Studio West Art Tour 2026

Studio West Art Tour is an early autumn ramble through the art studios and creative spaces of Minneapolis' western metropolitan communities.

Studio West Art Tour offers a unique opportunity Host & Guest Artists to connect with new audiences and collectors. Tour-goers will enjoy a self-guided experience exploring new territories of art-making, discovering both fresh talent and the latest work by established favorites.

The Friends of the Hopkins Center for the Arts is excited to present Studio West Art Tour, an early autumn ramble through the art studios and creative spaces of Minneapolis' western metropolitan communities.

Studio West Art Tour offers a unique opportunity Host & Guest Artists to connect with new audiences and collectors. Tour-goers will enjoy a self-guided experience exploring new territories of art-making, discovering both fresh talent and the latest work by established favorites.

This is a juried opportunity; Guest & Host Artists will be selected by the Studio West Art Tour jury panel.  Guest Artists needing placement will be assigned a Host Site by the panel. Host Sites include home studios of area artists, the Hopkins Center for the Arts Community Room, and the Depot Coffeehouse.

Fees:

$20 non-refundable jury fee to apply.  

Selected Guest & Host Artists will be charged a $200 participation fee.  This fee helps cover administration, marketing, and tour support costs.  HCA actively promotes the tour in advertising across multiple platforms.  Digital and physical marketing materials will be shared with participants for social media sharing and community distribution.  Wayfinding signs will be supplied to host sites.

Important Dates:

Deadline to apply- May 8, 2026 11:59pm Mountain Time

Notification of Jury Results- by May 22, 2026 9pm Mountain Time

Load-in- September 18

Event- September 19, 10am-5pm & September 20, 11am-5pm

All artists must submit at least 5 images of artworks representative of what they would offer for sale.  

In addition to the minimum of 5 work samples, artists applying to be a Host Site must submit at least 3 images of their space, including one exterior photo.

Open to artists living in the U.S. working in all mediums (including but not limited to: painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, wood carving/turning, photography, glass, jewelry, drawing, watercolor). Please note artists must be physically present on site during the hours of the event. The emphasis of the tour is on original work. Limited editions of 1000 or less are acceptable under the provisions below.  

Host Artists are required to be current members of the Friends of Hopkins Center for the Arts. Host Sites must be located within the Minnesota cities of St. Louis Park, Hopkins, or Minnetonka.  Artists from adjacent communities (outside the current cities above) may apply to be considered as a Host Site.  Please note, if artist doesn't have an established audience, this may result in lighter attendance due to distance from other studios. 

Guest Artists are not required to be members of Friends of HCA.  

All work must be for sale.