Open Studios: Sept. 21-22, 2024
Cambridge Arts Open Studios: Sept. 21 & 22, 2024
Noon to 6 p.m. each day
Free admission
CambridgeArtsCouncil.org/OpenStudios
Cambridge Arts Open Studios is a city-wide event that celebrates the creativity that is Cambridge. Shop for paintings, prints, clothing, ceramics, and all sorts of locally-made creations by more than 70 artists when you visit their studios and in group exhibitions in Common Venues throughout the city.
Download our guide map to all the artists (pdf).
Download our guide map to all the artists (pdf).
Parking: To ease access, residential parking restrictions will not be in effect near Open Studios venues on Saturday and Sunday. Parking meters will still be operating as normal.
Have questions? Please contact Deena Anderson, Director of Community Arts, at danderson@cambridgema.gov.
ARTISTS AND GALLERIES
Mahzarin Banaji, 75 Richdale Ave. #15, abstract landscapes.
E. J. Barnes, Illustrator, 18 Chalk St., illustrator, cartoonist, animator, and sequential artist.
https://www.ejbarnes.com/
Josh Begin, 6 Kinnaird St., air brush paintings of boats and light houses and misty Maine shoreline.
Gary Blau | Mejia-Blau, 51 Kelly Road, urban naturalist.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gab57/
Mahnaz Borzooeian, 14 Farwell PIace, mixed media on canvas and human figurative drawing.
https://www.instagram.com/MahnazB_Art
Cambridge Modern Quilt Guild @ Gather Here, 1343 Cambridge St., modern quilting.
https://www.instagram.com/cambridgemodernquiltguild/
Gabriel Cira, 202 Hamilton St. rear garage, architectural work, teaching, and research focused on historic preservation, vernacular/popular histories, ecology, accessibility, and infrastructure.
https://arch-cira.com/
Marcia Cohen 47 Cogswell Ave. #28 (purple door), silk screen prints, cards and fiber items.
https://beckyosit.wixsite.com/marcia-cohen
Greig Cranna | Bridge Gallery, 5 Pemberton St., photography gallery featuring political portraits of Mark Ostow during Open Studios.
https://www.bridge.photos/
Marci Davis, 27 Norris St., collages exploring the natural world and the built environment.
https://marcidavisstudio.com/
Carlyn Marcus Ekstrom, 32R Essex St., printmaking, painting and pastel, representational work and lately abstraction.
https://www.carlynmarcusekstrom.com/
Tamar Etingen, 489 Putnam St., gelatin plate printmaking.
https://tamaretingen.art/
Sophie Evans | Sophie Snapshots, 70 Dudley St., photographer specializing in wildlife, landscapes, and pet portraits.
https://www.sophiesnapshots.com/
Shola Friedensohn, 543 Putnam Ave. #1, color pencil drawings on black paper, as well as acrylic on boards, and giclée reproductions.
https://sholafriedensohn.wixsite.com/website-1
Gallery 263, 263 Pearl St., nonprofit creative space committed to advancing contemporary art.
https://gallery263.org/
Kate Gakenheimer, 6 Kinnaird St., stained glass.
https://www.kategakenheimer.com/
Hannah Goodwin, 122 Montgomery St., drawings.
https://www.heyhannah.info/
Paul Gray, 18 Kelly Road, assemblages created from found objects.
Geoffrey Halverson, 25 Hutchinson St., painter and multi media artist.
https://www.geoffreyhalverson.com/
Janet Hobbs, 41 Norris St., watercolors.
https://www.noca-arts.org/
Derrick Z. Jackson, 12 William St., Award-Winning photography from Project Puffin, which restored puffins to Maine in the world's first successful seabird restoration.
https://derrickzjacksonphotography.zenfoliosite.com/home
Kathy Jenkins | Gallery Bhoomi, 289 Columbia St., monotype artist and printmaker.
Toni Langerman | at Jodie Siegel’s, 21 Alpine St., functional ceramic art.
Ana Mejia | Mejia-Blau, 51 Kelly Road, Most of my art is about taking items that people throw away. My inspiration is nature. I also do carnival masks.
https://www.facebook.com/ana.mejia.9674227
Beryl Minkle at Simon’s Coffee Shop, 1736 Massachusetts Ave., watercolor, gouache, acrylics, oil, pencil, pen, charcoal, pastel, collage.
https://www.noca-arts.org/
Judith Motzkin | Motzkin Studio, 7 Tufts St., saggar fired ceramic vessels, BreadPots, and mixed media assemblage.
http://www.motzkin.com/
Linda Nathan | The Breezes Pottery, 217 Erie St., studio potter who makes functional table ware.
https://www.instagram.com/thebreezespottery
Laurinda O'Connor | O'Connor/Phakos Studios, 288 Pearl St., pastel and watercolor landscapes and small works.
