For Artists
2026 Open Studio Event
This year’s Somerville Open Studios will take place on May 2-3, 2026.
Registration for SOS 2026 is now open, through February 15, 2026.
Our next SOS 2026 planning meeting will be Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at the studio of Dan Coughlin, 86 Joy Street. We’ll have pizza and drinks at 6:30 pm, with the meeting starting at 7 pm.
(Future planning meetings, at the same time and location, will be Monday, February 9; Wednesday, March 11; and, if needed, Monday, April 6.)
Follow our calendar for future events of interest to SOS artists.
Join our mailing list
To be notified about SOS 2026 registration and other SOS-related events, please join our mailing list. Make sure to select “Potential SOS Member Artist” when you enter your information. If you would consider pitching in, just select “SOS Volunteer Crew” as well.
Be a volunteer!
Somerville Open Studios is produced each year by a crew of committed artists and art lovers who volunteer their time. Consider volunteering. More information on volunteering is available.
Fill out the 2026 SOS Volunteer Opportunities form or email volunteer@somervilleopenstudios.org. Even if you can only spare a few hours, we’d love to have your help!
Artist news
Meeting, Information and Calls for Art below.
(These are for SOS 2025, so the deadlines have passed. We expect to present similar shows for SOS 2026.)
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Call for Art: When You Know Your Neighbor
SOS has issued a Call for Art for a juried show called “When You Know Your Neighbor”, to be hung at 50 Prospect Street in Union Square during the summer and early fall of 2025.
This exhibition will highlight personal interpretations of neighborhood and kinship, both visible and hidden.
The deadline for submission is Saturday, June 7, 2025. The show is open to any artist who has been a member of SOS in any year since 2020.
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SOS 2025 Kids’ and Teens’ Art Show
Art by Somerville children and teens will be on display in the Armory cafe from April 28 through May 12.
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Call for Art: SOS 2025 “Alternate Worlds” Show
This exhibit at Narrative Bookshop will showcase the transporting power of written & spoken narratives, translated into visual forms of alternate worlds created by Somerville artists. This show will be open to a variety of works, including large and small 2D artwork, as well as sculpture and hanging works. Submission deadline is Saturday, April 5.
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Call for Art: SOS 2025 Locavore Show “Sustenance”
This year we celebrate Sustenance with a small works show at Neighborhood Produce in Ball Square. Work will be seen through the corner window at the intersection of Broadway and Boston Ave. Your interpretation of “sustenance” may be literal or symbolic, representational or abstract, painted, drawn, sculpted, photographic or multi-media. Submissions should not exceed 12” x 12” x 12” since the space is small. Submission deadline: Thursday, April 10, 2025.
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Call for Art: SOS 2025 First Look Exhibit
The SOS 2025 First Look Exhibit will take place at the Somerville Museum from April 24 to May 17. All SOS member artists are eligible to submit a single piece. See the complete call for more details. Drop-off dates are March 26, April 6, and April 8.
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Call for Art: SOS 2025 Inside-Out Gallery Show “Flourish”
SOS and the Somerville Arts Council are looking for art on the theme of “Flourish” for the Inside-Out Gallery, in the windows of the Davis Square CVS. We ask applicants to explore ways the art can thrive, grow, bloom, or attract attention. Deadline for submissions is Sunday, March 30.
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Artwear: The SOS 2025 Fashion Show
The SOS 2025 Artwear fashion show will be held at the Crystal Ballroom on Friday, May 2. For more information, please click on the headline above, or visit https://dev2.somervilleopenstudios.org/artwear .
Tips For Showing Artists
Heather Balchunas of the Somerville Arts Council and Alison Drasner of the Somerville Museum have produced a list of Top 10 Tips to Have a Successful Open Studios. See also the Artists’ Tookit pages on the Museum website for more tips.