The Arts Open Studio Tours – Connecting the public
The 2025 Open Studio Tours (OST) program returned to Tucson on November 14, 15, and 16, 2025. The series of events powerfully reaffirmed the program for uplifting, celebrating, and connecting our local creative community. In 2025, more than 200 artists participated in the program. Of those, 83 artists reported a combined $72,850 in sales and commissions, alongside welcoming over 2,260 visitors during the three-day event.
Presented by the Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona, OST is the largest self-guided tour of artists’ studios, creative workspaces, and galleries in our region. This free, city-wide program allows artists in the greater Tucson area to invite the community into their studios, giving visitors the opportunity to directly engage with local working artists. The public is encouraged to explore where art comes to life, gain insight into each artist’s creative process, and purchase original work directly from the source…