Held on the last Friday of each quarter (before finals week), Open Studios presents student work in the studios and courtyard of the Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center. Work includes painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, drawing, public art, book arts, electronic and digital media and intermedia -- all the Art major areas of study. Open Studios runs from noon to 4pm, is free and is open to the public. There is a fee to park in the Performing Arts parking lot, using the self-serve pay stations. For more info, call the Art Department at 459-2272.
VIRTUAL OPEN STUDIOS ONLINE:
During the UAW strike of Fall 2022 we had to cancel the in-person open studios and host an online version for the quarter which can be viewed at the link below:
https://art.ucsc.edu/news_events/fall-2022-virtual-open-studios
During COVID-19 we had to have several of our open studios online instead of in person in our Virtual Open Studios series below:
Spring 2021 Virtual Open Studios: https://art.ucsc.edu/news_events/spring-2021-virtual-open-studios
Winter 2021 Virtual Open Studios: https://art.ucsc.edu/news_events/winter-2021-virtual-open-studios
Fall 2020 Virtual Open Studios: https://art.ucsc.edu/news_events/fall-2020-virtual-open-studios
Spring 2020 Virtual Open Studios: https://art.ucsc.edu/news_events/spring-2020-virtual-open-studios-group-show