Open Studios Art Tour Gallery Exhibit
September 29 - October 23, 2026
Reception: Friday, October 2, 5-7pm
Gallery exhibit by participating OSAT artists. Preview artwork by each artist and plan your self-guided tour. Open Studios is more than an event. It’s an invitation to connect with the creative heartbeat of our region.
Open Studios Art Tour Weekends
October 10-11 & 17-18
OSAT is a two-weekend event. Visit artists in their environments as they welcome you to buy artwork, jewelry, woodwork, stained glass and other handcrafts. Over 60 artists participate.
Purchase a $15 guidebook for studio addresses at the following locations:
- Chico Art Center - 450 Orange Street
- Art Etc. - 256 E 1st Street
- Chico Paper Co. - 345 Broadway
- DCBA Welcome Center - 338 Broadway
- Ellis Art & Engineering Supplies - 3029 Esplanade
- Museum of Northern California Art - 900 Esplanade
- Buffy's Gift Barn of Paradise - 6393 Skyway
Open Studios Art Tour is an annual Butte County tradition. Artists share their private studios with the public to explore. This event series is produced solely by Chico Art Center (CAC) volunteers as our major fundraising project of the year. Your participation and patronage pledges your commitment to visual artists in your region and helps make CAC's programming possible all year. Many thanks to our sponsor, Heithecker Financial and local businesses advertising in the Guidebook. We hope you'll support local artists and businesses with your patronage.
