SOUTH SOUND
STUDIO TOUR
May 30-31, 2026 | 11am - 4pm
46 STUDIOS / OVER 70 ARTISTS
The South Sound Studio Tour is a family friendly, free self-guided tour throughout Olympia, Tumwater and Lacey. Visitors can meet the artists, buy original artworks, learn about how and where artists create their work!
Learn about the artistic process | Purchase one-of-a-kind creations | Enjoy demos & hands-on activities
Funding from the City of Olympia’s Inspire Olympia program
STUDIO TOUR EXTRAS!
“FIRST STOP” EXHIBITION AT THE COPPER WOLF GALLERY
Show Dates: 5/7/26 - 6/13/26
This exhibit gives art lovers the opportunity to pre-plan their weekend, and to see work by artists they may have missed during the Studio Tour.
Gallery Hours: 10am - 4pm | 1126 South 2nd Ave SW, Tumwater, WA 98512 (Stop #1)
ART IN STOREFRONT WINDOWS INSTALLATIONS
Show Dates: 4/24/26 - 7/19/26 | Theme: “Please Mind the Mess: Makers Making”
Come see a series of temporary art installations in the Goldberg Building by Studio Tour artists Eunsil Kim, RobRoy Chalmers, Davey Stevenson, and Susan Aurand, through a partnership with Olympia Artspace Alliance.
403 Capitol Way S, Olympia, WA 98501
SPECIAL SPOTLIGHT DEMOS
SATURDAY, 5/30 - first come, first served
Process of a Painting by Danny Gordo at The Copper Wolf (Stop #1)
11:00am - 12:00pm | Capacity: 10-15 attendees
Stone Carving by LeeAnn Seaburg Perry at Sculpting in Stone (Stop #2)
12:30 - 1:00pm | Capacity: 20+ attendees
Gel Plate Printing by Barbara Blacker (Stop #38)
1:00 - 2:00pm | Capacity: 8-10 attendees
Pottery Wheel Throwing by Alan Perillo at Perillo Pottery (Stop #25)
2:00 - 3:00pm | Capacity: 20 attendees
Concrete Sculpture Making by Christopher Gerber at CG Lux Studios and The Garden of AWE (Stop #46)
3:00 - 4:00pm | Capacity: 12 attendees
SUNDAY, 5/31 - first come, first served
Pottery Raku Firing by Eunsil Kim at Sunflower Clay Studio (Stop #43)
11:00am - 12:30pm | Capacity: 20 attendees
Enamel Torch Firing by Debi LaVaque at De Lava Designs (Stop #7)
1:00 - 2:30pm | Capacity: 6-10 attendees
Flower Portrait Photography by Lynn Helbrecht at LGM Studio (Stop #12)
2:00 - 2:30pm | Capacity: 30 attendees