Winchester's 4th Annual Open Studios will be Saturday, November 21, 2026
Call for Artists for Winchester Open Studios
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We are now welcoming visual artists using all mediums. Our goal is to welcome as many artists as our space will allow. The responses to this form (artist application) will be forwarded to the Open Studios committee for space approval. We will admit artists on a first come, first serve basis. A waiting list will be created if we reach capacity, and artists will be contacted if space becomes available in the order of submission to the waiting list.
We heard your feedback! Here are the changes for this year:
Date: Saturday, November 21, 2026, 10am to 5pm. (Jenks Center hours are 10am to 3pm / Town Hall hours are 11am to 5pm) Locations: Winchester Farmers Market at the Jenks Center and Winchester Town Hall. Home studios are always welcome. NOTE: Home studios need to be signed up prior to September 30, 2026 to be included in marketing materials. Accepted Artists - Entry Fees: Entry Fee is $35. The fee includes space with a 6' table, an artist learning seminar, and advertising materials. Please contact us at artists@winchesterculturaldistrict.org if you need financial assistance. Call for Artist Sign Up |
Open Studios 2025 - Artists by Location
First Congregational Church, 21 Church Street
- Barbara Dawiczyk Vartenigian, icons - hand made and mixed, egg tempura, linen soaked in glue and gold leaf on poplar, email: steeprock95@gmail.com
- Jamie Devol, acrylic paintings, web: www.jamie-devol.com, IG: @mondaymorninrail_art
- Carolyn Latanision, watercolor, watermedia, oil paintings, web: CarolynLatanision.com, IG: @carolynlatanisionart
- Jenny Olsen, oil on canvas/painting, jennyolsen.com, IG: https://www.instagram.com/jenny.olsen.art/
- Marisa Paterson, fluid acrylics, email: marisapaterson20@gmail.com
- Tracy Vartenigian Burhans, oil painting/abstract realism, IG: https://www.instagram.com/peartree.studio/
- At Reno Garden at FCC
- Kiyomi Yatsuhashi, textile dyeing, https://www.kiyomiyatsuhashi.com/ IG: @kiyomi.yatsuhashi
Linda Forsythe Home Studio, 55 Woodside Road
- Linda Forsythe, sculpture using found objects, email: lforsythemd@gmail.com
Griffin Museum of Photography, 67 Shore Road - Visual Art and Musical Performances
- Samantha Barthelemy, Black & white photography, mixed media collages, alternative processes, web: greywaterstudio.com, IG: greywaterstudio, FB: Samantha Barthelemy
- Jaina Cipriano, immersive, cinematic photographs and films, web: jainaphoto.com, IG: @jainastudio
- Fenway Fan, abstract and magical, web: https://www.fenwayart.com
- Sasha Knittel, macro photography, landscapes, flowers and plants, web: www.sashafinophotography.com, IG: @sashafino.creative
- Nicole Luongo, photography, IG: https://www.instagram.com/groovynik21/
- Luyao Tian, photography, paintings, drawings, IG: https://www.instagram.com/creativelearninghaven/
- Acera Students, web: aceraschool.org, IG: @aceraschool
- Musical Performances
- 12:30 - 3:30pm Music Students of Paula Chase
Jenks Center / Farmers Market, 109 Skillings Road - Visual Art and Musical Performances
- Patricia Canney, watercolor and pencil drawings, shell ornaments, web: patriciacanney.com
- Brian Cochran, photography on paper and metal, web: briancochran.shootproof.com
- Gretchen Fogelstrom, paintings, prints, web: Shop Art | Gretchen Fogelstrom Art
- Trish Gannon, pastels, photography, IG: Nature's Artistry Interpreted, Trish Gannon (@natureartinterpreted) • Instagram photos and videos
- Earl Howard, hand-crafted wheel-thrown pottery, web: earlpotteryshop.square.site, IG: @earlpotteryshop
- Sydney Kaye, botanically dyed and printed fiber and paper works, email: sydney.kaye26@gmail.com
- Ruth Lieberherr, paintings, cards, web: https://www.ruthlieberherr.com/
- Shayna Loeffler, handmade handbags, email: shayna.loeffler@verizon.net
- Deb O'Brien, watercolors, cards, web: https://www.deb-obrien.com/
