DISCOVER THE CREATIVITY OF ARTISTS FROM MONTEREY COUNTY Vol. 2 Noelle Correia “Incubation 3” Celine Picus “An Unfurling of Rebirth” O C T O B E R 11-12 & 18-19, 2025 SAT. & SUN. 11 AM - 5 PM Mary Hill “When the Hibiscus does the CanCan” Presented by
SALINAS INSPIRATION COMES NATURALLY. Local art and vibrant culture can be found all around Monterey County. You’ll discover something amazing everywhere you look. Explore the Monterey County arts and culture scene, then build your own custom arts & culture itinerary using our AI Trip Planner at SeeMonterey.com.
WELCOME! The Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) is thrilled to welcome you to the 33rd Annual Open Studios Art Tour (OSAT). This long-standing tradition celebrates the creative connection between local artists and the communities they inspire. This self-guided experience provides a unique glimpse into studios and workspaces throughout Monterey County. As part of this tour, we are pleased to provide a special exhibit at the Walter Lee Avery Art Gallery in Seaside, showcasing all OSAT participants. The exhibit will run from September 8th to November 6th, with an artist reception on Friday, September 19th at 7pm. Stop by to preview the participating artists or revisit the creativity you experienced during the tour. To enhance your adventure, in addition to this magazine guide, you can plan your artistic journey using the free OSAT mobile app or by visiting arts4mc.org/open-studios. There, you’ll find studio locations, artist profiles, and helpful maps so you can explore at your own pace. I hope you'll come out to support these incredible artists. Whether you visit one studio or spend the entire two weekends exploring, OSAT is a celebration of our community and the creative spirit we share. See you there! Jacquie Atchison Executive Director ¡Bienvenidos! Arts4MC le da la bienvenida a esta experiencia gratuita y autoguiada para descubrir el talento de artistas locales en todo el Condado de Monterey. Además, visite la exhibición especial en la Galería de Arte de Walter Lee Avery en Seaside, del 8 de septiembre al 6 de noviembre, con una recepción el 19 de septiembre a las 7 PM. Planifique su recorrido fácilmente con esta guía, o el app móvil gratuita de OSAT o en arts4mc.org/open-studios. ¡Venga y celebre el arte, la comunidad y la creatividad con nosotros! arts4mc.org Enriching the lives of all through the Arts. 831-622-9060 @arts4mc
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Welcome 8 Pebble Beach 10 Pacific Grove 14 Monterey 16 Maps 22 Seaside 23 Sand City 24 Carmel 27 Carmel Valley 28 Royal Oaks, East Garrison Marina 29 Salinas, King City 30 Index DOWNLOAD THE MOBILE APP! Open Studios Monterey County Annette Corcoran Alexan Cerna Patti Wells OPEN STUDIOS A r t T o u r A program of Arts Council for Monterey County Branham Rendlen “Star”
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8 • OPEN STUDIOS 2025 PEBBLE BEACH Ellen Willis 1077 San Carlos Rd (512) 461-3032 Oil paintings October 11 & 12 Marie Massey 3170 Del Ciervo Rd (970) 222-1652 Oil paintings October 11 & 12 1b 2 Brian Blood 2806 Congress Rd (831) 601-9165 Oils, prints & etchings October 11 & 12 3 Sandie Glazier-Srigley 3170 Del Ciervo Rd (408) 219-2279 Contemporary impressionistic paintings Both weekends 1a Meet the artists of September 19, 2025 7 PM - 8:30 PM Walter Lee Avery Art Gallery 440 Harcourt Avenue, Seaside arts4mc.org/open-studios Part of a Special Exhibition Sept. 8 - Nov. 6, 2025 | Mon. - Fri. 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Bobbie Brainerd "Rice China Tea Cup and Oranges" Artist Reception Open free to the public
