Somerset Art Weeks – Open Studios 2025

This year, from the 13th to 28th September, SAW members will once again be opening their studio doors and inviting visitors to see their creative practice in action from behind the scenes.

The Somerset Open Studio event presents a rare opportunity to step directly into the working environments of artists, enabling visitors to experience firsthand how ideas become finished pieces, and to engage in meaningful dialogue with the person behind the artwork.

(pictured - Derek Northfield)

There will be over 150 venues to visit in all corners of the county, from rural home-based workshops to large shared studios such as the Bath Artist Studios, which houses over 60 artists. There will also be a multitude of interactive workshops and talks on offer throughout, including the Family Friendly programme which takes place across each weekend.

As part of their year-round Artist Development programme, SAW is also supporting four exciting emerging artists with the Creative Pathways Bursary, culminating in an exhibition and celebration of their work at this year’s event.

With Somerset Art Works continuing its 30th anniversary celebrations this year, there will be a members’ group exhibition to mark the occasion at Musgrove Hospital Gallery in Taunton, where work from artists who have helped shape this event over the past three decades will be on display during Somerset Open Studios and beyond into January 2026.

The printed guide, which lists all the participating venues, will be available at Somerset tourist spots and libraries from August, as well as a digital version and an interactive app, both of which will be available on the SAW website.

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