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There are many Open Studio events taking place in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. All are unique, offering a variety of opportunities for the public and their artists. Individual events can range from a block of studios in a small town, to district and countywide events.
They can be artist-led or local authority-led. They can be a part of a festival, run over a bank holiday weekend, run during the weekends in a month or open during several weeks in a year. Most Open Studio events take place in the summer. Some are biannual and others annual.
Some events are established as an independent organisation where artists join as members and Open Studios is just one part of an organisation’s annual programme. Examples of Open Studios events are Cambridge Open Studios, Dorset Arts Week, Stroud Valley Open Studios and Spring Fling (Dumfries and Galloway Open Studios).
Open Studio links and dates for 2008
| Brighton Brighton Artists Open Houses | |
| Oxfordshire Oxford Artweeks | South: 3 - 11 May, North: 10 - 18 May, City: 17 - 26 May |
| Buckinghamshire Bucks Open Studios, Bucks | 14 - 29 June |
| West Sussex Artists & Makers | 5/6 and 12/13 July |
| West Sussex Open Doors Studio Art Trail | 10/11 and 17/18 May |
| Hampshire Hampshire index | 16 - 31 August |
| Isle of Wight Isle of Wight Arts Unit, Open Studios | 18 - 21 and 25 - 28 July |
| Kent South East Open Studios | 6 - 22 June |
| West Berkshire & North Hampshire Open Studios | |
| Dorset Dorset Arts Week | Biannual : 24 May - 8 June 2008 |
| Somerset Somerset Art Week, SAW Ltd | Biannual : 13 - 28 September 2008 |
| North Somerset North Somerset Arts Week, Weston-super-Mare | Biannual : 1 - 10 May 2009 |
| Stroud Site Festival, Stroud Valley Artspace | 1 - 30 June |
| Norfolk Norfolk & Norwich Festival | |
| Cambridge Cambridge Open Studios | 5/6, 12/13, 19/20, 26/27 July |
| Suffolk Suffolk Open Studios | 7/8, 14/15, 21/22, 28/29 June |
| Wiltshire Marlborough Open Studios | 5/6, 12/13, 19/20, 26/27 July |
| Hertfordshire HVAF Open Studios | 13 September - 5 October |
| Sheffield Sheffield Open Studios Event | |
| North Yorkshire North Yorkshire Open Studios | 17/18 and 24, 25, 26 May |
| North Yorkshire York Open Studios | 4 - 6 April |
| Carmarthenshire Cardigan Open Studios | Biannual - August 2008 |
| Aberdeenshire North East Open Studios | 13 - 22 September |
| Dumfries & Galloway Spring Fling | 24 - 26 May |