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10 • OPEN STUDIOS 2025 PACIFIC GROVE Lynda Reed 1067 Morse Dr (510) 932-1750 Ceramic figurative sculptures October 11 & 12 Monarch Butterfly Gallery 2803 Forest Hill Blvd (831) 419-1320 Distinct jewelry designs by various artists October 11 & 12 5 6 Claudette Gamache 636 Spazier Ave (207) 841-3820 Pastel paintings Both weekends 7 Trudi Burney 1313 Pico Ave (408) 348-2095 Nature inspired ceramics Both weekends Cyndra Bradford 1114 Piedmont Ave (831) 277-6165 Plein air oils Both weekends 4 Peninsula Potters 2078 Sunset Dr (831) 372-8867 Functional & sculptural ceramics Both weekends 8 9a
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12 • OPEN STUDIOS 2025 PACIFIC GROVE Helene Daniels 1188 Jewell Ave (831) 915-9436 Silver artisan jewelry Both weekends Annette Corcoran 227 Asilomar Ave (831) 649-1302 Ceramics October 11 & 12 10 11a Irene Patton 1188 Jewell Ave (831) 521-0511 Fine jewelry & minerals Both weekends 11b Susann E Cate Lynn 832 Lighthouse Ave (831) 917-3127 Oil paintings October 11 & 12 Alexan Cerna 1313 Pico Ave (703) 625-0771 Jewelry mixed media Both weekends 9b Patti Wells 1188 Jewell Ave (831) 917-3488 Art to wear Both weekends 11c 12a
PACIFIC GROVE Maria Poroy 832 Lighthouse Ave (831) 521-0371 Acrylic & mixed media paintings October 11 & 12 Gordon Mayfield 832 Lighthouse Ave (831) 905-1729 Watercolors October 11 & 12 12c 12d Diane Grindol and Nancy Donaldson, Artists 227 Grand Ave, Ste 8 (831) 236-8177 Watercolors & photography October 11 & 12 13 Yader Garcia 241 Laurel Ave, Apt 4 (415) 646-6773 Figurative fine art Both weekends Cheryl Kampe 832 Lighthouse Ave (408) 772-5982 Oil & watercolor paintings October 11 & 12 12b Debbie Leifried 351 Laurel Ave (831) 760-5483 Acrylic paintings October 11 & 12 14 15 OPEN STUDIOS 2025 • 13
14 • OPEN STUDIOS 2025 MONTEREY Usana Weaver 110 Forest Ridge Rd (530) 276-1895 Oil paintings Both weekends Tamara Keiper 110 Forest Ridge Rd (209) 988-8399 Portraits, landscapes & commissions Both weekends 16b 16c Mark Bollwinkel 101 Fernwood Ave (650) 380-7183 Ceramic art Both weekends 17a Rob Holt 70 Via Del Pinar (831) 915-6991 Bronze sculptures October 11 & 12 Bobbie Brainerd 110 Forest Ridge Rd (831) 809-3449 Classical oil paintings Both weekends 16a Paul Bollwinkel 101 Fernwood Ave (415) 595-0043 Mosaics Both weekends 17b 18
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11a 11b 11c 3 PACIFIC GROVE PEBBLE BEACH 10 5 4 8 9a 13 6 7 9b 12a 12c 12b 12d 14 15 17a 17b 16a 16b 16c 19a 18 22a 22b 21 20 23a 23b 24 19b 25 26a 26b 26c 26d 27 28a 28b 29 30 31a 31b 2 1a 1b MONTEREY CARMEL VALLEY 42 44 37 41a 41b 40 38a 38b 43 39 CARMEL 49 48 50 45d 45a 45b 45c CARMEL • SEASIDE • SAND CITY • EAST GARRISON • MARINA • ROYAL OAKS • SALINAS • KING CITY MONTEREY 47 46 CARMEL VALLEY 16 • OPEN STUDIOS 2025 MAPS
SALINAS KING CITY 57 55 56 SEASIDE 34 32 33a 33b 36 35b 35c 35a 35d SAND CITY 52 EAST GARRISON 51 53a 53b 54 MARINA 58 KING CITY SALINAS ROYAL OAKS OPEN STUDIOS 2025 • 17 MAPS
18 • OPEN STUDIOS 2025 MONTEREY Elizabeth Murray 62 Ave Maria Rd (831) 375-6005 Oil & watercolor paintings October 11 & 12 David Zappacosta 35 Via Del Pinar (831) 359-3447 Stained glass stand alone art pieces October 11 & 12 19b 20 Marie Schaefer 409 San Bernabe Dr (707) 495-1767 Soft pastels & jewelry Both weekends 21 Thomas Whent 115 Mar Vista Dr (831) 521-0319 Acrylic & mixed media paintings October 11 & 12 Svea Scholten 35 Via Del Pinar (831) 915-4279 Handcrafted jewelry October 11 & 12 19a Penny Whent 115 Mar Vista Dr (831) 521-0319 Acrylic & mixed media paintings October 11 & 12 22a 22b
