West Medford Open Studios

Connecting artists and the community since 2000

Save the date for the 25th year of West Medford Open Studios!
Saturday June 22, 2024

Register now for the 2024 West Medford Open Studios and join us in celebrating art, culture, and community!

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Meanwhile, explore the Talents of 2023

Dugger Park is again the place to be on June 25! Come spend your day with us at West Medford Open Studios, a special celebration of art and community.

This year we have more than 70 visual artists, plus live music and live readings! Make sure you cross the street to West Medford Community Center to visit the artists who are exhibiting indoors. Also new this year, WMOS will include local food and beverage vendors.

We know that you will enjoy, lear, and take something home with you. Bring your friends and join us all for a wonderful day of the arts in Medford.

Schedule of Music and Readings

Live Music at the WMCC stages

11 a.m.
Juventas New Music Ensemble
Contemporary chamber music

12 noon
Occasional Brass
Pop and jazz

1 p.m.
Al & Katrin Peterson
Live music with Al Peterson

2 p.m.
Laura Brereton & Raleigh Green
Music

3 p.m.
The Porter Squares
Prime cuts of rock & roll

5 p.m.
The Feuds
Rock & roll

Writers next to tennis courts

1 p.m.
Jason M. Rubin
Author of two historical novels

1:30 p.m.
Terry E. Carter
Poet and writer

2:00 p.m.
Randy Ross
Novelist and storyteller

2:30 p.m.
Stephanie Schorow
Writer and author

3 p.m.
Judah Leblang
Writer and storyteller

3:30 p.m.
David Chia
Short stories and essays

Map

WMOS will be held at Dugger Park near the West Medford Community Center. Click for directions via Google Map or download an event map here.

Artists 2023

Glass and Grout

Mosaics: home decor, jewelry, display art

Artepreuners Youth

Recycled repurposed mixed media art objects

Salamander Arts

Natural and reclaimed materials

Gail Barry

Decorative and Functional pottery

Elaina Bates-Egan

Abstract painting

Beads by Beardslee

Hand Crafted Jewelry and Beaded Gifts

DAVID J. BENYOSEF

Venetian inspired Hand blown glass.

Bobby Brown

Wooden objects, mixed media works

Laurie Bogdan

Collage birds

Broadway Strings

Violin family luthier and woodworker

Andrea Brown / Fire Garden Pottery

High fire, functional stoneware pottery

Juventas New Music Ensemble

Contemporary Classical Music

Angelina Carbini

Slated wood and canvases. Photography

E C Brown Creations

Handcrafted jewelry

Terry E. Carter

Author and published poet.

Celia Lee

Glass bead and metal woven jewelry.

Kanch by Kolika

kiln-formed glass servingware and stained glass

Closer To The Ocean

Analog collage

Echerin Art

Wood, acrylic, found objects, abstract, fun

David Chia

Middling essays and short stories

Little Bear Illustration

Illustrated woodland whimsy

Sheila Corkery Jewelry

Hand made jewelry

Olim Clay Co.

Nature-inspired polymer clay jewelry

David Harris

Photographic prints

DBTEES

TSHIRT POSTCARD AND PHOTO

Cat Antics Studio

Colorful prints, weavings, misc.

Dutch Island

Indie Rock music

Benjamin Feldman

Prints and Drawings inspired by life

Stray Notions

Textiles, wearables, assemblages and mixed media

Mud Dove Pottery

Unique Pottery, wheel and slab

Jen Flores

Fiber arts and mixed media art

Kristi and Martha Furbush

Handcrafted Jewelry by, ‘The Jewelry Sisters!’

Pate Ceramics

Hand-thrown pottery in bright colors

Unique Treasures

Wire-wrapped beaded tabletop decor and gifts

Stephen Goss Pottery

Handmade stoneware pottery

Lotus and Star

Fine silver cloisonne' enamel jewelry.

Earl Pottery Shop

Handcrafted wheel thrown pottery

MassArt SGA Full Council

Collective work!

mvths

Metal

Boriana Kantcheva

Intaglio prints, etchings, monoprints, gouache paintings

Backyard Pots

Wheelthrown stoneware pottery, highfire

Ariel Kessler - Mixed Media Art

Colorful and whimsical mixed media art

Heavenly Cranes Jewelry

Japanese paper jewelry

Jake Kostick

Handcraft artwork, jewelry and organic products

Wake Up Threads

Screen printing on materials.

Judah Leblang

Writer, teacher, and storyteller

Images, Voyages, Impressions

Prints (linocuts and woodcuts), photos, books

Triangle Manor

Description

McGoff Studio

Mixed media

Yeiou paper objects

Celebrating Home through Paper Art

Faith Milligan

Mixed media art, magnets, keychains, coin purses and accessories

The Atomic Garden

Polymer clay whimsical wearables

Chikako Designs.

Fiber Arts

Wendy Jo New Metal Designs

Fine contemporary jewelry of precious materials.

Rita Ortolino-Dioguardi

Mixed media collage artist

Frank Randazzo Studio

Wood Turning

Chris Rose

Paintings, drawings, prints, and zines.

Randy Ross

Novelist/storyteller

Teresa Salvato

Pottery, wheel thrown and hand-painted

Stephanie Schorow

Author, fiction and nonfiction

Shepherd's Run Jewelry

Modern minimal precious metal jewelry

Amy shinerock. Pottery

Stoneware, pottery, and sculpture in earthtones

C Springer Art

Painter, illustrator, and merch maker!

Sharon Stafford Metals

Contemporary basketry and handmade studio jewelry

Audrey Stanwood

Unique beaded and sea glass jewelry

Lush Industrial

Jewelry made with hardware

A Simply Sassy Design

Fused and Flamework Glass

Stephanie Todhunter

Mixed media contemporary artist

LEKHA

Musician

Penelope Young

Hand dyed embellished fiber art

Ruth Youngblood

Hand made Cards.

Mystic Fire Studio

Hand made functional pottery

Schedule and More ways to connect

Volunteer

There are plenty of volunteer opportunities both the day of the event and afterwards. For more information, click Volunteering at WMOS or email volunteer@wmos.org

Registration

For artists with registration inquiries regarding next year's event, please email us at registration@wmos.org

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General Contact

For any other general questions, please feel free to email us at contact@wmos.org

#wmos2023

Follow the hashtag #wmos2023 and use it to share your photos the day of the event!

Live Music Schedule

12 p.m. • Juventas New Music Ensemble | Contemporary chamber music
1 p.m. • Occasional Brass | Pop and Jazz
3 p.m. • Lekha and Friends | R&B Indie Soul
4 p.m. • Dutch Island | Indie Rock

Writers Schedule

1:30 p.m. • Terry E. Carter | Poet and writer
2 p.m. • Randy Ross | Novelist and storyteller
2:30 p.m. • Stephanie Schorow | Writer and author
3 p.m. • Judah Leblang | Writer and storyteller
3:30 p.m. • David Chia | Short stories and essays

Movie Showtimes

11 & 3p.m. • "Arts in Space and Time"
Photographer Clay Lomneth and WMOS board member Monique Doherty explore the behind the scenes process and motivation of an artists' organization like West Medford Open Studios.

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Copyright © 2023 West Medford Open Studios. Images used by permission of the artists.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Medford Arts Council, a local commission that is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the City of Medford.

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