2023 Highlights
To simplify your studio visit itinerary, 2023’s Philadelphia Open Studio Tours are organized relative to Broad Street.
On POST days, participating studios are open from noon to 6 p.m. and you can find the interactive studio map here.
October 14-15, 2023
The first weekend of POST (October 14 and 15), studios and galleries east of Broad Street are open for events and tours.
Weekend No. 1 includes Paradigm Gallery + Studio (12 N. 3rd Street), Crane Arts (1400 N. American Street) and the multi-studio Bok Building (800 Mifflin Street), among other studios and galleries in neighborhoods like Fishtown, Queen Village, and Old City.
October 21-22, 2023
For the second POST weekend (October 21 and 22), studios and galleries west of Broad Street will be open for events and tours.
The weekend No.2 lineup includes Gravers Lane Gallery (8405 Germantown Avenue), the Institute of Contemporary Art (118 S. 36th Street) and The Center for Emerging Visual Artists (237 S. 18th Street, #3A), along with other creative spaces in areas like University City, Manayunk, and Germantown.
Artist Keun Ho Peter Park at Studio SPONG
— Photo by B. Rudnick for The Center for Emerging Visual Artists
Special Events
Looking to get crafty in between tours? This year’s Philadelphia Open Studio Tours offer plenty to do during the art hop, including special events like:
- Silkscreen Demo at Crane Old School: Watch the entire silkscreen process in action, from mixing inks to screenprinting techniques (October 14, 2023).
- The DVAA Artist Market at Palumbo Park: The Da Vinci Art Alliance hosts an outdoor art gallery with creative works for sale by several local artists and vendors (October 15, 2023).
- Easy Printmaking at Pollinator: Learn how to make your own relief image and create multiple prints in this interactive make-and-take printmaking session (October 21, 2023).
- Why Nightmares Matter at Chimaera Gallery: Through art and writing, work with sci-fi/horror writer Wi-Moto Nyoka to transform your fears into macabre art — while snacking on light refreshments (October 21, 2023).
- Philly History Pop-up Tours at Firehouse Arts Germantown: Philly History Pop Ups leader Cara Bongiorno walks you through a historic firehouse-turned-creative-community, and shares how art, Philly history and the building’s inspired features all connect (October 22, 2023).
