Calling All Artists, Writers, and Performers

Photo by Will Tenney.

West Medford Open Studios Looking for Participants

The West Medford Open Studios committee is looking for visual artists, performing artists and writers to participate in the WMOS art show that will take place on April 30 & May 1, 2011. 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 6, 2011 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 2010, there were over 70 participants including visual artists, writers, student artists, and musicians. This year the WMOS committee hopes to feature even more performing artists 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.

– Information submitted by Tanya Howard