ArtSea Studio Tour

How to prepare:

• Ensure your studio is clearly marked and accessible.
• Make sure your artwork and studio space is clean and inviting.
• Promote your involvement through personal networks, social media, community bulletin boards, and local media outlets.
• Think about how would you like to greet visitors and what information would you like to share? Consider answers to these common questions:

1. What is most important for visitors to know about you and your artwork?
2. How did you get your start?
3. What kept you motivated through the past few years?
4. What are you really passionate about?
5. What advice would you give younger artists just starting their artistic journey?

Please read each of the following Studio Participant Guidelines before proceeding to the registration form.

• The ArtSea Studio Tour is open to all ArtSea Members with a studio or display space on the Saanich Peninsula. If you do not have a studio or suitable space on the Peninsula but would like to participate, email studiotour@artsea.ca before registering. ArtSea will do our best to arrange a shared or hosted studio space, but availability is not guaranteed and may involve an additional fee.
• The ArtSea Studio Tour Registration fee is $100 (non-refundable) and is paid at the time of registration. (Waitlist applicants are not required to pay a registration fee until space becomes available).
• Studio Tour participants must have a current ArtSea Membership. (Learn More here)
• An interactive online map will feature participant locations and information, including artist name, one or two images, a brief artist bio (this information is provided by the participant in the registration form). Participants can link to the online interactive map from their website or social media channels.
• A single-page, 8.5″ x 11″ printed guide will also be produced. It will include a list of participants with artist name, address, artist medium (as provided on the application form), and a corresponding numbered dot showing the approximate studio locations on a map of the Saanich Peninsula. A limited number of printed guides will be distributed to designated locations on the Saanich Peninsula and Greater Victoria. This document will also be available for download/personal printing on the ArtSea website (artists that would like additional hard-copies are welcome to download the PDF and print/distribute as needed).
• The ArtSea Studio Tour will be promoted through the ArtSea website, newsletter, and social media channels, as well as through the distribution of posters, printed guides, and an interactive online map (which received over 12,500 views in 2024). The event will also benefit from cross-promotion through community partners. To help maximize visibility, we encourage all registered participants to actively promote their involvement through personal networks, social media, community bulletin boards, and local media outlets.
• ArtSea Studio Tour directional signage is available for each participating location (to be collected prior to the Studio Tour weekend and returned after the event).
•  Participants will prepare their artwork and studio space ahead of time.
• Participants must provide a tally (count and report the number of visitors) for each day. This information is used in funding reports to the Province of BC, local municipalities, and other program supporters.
• Space is Limited. don’t miss this great opportunity to share your work with the community. Registration is accepted on a first-come, first served basis until spaces are filled.

If you have any questions, please email: studiotour@artsea.ca