https://www.laurindaoconnor.com/
Vicki Kocher Paret, 122 Montgomery St., representational painter.
http://www.vickikocherparet.com/
Dan Paret, 122 Montgomery St., “keeping it simple and fun.”
https://planesimplebox.com/
Monica Raymond, 59 Brookline St., poet and playwright with a strong secondary practice in visual art.
https://pwcenter.org/profile/monica-raymond/
Nicholas Read, 114 Inman St. #1, oil painting landscapes, still lifes, portraiture.
https://www.nickreadstudio.com/
Shelley Reed, 75 Richdale Ave. #18, painter who steals whole hog from art history to create new narratives addressing our social evolution.
https://www.shelleyreed.com/
Scott Ruescher, 25A William St., drawings and paintings.
https://www.scottruescher.com/
Rani Sarin | Gallery Bhoomi, 289 Columbia St., paper, prints, textiles, collage and mixed media.
https://ranisarin.com/
Beth Winter Schmieta | at Jodie Siegel’s, 21 Alpine St., everyday stoneware and porcelain pots.
Johanna Schulman, 28 Hadley St., multi-media works about finding hope in a world full of despair.
https://www.johannaschulman.com/
Alexandra Sheldon, 32R Essex St., “the goal being to follow the materials.”
https://www.alexandrasheldon.com/
Jodie Siegel, 21 Alpine St., ceramics.
Tamaryn Design, 25 Inman Place, one-of-a-kind wearable art pieces and other usable items created from sustainable textiles.
https://tamaryndesign.com/
Miranda Vitello, 28 Cogswell Ave. (third floor), landscapes, birds, flowers, dancers.
https://www.instagram.com/mirandavitello/
COMMON VENUES
Harvard / Central Square
344 Broadway
Keyse Angelo, jewelry blending modern and vintage beads. https://www.keyseangelo.com/
Keoi Art, queer Cantonese American artist creating linocut prints and paintings. https://www.instagram.com/keoi.art/
EveryLilThingIsMagic, art created from sea glass, old pottery pieces, pebbles, sea shells, driftwoods. https://www.instagram.com/everylilthingismagic
Sudakshina Ghosh, charcoal, acrylic and watercolor, and painting with coffee. https://www.srijoni.com/
Yola Gilibert Art, abstract realism in mixed media oil. https://yolagilibert.com/
Sam Graham, painting that explores the subconscious. https://www.instagram.com/the_absurd_caterpillar
Lena Ishii, drawings.
Laura Quincy Jones, watercolor and ink illustrations made into fine art prints of all sizes and greeting cards.
Renold Laurent, expressive paintings. https://www.renoldlaurent.com/
William R. Reimann, At 88 years old, “he is active and works in his studio 12+ hours per day.” http://www.williamreimann.com/
Nat Sikes, illustrator drawing with pen and paint digitally and with watercolors. https://natmsikes.wixsite.com/mysite
Uzma Wahid, oil painting, oil/chalk pastels drawing, and art crafts.
Marjorie Zakaria
Kendall
650 E. Kendall St.
Lindsey Connors, oil painting. https://www.lindseyconnors.com/
Kenny Delino, portrait painter and psychological painter in acrylic paint and oil pastel. https://kennydelino.com/
Mark Fuoco, map drawing.
Meia Geddes, painting birds and making miniature books. https://www.meiageddes.com/
Susan Gurry, fabric art.
Serina Gousby | Letters by Serina, writer, calligrapher, and digital artist. https://www.instagram.com/lettersbyserina
IM Nature Photography, images portraying animals, nature, and culture all over the world. https://www.imcreativephotography.com/?page_id=481
Zhonghe (Elena) Li, traditional Chinese papercuts and watercolors. https://www.instagram.com/hehe.li
Lisa Libby, portrait artist. https://www.instagram.com/lisalibbyartist
Ricardo Maldonado, paintings of nature and the outdoors. https://www.flickr.com/photos/rmm02138
Ninawa Zero Waste Clothes by Aelen Unan, unwanted textiles upcycled into ecofriendly tote bags and one of a kind wearable clothes. https://www.instagram.com/ninawa.zerowasteclothes/
V Pinglé, grass and palm woven art. https://www.instagram.com/vibha_pingle
Nan Rumpf Water Media Artist, watercolor, acrylic, ink, wax. http://www.nanrumpf.com/
Six Eyes Stitches, fiber Art, mainly hand embroidery. https://www.sixeyesstitches.com/
Barbara Thomas | Artifact Soapworks, soaps resembling beautiful museum artifacts. https://www.artifactsoapworks.com/
View photos from the 2023 Cambridge Arts Open Studios, that you're welcome to download and share:
https://www.cambridgema.gov/arts/Programs/openstudios/2023photogallery