- Lucia Rubini, paintings, web: http://www.rubiniart.com/
- Sam Schreiber, June Woodward, Claire Jiang, 3d sculptures made from ceramic, Lino prints, digital prints, IG: @catajouille @sam__schreiber_
- Dan Schlossberg, model ships, IG: https://www.instagram.com/danschlossberg1/
- Karen Swyer, impressionistic paintings, web: karen paints
- Debbie Taylor-Smith, lampwork, fused glass, email: assassydesign@gmail.com
- Gertrude Wallis, paintings, web: www.yazuma.com
- Rose Walsh-Cooke, oil paintings, IG: Rose Walsh-Cooke (@walshcooke.art) • Instagram photos and videos
- Martina Werner, mixed media, web: www.etsy.com/shop/magiccatcraftz/?etsrc=sdt
- Musical Performance Schedule:
- 10:00 - 11:00am - Shukulele Ukulele Ensemble
- 11:15 - 12:45pm - "After the Jam" Ukulele Blues Ensemble
- 1:00 - 1:30pm - Winchester Community Music School's "Coconut Crew" Ukulele Ensemble
- 1:30 - 2:45pm - Winchester Community Music School's "Pineapple Posse" Ukulele Ensemble
Rubini Art, 22 Park Street
- Lucia Rubini, paintings, http://www.rubiniart.com/
Studio on the Common, 22 Church Street
- Bev Cauley, ceramics, IG: @bel_cauley
- Adeline Cota, acrylic paintings, prints, IG: @adelinecota.art
- Wendy Jo New, jewelry, web: https://wjnmetaldesigns.com/
- Rocky Prull, functional ceramics, email: rprull@proton.me
- Jean Wallace, painting, mixed media, photography, web: http://jeanwallace.format.com/
Christy Walsh Home Studio, 8 Everett Avenue
- Christy Walsh, mixed media paintings, cristywalshstudio.com, web: cristywalshstudio.com, IG: @cristywalshstudio
Winchester Unitarian Society, 487 Main Street - Visual Art and Musical Performances
- Nahoko Abe, paintings, email: nahocoabe55@gmail.com
- Sudakshina Bhattacharya, fine art, web: www.Suwaniarts.com, IG/FB: @SuWaniArts
- Quenby Bucklaew, printmaking, web: Quenby Bucklaew | Printmaking
- Betsey Cogswell, wet-felted wood wall-hangings, scarves, vessels/bowls, pillow covers and jewelry, email: bbcogswell@gmail.com
- Justine Curran, paper weavings, web: https://lvittoria.square.site/
- Paige Dornan, watercolor and polymer clay jewelry, email: pengpeng.cao@gmail.com
- Jacquelyn Fitzhugh, handmade pottery, web: Muddovepottery.com
- Lori Gardinier, wheel thrown pottery, web: https://www.mysticfirestudio.com/
- Kara Hickey, one of a kind cloisonne' jewelry, web: www.lotusandstar.com
- Eszter and Gregory Hopkins, woodwork, woodturning, web: https://bowlboxboard.com/
- Mary Hulse, jewelry, printings, collage, encaustic, and handmade bags, email: mohulse@gmail.com
- Kristine Kamikawa, oil & acrylic paintings, web: https://www.kristinekamikawa.com/
- Holly Khalil, oil paintings, lino block prints, IG: @HollyKhalil
- Nina Lapchyk, hand-painted silk and hand-felted scarves, jewelry, embroidered tote bags, email: art_textile@yahoo.com
- Emmanuelle Le Gal, watercolors, web: https://emmanuellearts.com, IG: https://www.instagram.com/emmanuellearts/, FB: https://www.facebook.com/emmanuellearts
- John McConnell, paintings, web: https://www.johnmcconnellartist.com/
- Fern Remedi-Brown, web: www.sowingops.org; FB: https://www.facebook.com/SowingOpportunities, IG: https://www.instagram.com/sowingopportunities/; LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sowing-opportunities-inc; YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pRMnFq
- Ginny Remedi-Brown, jewelry, porcelain, pottery, web: https://ginnyremedidesigns.com/wp/
- Carolyn Schatz, functional ceramics, email: carolyn.schatz@gmail.com
- Ngaio Schiff, mixed media/collage, assemblage, cards, bookmarks, email: weenabeena@yahoo.com
- Sharon Stafford, contemporary basketry, studio jewelry, web: https://www.sharonstaffordmetals.com/
- Suzanne Watzman, wearable art with a (re) purpose, web: tamaryndesign.com
- Greg Wright Studio, blown glass, web: https://gregwrightstudio.com/, email: gregwrightstudio@gmail.com
- Acera School Students, web: aceraschool.org, IG: @aceraschool
- Musical Performances
- TBD
Teri Coté Boutique, 9A Park Street
- Teri Coté, paintings, illustrations, jewelry
