherwise specified by the artists.
BOSW will be divided into two weekends making it more accessible to more people. Spire Studios and Bulldog Studios will be open on separate weekends. Current strategy is to divide the city geographically for Weekend 1 and Weekend 2 and may go as far as to say that [large group space such as Spire] will be open on Saturday and individual studios open on Sunday.
Date: September 26-27 2009
Mission:
• Create a city-wide event that would allow the public to visit the studios of artists living and working in Beacon and the surrounding areas.
• Give artists a chance to showcase their work for the viewing public and to interact with other artists in the community.
• Create a stronger sense of community within the Beacon art world.
• Bring visitors from the surrounding areas to create a stronger sense of awareness of Beacon as a destination.
Registration-Each individual artist must sign up to be included in the BOSW. Registration gets their name, pertinent info, and studio address on the map. A [$20] fee paid by each artist covers the production of the maps and promotional costs. Registration for BOSW can be done by snail mail and email up to 1 month in advance.
Early registration party-3 months before BOSW a party will be held at [Chill] where interested artists can come to socialize, get detailed information, and register to be included in BOSW. Artists without studios or with home studios who do not wish to have their homes open to the public may sign up on a list of people wishing to organize group sites in public locations. These artists can coordinate amongst themselves to find suitable locations and it is their responsibility to inform the organizers of BOSW where they will be showing and who is in the group locations.
Kickoff Party-the Friday before the first weekend there will be a party open to the public where each artist will have one piece of their work hung. Wall labels will correspond with the free map, making it easier for visitors to identify the artists whose studios they would like to visit. If you see artwork you like at the party, it is easy to find that artist on the map and know when and where their open studio will be. All artwork hung at the party will be for sale unless otherwise specified by the artists.
BOSW will be divided into two weekends making it more accessible to more people. Spire Studios and Bulldog Studios will be open on separate weekends. Current strategy is to divide the city geographically for Weekend 1 and Weekend 2 and may go as far as to say that [large group space such as Spire] will be open on Saturday and individual studios open on Sunday.
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