# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Durango Open Studio Tour -- Artist Panel Discussion
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 03 Oct, 2025 at 05:30 pm – Fri, 03 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: ARTIST PANEL DISCUSSION: 
INSIDE PEEK AT THE LIFE OF A LOCAL ARTIST 
OCTOBER 3, 5:30-7PM | SMILEY BUILDING 
Heather Freeman, a local contemporary abstract artist, leads a panel of artists featured in the upcoming Durango Open Studio Tour! Artists from multiple creative disciplines discuss the ins and outs of being an artist in southwest Colorado, providing a sneak peek into their artistic lives.  

Artist panelists include: Sharon Abshagen, Marie McCallum, Alison Heavirland, J. Milton Beens, Barbara Tobin Klema and Deb Rodgers

The Durango Open Studio Tour is free to the public October 17-19! Download a map to the artist studios and learn details here: https://www.durangoopenstudiotour.com. Printed maps will be available at an information booth at Smiley Cafe after September 18.

Durango Open Studio Tour Opening Art Exhibition:
Everyone is welcome!
Meet the Artists, see a sample of their work, plan your weekend.
Smiley Cafe, 1309 E 3rd Ave, Durango
Friday, October 17, 5-7pm

Durango Open Studio Tour: Free to the public.
Tour Artist Studios throughout Durango! See map.
Meet Artists, Purchase Local Art, Connect with Friends
Info booth: Smiley Cafe, 1309 E 3rd Ave, Durango, CO 81301
Saturday, October 18, 10am - 4pm
Sunday, October 19, 10am - 4pm

This free self-guided art walk of local artist studios gives potential buyers, galleries, and art lovers an opportunity to connect on a different level. Participants can see how things are made and in a way, be part of the process. Offering a wide array of fine arts — artists are sharing their craft from drawings, paintings, wearable art, photography, pottery, printmaking, woodworking, jewelry, mosaics, sculpture, furniture, metalwork, and mixed media. Come experience the arts in our community! Get an inside peek into an artist’s creative process, view the art, and when inspired - bring a piece home.

Learn more, read FAQs and register now: https://www.durangoopenstudiotour.com/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durango/durango-open-studio-tour-artist-panel-discussion/200028746043435
- **Event Categories**: art, business, fine-arts, exhibitions
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 5

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.durangoopenstudiotour.com/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=durango-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Durango
- **state**: CO
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1309 E 3rd Ave, Durango, CO 81301-5241, United States
- **lat**: 37.27766
- **long**: -107.87724
- **full address**: 1309 E 3rd Ave, Durango, CO 81301-5241, United States

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- **organizer**: Durango Open Studio Tour (https://allevents.in/org/durango-open-studio-tour/26025174)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 03 Oct, 2025 at 05:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1309 E 3rd Ave, Durango, CO 81301-5241, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Durango Open Studio Tour
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, business, fine-arts, exhibitions
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Durango Open Studio Tour -- Artist Panel Discussion ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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