MONTEREY Monterey Public Library 625 Pacific St (831) 646-3933 Various artists & multiple mediums Both weekends Suzanne Elliott 114 Don Dahvee Ln (408) 888-9865 Oil paintings October 11 & 12 23b 24 Colton Hall Museum 570 Pacific St (831) 646-5640 Various artists & multiple mediums Both weekends 25 Megan Gnekow Colton Hall Museum, 570 Pacific St (831) 345-6216 Science illustrations Both weekends Cyndy Davis 114 Don Dahvee Ln (209) 996-9969 Narrative art Both weekends 23a Noelle Correia Colton Hall Museum, 570 Pacific St (831) 588-4869 Encaustic collages & watercolors Both weekends 26a 26b OPEN STUDIOS 2025 • 19
MONTEREY Venture Gallery 260 Alvarado St (831) 372-6279 30 local artists & multiple mediums Both weekends Celine Picus Colton Hall Museum, 570 Pacific St (831) 238-8338 Acrylic & oil paintings Both weekends 26d 27 Annette Pellinat 1281 Fourth St (408) 623-5008 Mixed media objects Both weekends 28a Janet Whitchurch 29 Encina Ave (831) 333-0688 Photography, collages, drawings & paintings October 11 & 12 David Lett Colton Hall Museum, 570 Pacific St (323) 356-9949 Digital art designs Both weekends 26c Deborah K Rich 1281 Fourth St (831) 596-0302 Oil paintings Both weekends 28b 29 20 • OPEN STUDIOS 2025
MONTEREY Diana Losch 171 Littlefield Rd (510) 435-4725 Digital mixed media October 11 & 12 Stephanie Langley 171 Littlefield Rd (650) 269-8136 Acrylic paintings October 11 & 12 31a 31b Branham Rendlen 308 Del Robles Ave (831) 521-6940 Paintings & drawings October 11 & 12 30 ad Download on the App Store Get it on Google Play DOWNLOAD THE MOBILE APP! Open Studios Monterey County OPEN STUDIOS 2025 • 21 Walter Lee Avery Art Gallery SPECIAL EXHIBITION 440 Harcourt Avenue, Seaside Includes Artist Reception Sept. 19, 2025 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Sept. 8 - Nov. 6, 2025 arts4mc.org/open-studios Celine Picus, "Underwater Wonderland"
SEASIDE Willamina Strupat 1677 Vallejo St (714) 654-1200 Fine art oil paintings & printmaking Both weekends Jeff Corrigan 1677 Vallejo St (815) 883-0222 Paintings, printmaking & mixed media Both weekends 33a 33b Christina Beilby 1730 Soto St (408) 807-9623 Oil & acrylic paintings Both weekends 34 Coastal Jewelry Artists Community Center at Soper Field, 220 Coe Ave (831) 521-2479 Distinct jewelry designs by various artists Both weekends Open Ground Studios 1230 Fremont Blvd (831) 204-8578 Various artists & multiple mediums October 11 & 12 32 Linda Amoruso Community Center at Soper Field, 220 Coe Ave (916) 765-9549 Paintings, drawings, 2D mixed media & digital art October 11 & 12 35a 35b 22 • OPEN STUDIOS 2025
SEASIDE Monterey GlassWorks 801b California Ave (831) 245-0513 Glass art & design studio Both weekends Gloria Shaw Community Center at Soper Field, 220 Coe Ave (831) 676-8899 Fine art monotypes October 18 & 19 35d 36 Gretchen Miller Community Center at Soper Field, 220 Coe Ave (831) 521-0979 Sculpture, fine art & jewelry Both weekends 35c SAND CITY OPEN STUDIOS 2025 • 23 SAVE THE DATE 2026 arts4mc.org/open-studios SAT. & SUN. NOVEMBER SAT. & SUN. 7 - 8 & 14 - 15 UN. Thomas Whent "Art Fisherman's Wharf"
