More than 370 visual artists from the region will open their doors and invite the public to visit them in the places where they create and show their artwork during the 40th anniversary of Silicon Valley Open Studios next month.
Art lovers and collectors get behind-the-scenes access to established and emerging artists from South San Francisco to San Jose and Pacifica to Half Moon Bay in more than 100 different galleries and studios locations. It features painting, sculpture, jewelry, photography, woodworking, mixed media, pastels, pottery, metalwork, textile art and more.
It will be the first three weekends in May, highlighting local artists from a different region each weekend:
• Weekend 1 — May 2 and 3: Coastal and Northern Peninsula artists;
• Weekend 2 — May 9 and 10: Mid-Peninsula; and
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• Weekend 3 — May 16 and 17: South Bay.
Studios are open on Saturday and Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. To see an interactive map of the exhibit locations, view a gallery of all the participating artists, and learn about their work, visit the SVOS website at svos.org.
There are also preview exhibitions spotlighting north peninsula and mid-peninsula artists.
Silicon Valley Visual Arts Artist Spotlight North, Burlingame Public Library, 480 Primrose Road, Burlingame. Exhibition now through April 27, Monday through Thursday 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 1-5 p.m. Silicon Valley Visual Arts Artist Spotlight Mid-Peninsula, Sobrato Gallery at the Community School of Music and Arts
230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View. Exhibition now through May 10, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
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