Event Information

Crystal Ballroom • 55 Davis Square (Somerville Theatre building)
Thursday, May 2, 2024 • Doors open 6 pm, show begins at 7 pm

The term Artwear refers to clothing and other wearables designed as conceptual or fine art. Artwear operates outside of the boundaries normally presented in fashion to favor an approach that prioritizes style and vision.

In past years, SOS has provided the public with a fashion show titled Beyond the Pattern to kick off open studios weekend. This show made it possible for textile artists to be included in open studios in a way that was more conducive to their art form than a studio opening or a gallery.

This year, the SOS fashion show will be held at the Crystal Ballroom in Davis Square on Thursday, May 2nd. The Crystal Ballroom is directly above the Somerville Theatre. Doors open at 6pm for cocktail hour with the show beginning at 7pm. The venue will have a full bar and runway seating. The event is free for the public to view original textile art by Somerville artists! 

For more information, including a list of participating designers, please visit the Artwear page.

Forge Baking Company • 626 Somerville Avenue (Map #E3)
April 12 – May 20, 2024
Opening reception: Thursday, April 18, 5:00-6:00 pm

The SOS 2024 Volunteer Small Works Show will display small works of art by the people who work hard to make Somerville Open Studios happen every year.

List of artists displaying art in this show

Celebrating 25 years of Art in the ‘Ville

CVS Windows • One Davis Square (Map #E1)
April 19 – May 20, 2024

This year’s Inside-Out Gallery show will celebrate the silver anniversary of Somerville Open Studios, with artists reflecting on what SOS has meant to them over the past 25 years.

The show includes works by Aliza Arzt, Clint Attebery, Jim Baab, Robert Boyer, Liv Cappello, Alison Drasner, Stan Eichner, Yildiz Grodowski, Michael Kersh, Pauline Lim, Melissa London, Charles Daniels Photography, Samantha Paris Estes, Julie Peck, Judith Prager, Hilary Scott, Nicholas Shectman, and Stephanie Vecellio.

This year, SOS will present three small Locavore group shows at various locations around Somerville.

At Neighborhood Produce, 691 Broadway in Ball Square (Map #E2), the theme is Community. The show will be displayed in the store window, so you can see it from the sidewalk at any time from April 19 to May 12. Here’s a list of artists exhibiting in this show.

At Scritches & Boops, 62c Summer Street (Map #E6), the theme is Art Unleashed: art that dogs will enjoy! The show will be up from April 26 to May 10, Wednesdays through Sundays, 11 am to 7 pm.

At the Somerville Public Library, 79 Highland Avenue (Map #E7), the theme is The Book As Art: Unbound. We’ll show art that uses the book as content and/or medium to explore and transform our idea of what a book can be. The show will be on display from May 1 – 29 during regular library hours.

Rooted Armory Cafe • 191 Highland Avenue (Map #45)
May 1 – 11, 2024

Art by Somerville children and teens will be on display in the Armory cafe from May 1 through 11. For information on how to submit art to this show, visit the SOS Kids page. Deadline is April 26.