9:00 AM – 7:00 PM ET
Join the Block Island Arts Council for two days of discovery, creativity, and connection as Block Island's arts and crafts community opens its doors to residents and visitors alike!
Passport to the Arts invites you to explore open studios, hands-on workshops, and live demonstrations hosted by local artists and craftspeople across the island. Listen to poetry, watch multimedia installations, try your hand at lino cutting, visit local ceramics and sculpture studios, screen-print your own wearable art, and so much more.
Free transportation will be provided to artists' studios and work spaces on September 19th, giving you a rare behind-the-scenes look at where it all happens. Workshops and demonstrations continue throughout the weekend. Pick up your passport and map at our welcome station at the Visitors Center, just off the ferry, from 9am to 12pm on Saturday, September 19th, and Sunday, September 20th.
The weekend culminates in a fundraising celebration on Sunday afternoon at the Spring Street Gallery. We'll be raffling off a 250th commemorative glass float by Glass Station artist Eben Horton and celebrating Block Island's vibrant creative community together.
People who are doing the open house tour will start their visit at the Visitor Center where they will pick up their passport!
11 AM–2 PM | Open Studio Tours — Free Taxi Shuttle
Explore Block Island’s vibrant arts community with free taxi shuttle service
to participating artists’ studios.
9am - 12pm: Passport pick up and workshop sign up: Start at the Visitors Center across from the Block Island Ferry. Pick up your passport, and then get it stamped at each stop on the open house tour, workshops, and demos, to get entered in our raffle to win a special prize! 11am to 1:45pm Shuttle pickup: Taxi Stand by the Block Island Ferry. The shuttle will make stops at the following artist studios:
Eileen & Steve Miller — Painting & Photography
Eileen Miller | Steve MillerDrew Wheelan — Upholstery
Sue Brown Black and Michel Rosenthal— Island Fiber Arts
Island Fiber ArtsChristopher “Crugie” Riccio — Mixed Media Sculpture
crugie.comJosie Merck — Painting
josie-merck.squarespace.comSean & Leslie Hartnett — Sculpture, Terracotta Majolica Relief & Oils
Sean Hartnett | Leslie HartnettJohn Warfel — Ceramics
John WarfelPeruko Ccopacatty — Metal Sculpture
Block Island Club
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Free Artists’ Events in Town
9 - 11:30AM | Farmers Market showcasing locally made jewelry, clothing, artwork, and much more!
Legions Park, 26 West Side Road
11 –2 PM | Mary Jameson — Seaweed Prints: Demonstration & Exhibition
Parlor, 30 Water Street, 2nd Floor2–4:30 PM | Sue Marte — Linocut Workshop
Parlor, 30 Water Street, 2nd Floor11:30–4 PM | Claire Marschak — Drawing Workshop
Patio in front of MarMars Boutique, 30 Water Street
5-7 PM | John Warfel and Eileen Miller Art Opening and Reception
105 Spring Street, Spring Street Gallery
