2025 Port Townsend Artist Studio Tour
Tour Dates: August 23–24 10am-4pm
Welcome to the 20th Annual Artist Studio Tour! Please carefully review these important instructions to ensure a successful event.
ABOUT THE STUDIO TOUR
The Port Townsend Artist Studio Tour is a free, self-guided tour held annually on the third weekend in August.
The event provides visitors with a glimpse into the creative process of local artists and the spaces where art comes to life, while offering opportunities for meaningful connections, sharing stories, and to purchase original works directly from their creators.
Kick-Off Event: Raw Art Collective will host a celebratory kick-off on Friday, August 21, where artists can connect with the public and showcase samples of their work. This event is optional for participating artists.
The Tour attracts visitors from Jefferson, Clallam, Kitsap, and King counties, as well as Portland, Seattle, Bellingham, and British Columbia. In 2024, during the month of August, over 7,000 individuals visited the Artist Studio Tour website.
The Tour is cooperatively organized on a volunteer basis, with funding from application fees and possibly local business ad revenue.
Our goal is to create a fun and inspiring art experience for visitors and provide a meaningful opportunity for artists in Port Townsend.
TOUR PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES
This cooperative event relies on the active involvement of all participating artists. Your contributions are essential to the Tour’s success.
Each artist must complete a participation form (available at checkout), including contact information, bio, brief description of work, studio address, accessibility of studio, website and social media user names (if available), and upload an image of their work (see specifications below).
Upload an image of your work here. File specifications: 300 PPI JPEG files, sized to approximately 3 inches in the longest direction and saved to the highest quality possible. Please include your first and last name in each file name (for example: First_Last.jpg).
Artists are responsible for collecting and remitting taxes to the appropriate city, county, or state agencies.
Artists’ studios must be open during all posted Tour hours, and artists are expected to be present unless extraordinary circumstances arise.
Studios must be located in Port Townsend, Chimacum, Port Hadlock, or Marrowstone Island.
A participation fee of $200 per studio (up to 2 working artists studio) is due upon registration, no later than April 30, 2025. Late registrations may be accepted, depending on space, for $275. Register and pay below.
Artist collectives/organizations - please contact us for a group rate and to register.
Raw Art Collective does not provide insurance for participants. Artists should confirm coverage under their homeowner’s policies or purchase event-specific policies as needed.
Artists will be listed on the Tour webpage in the order of registration.
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WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE FEE
A webpage featuring the work of participating artists: a photo of your work, description, studio and email addresses, website, social media links, and a Google map of your location.
PT Artist Tour Promotion Benefits: social media promotional opportunities, coordinated press releases, professionally designed flyers and maps distributed throughout community, and a Tour billboard display the week leading up to the event.
Two directional PT Artist Studio Tour street signs.
Flyers and maps.
Access to the kick-off gathering on Friday August 22, 2025.
OUR SUPPORTERS
Port Townsend Studio Tour is grateful to its supporters, sponsors and volunteers helping to bring artists and patrons together in this annual community event. Become a sponsor and advertise your business on our Tour webpage, map, flyers, and social media promotions - email us for bronze/silver/gold opportunities. Interested in volunteering during the Tour weekend? Send us an email.
HOW TO DONATE
Want to support the studio tour and local artists without advertising? Make a donation to Raw Art Collective. The donation will be used to cover our operating expenses.
THANK YOU AND WELCOME!
We’re excited to have you as part of this vibrant, volunteer-driven community event. Let’s make the 20th Annual Port Townsend Artist Studio Tour unforgettable!
QUESTIONS?
Contact us at therawartcollective@gmail.com.
