We appreciate your interest and look forward to welcoming supportive partners who help make the tour a truly special event. Please read through the following requirements and rules beforehand.

• Tour Dates/Hours for 2026: May 1-3. Friday and Saturday 10-5, Sunday 10-4.

• A guest artist is someone who either does not regularly exhibit in your space but is invited to be featured during the tour, or is an artist normally associated with your space who wishes to be specially highlighted for the event.

• Locations are defined as the following.

• Art Gallery is a dedicated space where works of art are exhibited to the public and offered for sale. We require that you are open during the hours of the tour. You do not need to feature guest artists but certainly may. If you choose to feature guest artists, or have artists who wish to be highlighted as part of your gallery, they will be required to sign up as an artist and pay the minimum participation fee of $55. The gallery may choose to cover this fee on behalf of the artist if desired.

• Arts Organization is a group or institution dedicated to supporting, presenting, teaching classes or promoting the arts. We require that you are open during the hours of the tour. You do not need to feature guest artists but, we do ask that works of art are exhibited to the public and offered for sale during the tour. If you choose to feature guest artists, or have artists who wish to be highlighted as part of your organization, they will be required to sign up as an artist and pay the minimum participation fee of $55. The organization may choose to cover this fee on behalf of the artist if desired.

• Tour Oasis is a retail business that must offer food or beverages, public restrooms, and seating. You will be asked to feature at least one artist’s work for sale, or a collective of artists whose work may already be offered in your space.

  -We understand that businesses of this type often require additional staff to maintain daily operations. For that reason, we have reduced the required hours. However, we do ask that the retail portion of your business remain open for at least 70% of the tour hours. For example:

  ◦ The tour runs 10 a.m.–5 p.m. on Friday & Saturday, you must be open for at least 5 hours of your choosing.

  ◦ The tour runs 10 a.m.–4 p.m. on Sunday, you must be open for at least 4 hours of your choosing.

  -If you have a separate area featuring Guest Artists, each artist must sign up and pay the $55 participation fee. This section/area must follow the tour hours.

•  If meeting the required hours is not possible, your business will instead be considered a Location and featured under the Food & Beverages section of Make a Weekend of It. You will still receive most promotional benefits listed below, except your name and location will not appear on the tour website or on the physical and Google maps. However, any participating guest artist will be listed as “Showing At …” and your location will appear on the tour maps accordingly.

• Gift Shops/Retail Locations are businesses that sell goods such as, handmade items, or locally inspired products. We do ask that at least 30% of the items offered in your shop are handmade. We require that you are open during the hours of the tour. You do not need to feature guest artists but certainly may. If you choose to feature guest artists or have artists that wish to be featured as a part of your shop, they will be required to sign up as an artist and pay the minimum artist participation fee of $55. The shop may choose to cover this fee on behalf of the artist if desired.

• Location Participation Fee $210

• This fee contributes to expenses related to promotion, marketing, administration, and organizational costs of the event.

• The Location Participation Fee includes promotion for your participation in the Open Doors Art Tour. Benefits include:

  -Your name and location listed on the tour website.

  -Inclusion on both the physical tour map and the Google map.

  -An announcement of your participation on the tour’s social media accounts.

  -Multiple featured social media promotions highlighting your location and participation in the tour.

  -Mentions in our dedicated tour newsletters or other communications.

  -Your own dedicated Featured Page on the tour website, including your biography, images of your location, contact information, and direct links to your website and social media—giving you a prominent, professional showcase online.

  -Other promotional opportunities as determined by the tour organizers.

  The fee is refundable at 50% if canceled within 30 days of purchase. After 30 days, the fee becomes completely non-refundable.

• NEW Location Applications are due by Nov. 30th, 2025 & Participation Fee is due in full 30 days after your invitation to the tour. Failure to submit by the deadline will result in forfeiture of acceptance. A successful tour depends on everyone staying on top of deadlines. Please don’t wait until the last minute—stragglers will miss out.

• Artwork Requirements

  The Tour celebrates fine art and fine craft.

  The following are not permitted:

  -Laser-created items, such as tumblers, signs, or similar products

  -Items made from kits or pre-manufactured components

  -Jewelry or other work that does not include at least one handmade element

  -Resale, buy-sell, or mass-produced items

  -Anything created using AI

• Promote the Tour

  Your enthusiasm is contagious! Help spread excitement about the Open Doors Art Tour by sharing it on your own social media, website, or other platforms.