CARMEL Gloria Shaw Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, Northwest corners, 4th Ave & Guadalupe St (831) 676-8899 Fine art monotypes October 11 & 12 Renata Abma Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, Northwest corners, 4th Ave & Guadalupe St (831) 332-5633 Acrylic & oil paintings October 11 & 12 38a 38b Mary Hill SE Corner of Alta Ave at Mission St (831) 626-0553 Photography & drawings October 11 & 12 39 Adam Hansen Cypress Grove Winery Tasting Room, #4 Hampton Ct on 7th Ave, between San Carlos St & Dolores St (330) 696-9307 Watercolor mixed media Both weekends Alan Estrada 4th Ave 4 NE Lobos St (831) 585-8195 Mixed media paintings Both weekends 37 Edi Matsumoto Mission St & 5th Ave (831) 596-5157 Oil paintings, wearable art & prints Both weekends 40 41a 24 • OPEN STUDIOS 2025
CARMEL Monica Johnson 26555 Carmel Rancho Blvd, Ste 5 (831) 402-1970 Acrylic, mixed media paintings October 11 & 12 Val Giancola 26213 Mesa Dr (775) 771-9484 Oil paintings October 11 & 12 42 43 Lee Cox 26607 Carmel Ctr Pl, Ste 101 (at the Crossroads, next to Chicago Title) (831) 596-7771 Acrylic paintings October 11 & 12 44 Rachel Pasculli Folktale Winery, 8940 Carmel Valley Rd (831) 484-4466 Digital art October 11 & 12 41b Teressa Jackson Folktale Winery, 8940 Carmel Valley Rd (502) 593-2596 Gouache & watercolor paintings October 11 & 12 45a 45b Kiran Kamath Cypress Grove Winery Tasting Room, #4 Hampton Ct on 7th Ave, between San Carlos St & Dolores St (925) 699-6633 Acrylic paintings Both weekends OPEN STUDIOS 2025 • 25
CARMEL Elizabeth Wrightman Folktale Winery, 8940 Carmel Valley Rd (831) 622-9770 Acrylic paintings, fiber arts & mixed media October 11 & 12 45d Ilse Reyes Folktale Winery, 8940 Carmel Valley Rd (559) 836-3430 Mixed media October 11 & 12 45c ad 26 • OPEN STUDIOS 2025 EdiMatsumoto_1-4_OS24_dg.indd 1 9/18/24 3:58 PM PETER KASAVAN, FAIA, M.ARCH, BFA, PRESIDENT
CARMEL VALLEY Elizabeth Wrightman Bernardus Winery Tasting Room 5 West Carmel Valley Rd (831) 622-9770 Acrylic paintings, fiber arts & mixed media October 18 & 19 France Ruhnke 35 Encina Dr (831) 293-4444 Mixed media art Both weekends 47 48 Nick Leonoff 13766 Center St, Ste G3 (831) 251-0276 Blown glass October 11 & 12 49 Marie McGowan 22 Miramonte Rd (831) 277-5225 Original watercolors, acrylic paintings, prints & quilted christmas tree skirts Both weekends 46 Mark Schlegel 287 Esquiline Rd (831) 238-2180 Redwood sculptures Both weekends 50 OPEN STUDIOS 2025 • 27
Don Jensen 190 Linde Cir (408) 710-9146 Fine woodworking Both weekends Al Shamble 18135 Porter St (510) 585-8394 Oils, watercolors & photography October 18 & 19 52 53a Gregory Swenson 190 Linde Cir (831) 594-0218 Functional & whimsical woodcra s Both weekends 53b Kati D’Amore 3345 Conant Ln (831) 535-3181 Original oil & pastel paintings Both weekends 51 Stasia Merritt 187 Linde Cir (831) 883-8545 Jewelry & wood boxes Both weekends 54 ROYAL OAKS EAST GARRISON MARINA 28 • OPEN STUDIOS 2025 Download on the App Store Get it on Google Play DOWNLOAD THE MOBILE APP! Open Studios Monterey County
SALINAS Urban Arts Collaborative 21 Soledad St, Ste C (831) 512-2721 Various artists & multiple mediums October 18 & 19 Salinas Valley Art Gallery 218 Main St (831) 422-4162 Various artists & multiple mediums Both weekends 56 57 Sol Treasures 519 Broadway St (831) 386-1381 Various artists & multiple mediums October 11 & 12 58 ArtWorks @Salinas 262 Main St (831) 200-3120 Various artists & multiple mediums Both weekends 55 KING CITY OPEN STUDIOS 2025 • 29 ShopFresh,ShopLocal at our weekly farmers’ markets PLUS - Join us for Seaside Summer Sessions every 3 Thursday with live music and a beer garden! rd All markets accept CalFresh/EBT & provide a 60% discount on all EBT purchases up to $30 ($30 = $75!) through Market Match Thursday with live music and a beer garden! SERVING FAMILIES IN MONTEREY COUNTY SALINAS SEASIDE PACIFIC GROVE MARINA Sunday Marina 10am-2pm Monday Pacific Grove 3pm-7pm Tuesday Alisal 11am-4pm Wednesday Natividad 10am-2:30pm Thursday Seaside 3pm-7pm Friday SVH 11:30am-4:30pm www.everyonesharvest.org for more info! EveryonesHarvest_1-4h_OS25_EC.indd 1 8/28/25 12:33 PM
