OCAG Studio Tour Preview Show

Last Friday Reception: Friday, October 30th, 6-9pm with Lars Barbary Trio

On view: October 27th - November 15th

2026 marks the 32nd year for the Orange County Artists Guild's annual Open Studio Tour. During the first two weekends in November, 105 artists located throughout Orange County will be participating in this juried event and opening their studios to visitors. OCAG's Open Studio Tour is a rare opportunity for art lovers from Orange County and beyond to meet artists in their places of work, to view and purchase art directly from the artists, and in many instances to watch as artists demonstrate how they create their pieces. Studio Tour brochures and maps to the participants' studios are available at the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts and other area locations or on the Guild website.

Many of the artists on the 2026 tour will have work in the OCAG Preview Exhibit at the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, from October 27th through November 15th. The preview show is a wonderful opportunity for a first look at the work on the tour and can help you plan your tour route. An opening reception for the exhibit will be held on Friday, October 30th from 6-9pm at the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, located in the Mercantile Building at 121 North Churton Street in historic downtown Hillsborough, North Carolina. During the reception, live music on the patio will be provided by the Lars Barbary Trio.

HGA Artists on the tour:

Watercolor painter Ryann Carey will be at tour stop #7, located at 509 Terrell Road, Hillsborough.

Jewelry artist Nell Chandler will be showing along with Jane Filer & Michele Yellin at stop #34, located at 4015 Old Greensboro Road, in Chapel Hill.

Potter Bernadette Januska will be at tour stop #19, located at 2926 Ode Turner Road in Hillsborough.

Sculptor Jason Smith will be at tour stop #3, located at 1709 NC HWY 86 North, in Hillsborough.

Nancy Smith’s painting studio is tour stop #46, located at 201 Morningside Drive in Carrboro.

Ellie Snow’s painting studio is #22, located at4720 Silver Apples Road in Hillsborough.