{"id":22242,"date":"2025-05-15T22:38:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T04:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/local-artists-will-open-their-doors-during-montezuma-countys-first-studio-tour\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T22:12:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:12:40","slug":"local-artists-will-open-their-doors-during-montezuma-countys-first-studio-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/local-artists-will-open-their-doors-during-montezuma-countys-first-studio-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Local artists will open their doors during Montezuma County\u2019s first studio tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dai Salwen is a local artist participating in the upcoming Four Corners Studio Tour. (Art by Dai Salwen)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Once upon a time, many years ago, there was a modest art tour around Mancos.<\/p>\n

Some time last year, Keith Williams had the vision to create one countywide and call it the Four Corners Studio Tour. It\u2019s coming up June 6 to 8.<\/p>\n

Williams explained how he tsed to have a gallery in Santa Fe, where there was a successful studio tour.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do my own art, I\u2019ve always enjoyed studio tours,\u201d he said. \u201cI thought it was a good idea to bring here.\u201d<\/p>\n

So he did.<\/p>\n

He first approached the Cortez Cultural Center, whose partnership helped bring the idea to fruition. Folks at the center encouraged him to connect with the LOR Foundation<\/a>, which funded the tour, he said.<\/p>\n

By the start of 2025, fourcornersstudiotour.com <\/a>was up and running, and a few local artists stepped up and created art to advertise the event that\u2019s \u201cfree and open to all.\u201d<\/p>\n

The tour\u2019s opening reception will be at the Cortez Cultural Center, 25 N. Market St., on June 6 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. All participating artists will have sample art on display, and it will remain on display until June 28.<\/p>\n

The open studio tour will be on June 7 and 8, and all 23 studios across the county will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

Williams said that artists will display their work in their studios, and some may take the opportunity to do a demonstration. Artwork will be for sale, though it\u2019s not required.<\/p>\n

The only requirement to be part of the tour is that the artists are based in Montezuma County.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s such a broad selection of artists and a lot of different crafts,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a good mix, I think.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some of the destinations are \u201cgroup sites\u201d since not all 30 artists have their own studio space to welcome people into.<\/p>\n