Branham Rendlen “Star” ARTIST INDEX Abma, Renata 38a Oct 11 & 12 Amoruso, Linda 35a Oct 11 & 12 ArtWorks @Salinas 55 Both weekends Beilby, Christina 34 Both weekends Blood, Brian 3 Oct 11 & 12 Bollwinkel, Mark 17a Both weekends Bollwinkel, Paul 17b Both weekends Bradford, Cyndra 4 Both weekends Brainerd, Bobbie 16a Both weekends Burney, Trudi 9a Both weekends Cate Lynn, Susann E 12a Oct 11 & 12 Cerna, Alexan 9b Both weekends Coastal Jewelry Artists 35b Both weekends Colton Hall Museum 25 Both weekends Corcoran, Annette 10 Oct 11 & 12 Correia, Noelle 26a Both weekends Corrigan, Jeff 33a Both weekends Cox, Lee 44 Oct 11 & 12 D’Amore, Kati 51 Both weekends Daniels, Helene 11a Both weekends Davis, Cyndy 23a Both weekends Diane Grindol & Nancy Donaldson, Artists 13 Oct 11 & 12 Elliott, Suzanne 23b Oct 11 & 12 Estrada, Alan 37 Both weekends Gamache, Claudette 7 Both weekends Garcia, Yader 15 Both weekends Giancola, Val 42 Oct 11 & 12 Glazier-Srigley, Sandie 1a Both weekends Gnekow, Megan 26b Both weekends Hansen, Adam 41a Both weekends Hill, Mary 39 Oct 11 & 12 Holt, Rob 18 Oct 11 & 12 Jackson, Teressa 45a Oct 11 & 12 Jensen, Don 53a Both weekends Johnson, Monica 43 Oct 11 & 12 Kamath, Kiran 41b Both weekends Kampe, Cheryl 12b Oct 11 & 12 Keiper, Tamara 16b Both weekends Langley, Stephanie 31a Oct 11 & 12 Leifried, Debbie 14 Oct 11 & 12 Leonoff, Nick 49 Oct 11 & 12 Lett, David 26c Both weekends Losch, Diana 31b Oct 11 & 12 Massey, Marie 1b Oct 11 & 12 LAST, FIRST LOCATION # DATES MAP COLOR LAST, FIRST LOCATION # DATES MAP COLOR 30 • OPEN STUDIOS 2025
ARTIST INDEX Matsumoto, Edi 40 Both weekends Mayfield, Gordon 12c Oct 11 & 12 McGowan, Marie 46 Both weekends Merritt, Stasia 54 Both weekends Miller, Gretchen 35c Both weekends Monarch Butterfly Gallery 5 Oct 11 & 12 Monterey GlassWorks 36 Both weekends Monterey Public Library 24 Both weekends Murray, Elizabeth 20 Oct 11 & 12 Open Ground Studios 32 Oct 11 & 12 Pasculli, Rachel 45b Oct 11 & 12 Patton, Irene 11b Both weekends Pellinat, Annette 28a Both weekends Peninsula Potters 8 Both weekends Picus, Celine 26d Both weekends Poroy, Maria 12d Oct 11 & 12 Reed, Lynda 6 Oct 11 & 12 Rendlen, Branham 30 Oct 11 & 12 Reyes, Ilse 45c Oct 11 & 12 Rich, Deborah K 28b Both weekends Ruhnke, France 47 Both weekends Salinas Valley Art Gallery 56 Both weekends Schaefer, Marie 21 Both weekends Schlegel, Mark 50 Both weekends Scholten, Svea 19a Oct 11 & 12 Shamble, Al 52 Oct 18 & 19 Shaw, Gloria 38b Oct 11 & 12 Shaw, Gloria 35d Oct 18 & 19 Sol Treasures 58 Oct 11 & 12 Strupat, Willamina 33b Both weekends Swenson, Gregory 53b Both weekends Urban Arts Collaborative 57 Oct 18 & 19 Venture Gallery 27 Both weekends Weaver, Usana 16c Both weekends Wells, Patti 11c Both weekends Whent, Penny 22a Oct 11 & 12 Whent, Thomas 22b Oct 11 & 12 Whitchurch, Janet 29 Oct 11 & 12 Willis, Ellen 2 Oct 11 & 12 Wrightman, Elizabeth 45d Oct 11 & 12 Wrightman, Elizabeth 48 Oct 18 & 19 Zappacosta, David 19b Oct 11 & 12 LAST, FIRST LOCATION # DATES MAP COLOR LAST, FIRST LOCATION # DATES MAP COLOR Cyndra Bradford “Cypress Cli ” OPEN STUDIOS 2025 • 31
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