Guest Artists
in the
2027 Martin County Open Studio Tour
For 2027, we will be inviting several local art organizations to join us as a part of the Martin County Open Studio Tour. Here’s all the information you need to know if you’re interested in being a part of this signature event!
2027 Tour Dates
Saturday, February 27th - Sunday, February 28th - 10 AM- 5 PM
Preview Exhibit at the Elliott Museum
DROP OFF DATE: Wednesday, February 10th, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
RECEPTION: Thursday, February 11th, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
TAKE DOWN/PICKUP: Friday, February 12th, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
2027 Open Studio Tour Timeline
Online Application Opens: August 15, 2026 (See the form below for specific instructions on how to apply,)
Application and ALL materials submission deadline: November 3, 2026 Midnight
Application Fee due by: November 3, 2026 — NO refunds after November 4, 2026
Final payment due by: December 2, 2026 midnight - No refunds!
Proof of Guidebook to participants/sponsors: Between November 18 - December 1
Guidebook goes to printer: by December 8
Elliott Museum Preview Exhibit: February 11, 2027
Tour Weekend: February 27-28, 2027
Mandatory Wrap-Up Meeting: March 18, 2027
Tour Fees and Costs
Gues artist participation fee will be $350 per person.
Payment will be made online.
Studios are encouraged to offer simple refreshments to their visitors, paid for by the artists.
If an you would like to place an ad in the Tour Guide for yourself, please go to the Sponsorship page on the website here.
Entry Requirements
Participants in the Studio Tour MUST be members of the Martin Artisans Guild unless a group has been formally invited. The Studio Tour artist studios should be in Martin County. (For a special exemption, please solicit the Board of Directors at kimberlydbeltrameart@gmail.com.)
Applicants must submit a maximum of 3 professional quality digital images. These images must be of work created in the last 2 years and represent work being exhibited. (See Image Requirements section below for details.)
Each applicant must provide a 1-4 word description of his or her work for the brochure (for example, Oil Painting or Bronze Sculpture), PLUS a short bio and an artist statement for publicity use.
Applicants should also submit images of them WORKING in their studio for promotional purposes.
Image Requirements
Images for our Tour brochure require a professional-quality appearance.
· No images with text, with a logo or collaged images
· No blurry images, no images with poor lighting or a busy background
· No images from the internet (too low res).
1. Each artist should submit a total of 1-3 jpg images.
2. Landscape (horizontal) or square orientation preferred.
3. All images MUST be high definition meaning the dpi (dots per inch) is 300 and be a minimum of 3” (2400 pixels) on the longest side. Please note: images less than 300 dpi will not be used.
4. Image files MUST be labeled with artist name like this (last name_first name_ medium), for example: Johnson_Mary_acrylic.
Map Location
Please use the address of the location where you will be exhibiting!
Each studio will be given a Guestbook for visitor sign-ups. Experience tells us that it’s very helpful to have someone at your front door to greet guests and keep a count of the number of people who visit your studio. You can ask them to sign the Guestbook if you want their contact information for your own use. If they are already on our mailing list there is a box for them to check so that their information will be overwritten incorrectly, deleting them from our mailing list!!
If they do sign your Guest Book, encourage them to PRINT LEGIBLY! After the tour, please type all your visitor information into the spreadsheets (see the buttons at the bottom of the page) and send to membership@mcost.org. You can keep a copy for your own personal mailing list info.
Review of Tour Guidebook
Each participating artist will be emailed their completed listing and ad (if appropriate) for the Tour Guidebook before publication (expected to be sent on December 1).
You will need to proof your name, address, phone number, website, email and map location and submit any correction. If no response is made by the specified date, there will be NO changes made and book will go to print. Please remember, this will be a short window for reviewing and will only be emailed one time!
Gallery Policy
Everyone in the space must be a Tour participant and all artwork in the space must belong to those Tour participants.
Volunteers will be visiting the Tour locations to get photos for our website and social media.
Participant Agreement
You must agree to, sign and submit the Participant Agreement, available by clicking the button below.
Artist Checklist — You must submit the following items:
1. 2027 Studio Tour Application - Submit the form below by midnight, November 3, 2026.
2. Submit images (See image requirements above, use the button at the bottom of the page) by midnight, November 3, 2026.
3. Signed Participant Agreement (See the button at the bottom of the page) Print, sign, scan and email to info@mcost.org by the due date.
