Over 200 Tucson Area Artists Welcome You Back for the 2025 Open Studio Tours, November 14, 15, and 16.
TUCSON, AZ — The Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona invites the community to celebrate local creativity at the 2025 Open Studio Tours (OST), taking place November 14, 15, and 16. As Arizona’s largest self-guided studio tour, OST offers a unique opportunity for the public to step inside the creative workspaces and meet local makers to experience the vibrant culture of Southern Arizona.
Over three days, visitors can explore artist’s studios in neighborhoods across the greater Tucson area, discovering the diverse talents of visual artists, writers, performers, musicians, and creatives of all kinds. The event provides an intimate look into the spaces where art happens, while also giving community members a chance to directly support local artists by purchasing artwork.
New in 2025: OST App
This year, visitors can enhance their experience through the brand-new OST Tour App, designed to make navigating the tours easier and more engaging. With the app, visitors can:
- Browse participating studios
- Save favorite stops
- Create a personalized itinerary
The app eliminates the need for printed maps, making the event more accessible and sustainable, while helping visitors make the most of their OST weekend.
“It’s rare to have the chance to step inside artists’ studios and creative spaces,” said David Gaxiola, Program Coordinator. “That’s what makes Open Studio Tours special, the intimate opportunity to meet artists where the magic happens.”
Event Details
- Dates: November 14, 15, and 16, 2025
- Where: Artist studios and creative spaces across Tucson and Southern Arizona
- Check out Participating Artists on our website: https://artsfoundtucson.org/open-studio-tours/
- Download the OST App on October 30!
- Cost: Free and open to the public
The 2025 Open Studio Tours program is made possible with support from the City of Tucson, Pima County Department of Community & Workforce Development, the Mellon Foundation, and the Arizona Commission on the Arts.
For a full list of participating artists and to download the OST app, visit:
https://artsfoundtucson.org/open-studio-tours
About the Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona
The Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and funding agency with a mission to advance the artistic expression, civic participation, and equitable economic growth of our diverse communities. Through forward-thinking, accountable leadership, the Arts Foundation works to affect systemic change that fosters an accessible, diverse, inclusive, and equitable local arts community.
As the designated local arts agency, the Arts Foundation provides arts and cultural development across Southern Arizona for individual working artists, artist collectives, ensembles, and nonprofit organizations through grant programs, professional development opportunities and public art management for the City of Tucson.
The work of the Arts Foundation is made possible through generous support from the City of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona Commission on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, the Mellon Foundation, and individual donors. Our service area includes all counties and native sovereign nations South of the Gila River, including 372 miles along the US-Mexico international border in the South and along the 590-mile stretch of the Gila River, which flows west from the New Mexico border to the Colorado River.
For more information about the Arts Foundation, visit: https://artsfoundtucson.org/
