2026 Programs

Washington County Art Alliance is offering four major programs in 2026

• The Washington County Open Studios Tour
• Reser Collective
• Summer Art Showcase
• Mentorship Program

Registration Timeline

On 3/30/2026 registration opened for all four programs. Note that the first registration phase in the mentorship program is for mentors. The mentorships will not be announced until May.

Registration will close on 4/12/2026 at 11:59 PM for the Open Studios, Summer Art Showcase and Reser Collective

Registration for mentors will close on 4/19/2026 at 11:59 PM.

2026 Open Studios Tour

For one weekend only October 17th – 18th. Fifty artists will open their studios and demonstrate their work. This is the fifteenth year of the Washington County Open Studios Tour and the number of visitors grows each year. Learn more about how to be of those artists.

Reser Collective

An opportunity for artists to participate in the 2026 Open Studios Tour even if they do not have a studio that they can show from. Ten artists will be showcasing their work on October 17th – 18th at the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts. More information can be found here.

Summer Art Showcase

The Brookwood and Shute libraries will be displaying artwork from more than 50 artists for the months of July and August.

More information can be found here.

Mentorship

The Washington County Art Alliance’s Mentorship Program is an opportunity for a WCAA member to donate their time and expertise to educate a student artist about their art form.

Our mentorship program is a 1:1 teaching and learning experience, although a mentor may decide to take more than 1 mentee.

The experience will include at least 9 hours of instruction time. The end result will be at least one piece of completed art work by the mentee.

Registration for mentors will start on March 30th and close on April 19th. Mentors must be prepared to take a criminal background check. Mentors will be then selected, background checks will be performed and mentorship opportunities will be announced at a date TBA in May.

More information about the mentorship program can be found here.