Calling All Artists!

A photograph of a flower by Medford artist and West Medford Open Studios participant Will Tenney. Photo courtesy Will Tenney.

The following is an announcement from the organizers of West Medford Open Studios:

Artists, Writers, Musicians Sought for the 11th Annual West Medford Open Studios

The West Medford Open Studios committee is looking for artists to participate in the WMOS art show that will take place on May 8 & 9, 2010.

WMOS is a celebration of the arts that features visual work as well as live original readings by local writers and musical performances.

The committee is seeking local and non-local artists to submit applications by the February 7, 2010 deadline. Applications are available on the website at www.wmos.org.

Using homes and community spaces throughout West Medford, WMOS provides artists with a venue to show and sell their work in the community.

Visitors are provided with free maps to all the sites and events of the weekend. The maps will be available on the website and throughout the community.

The West Medford Open Studios event has been expanding every year since the first year in 2000 that was organized by a small group of Medford artists.

In the 10 years since, WMOS has grown into a much larger celebration of the arts, attracting hundreds of visitors from Medford and many surrounding communities.

In 2009 there were over 60 participants including visual artists, writers, student artists, and musicians.

This year the WMOS committee hopes to feature even more performing artists (student and seasoned) as part of the weekends events.

West Medford Open Studios is a non-profit organization and is supported by the artists that are in involved in this program, a grant from the Medford Arts Council, friends of WMOS and local businesses.

For more information about West Medford Open Studios visit www.wmos.org or contact Tanya Howard at (781) 483-3605.