Welcome to Napa Valley Open Studios 2008!

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• Save the dates!
• Open Studios Jury Process
• Artist Tech Help Days
• Fees
• How to Apply
• Jury & Application
• Reception & Exhibition
• OS Dates 2008
• NEW! Online Tool to Convert Images

Save the dates!

Napa Valley Open Studios:

Deadline to Apply: April 14th

Exhibition at Mumm Napa Valley:

Opening Reception at Mumm Napa Valley:

You are invited to apply participate in Napa Valley Open Studios 2008. The Mission of Napa Valley Open Studios is to promote Napa Valley art through the opening of creative spaces across the county, to educate and inspire the community about Napa Valley art, and to support the livelihoods of working artists. Now in its 21st year, Open Studios has become a treasured experience for both locals and visitors in this beautiful valley.

Open Studios is a marketing opportunity for serious professional artists and a supportive environment to nurture and present new talent. The Open Studios tour includes two weekends of self-guided tours of artists' work places throughout the Napa Valley, an exhibition and kick-off reception at Mumm Napa Valley, local and Bay Area event advertising, and a free Artist Catalog with maps to visit participating artists' studios. Any artist and current ACNV member with a residence in Napa County may apply to participate in Open Studios. Artwork must be original and defined as fine art, not hobby crafts.

Open Studios also provides you with the opportunity to meet and work with fellow artists, to share resources and ideas and find collaborators. It is an opportunity to meet your community, and help celebrate and raise awareness about the dynamic visual arts in Napa Valley. Most importantly, it is the opportunity to demonstrate your craft, sell your work, and build relationships with your patrons.

Detailed program information, including program benefits, is available on this website: please refer to "Downloads" on the right side of this screen.

OPEN STUDIOS JURY PROCESS

Beginning this year, Open Studios will be a juried program. All applicants must be juried in. However, once an applicant has been juried in, he or she is in the program permanently. After this year, only new applicants will be subject to the jury process.

Why is Open Studios now a juried program? The strongest Open Studios programs all across the Bay Area are juried, for one simple reason: patrons report that "quality of art" is a major reason for attending Open Studios. Maintaining the quality of the work is essential to growing attendance, and attracting proficient artists to participate in the program. There will be no set number for the number of artists juried into the program. For more information on the OS Jury, please see "D: Jury Information" under Downloads.

ARTIST TECH HELP DAYS

To assist artists in creating digital images for the jury and Open Studios catalog, ACNV and Studio II are sponsoring "Artist Tech Help Days" on March 25th and 26th from 3-7 PM at Studio II Gallery, 570 Soscol Ave in Napa. On these days, artists can make appointments to have their work professionally photographed, and also to have those images uploaded directly to CaFÉ and the Open Studios website. Detailed information on the Help Days can be found in "A: Introduction and Benefits" under Downloads. For more information or to make an appointment, please click here to email us.

FEES

There is a $15 application fee due when images are submitted for the jury. The annual artist fee for Napa Valley Open Studios 2008 is $300, and is payable only upon acceptance by the 2008 Jury Panel to Napa Valley Open Studios.

Membership with ACNV is a requirement of all participating OS artists. Memberships begin at $25. Membership information can be found on the ACNV website at www.artscouncilnapavalley.org.

HOW TO APPLY

The application process begins with submitting to the jury. The jurying process will happen online, using a web-based service called Call for Entry (CaFÉ) at www.callforentry.org. Details about image submission are clearly outlined on the CaFÉ website; and technical help is also available (please see "Artist Tech Help Days" above.) To enter the jury, artists need to submit 4 digital images and an artist statement.

To begin the process, go to www.callforentry.org, and register. You will create a username and password and fill out a short form. Once you have registered, click on "Apply for Calls" and scroll down until you find "Napa Valley Open Studios 2008". Click on "apply to this call" and follow the directions. Details about image submission are clearly outlined on the CaFÉ website; information is also available on the right side of this screen under "Downloads".

Once the jury process is complete, artists accepted to the program will be sent a link to the Open Studios website, where they will fill out the Open Studios application and pay the fee. The application timeline is as follows:

Jury & Application

• March 10 Jury process opens
• April 14, 11 PM Jury process closes; all artists must submit images and artist statement
• April 21 All submitting artists notified about jury results
• April 28, 5 PM Completed artist applications & program fees due

Reception & Exhibition

• Aug 19/20 Artists drop one piece of work at Mumm Napa for Exhibition
• Sept 5 Exhibition Reception at Mumm Napa
• Sept 7/8 Artists pick up work at Mumm Napa

Open Studios

• Sept 20 & 21 Napa Valley Open Studios, all studios open 10 AM- 5 PM both days
• Sept 27 & 28 Napa Valley Open Studios, all studios open 10 AM- 5 PM both days

Questions? Please click here to email us.

ONLINE TOOL TO CONVERT IMAGES

NEW! We now have an online that tool that, in a few clicks, converts your digital image into the correct size and specs for the CaFE jury entry. To access this tool, go to http://nvopenstudios.com/index.php?cmd=cafe. Click on "Choose File", select the image from your computer, and click "upload". This tool will convert your image, and then deliver it to your desktop. You can then go to CaFE, create your account, and upload the images directly from your desktop. Still having difficulties? Please click here to email us, and make an appointment for "Artist Tech Help Days".