Welcome to RUTLAND OPEN STUDIOS 2010

Rutland Artists Open Studios were delighted to hold their 4th annual event which ran throughout the county in June 2010. Building upon the huge success of the last three years, 79 local artists opened their doors or shared spaces and invited the public to view their work, and in some cases see them in action.

There was an advance "Taster Exhibition" at Oakham Castle from 27 May to 08 June, where most of the artists were represented. The public enjoyed the chance to sample the stunning and diverse mediums and styles on offer, from paintings to sculpture and ceramics, mixed media and textiles to hand-made jewellery and furniture. A beautiful, freely available colour brochure is still available to give the public information on all of the artists involved in the Open Studios Event.

This year, all those who visited a studio or exhibition were entered into a draw to win a £100 voucher towards a work of art by a participating artist, with a bottle of champagne for the runner-up.

Rutland Open Studios also marked this year's event with a very special Charity Art Sale for Rutland Rainbow Children's Hospice at the Victoria Hall on 4-6 June.

Dates & Times

Open Studios Taster Exhibition in Oakham Castle, from May 28th to June 6th, 10am til 5pm daily. You are warmly invited to the Preview evening on Thursday 27th May from 6:30pm til 8:30pm.

Open Studios Charity Art Taster Exhibition in aid of the Rainbows Hospice
Friday 5th, Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th June in The Victoria Hall Oakham from 10am til 4pm.

Rutland Open Studios
Weekend 1: 5th & 6th June
Weekend 2: 12th & 13th June
Weekend 3: 19th & 20th June
Studios open from 10am til 5pm or by appointment with the individual artists.

There was a large amount of coverage of the ROS 2010 in the local press over the summer. This was largely down to the efforts of Sarah Watson. A collection of all the press cuttings is now available on this web site in the galleries.