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The Maui News
More than 85 artists will be displaying their work in locations around Maui this month and next as part of the 12th annual Winter Maui Open Studios event, which kicked off on Saturday.
The free event, which runs through February and continues into the first weekend of March, allows artists the opportunity to open up their studios and exhibition spaces to show and sell their work directly to the public.
Self-guided tours will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at participating Upcountry studios, Feb. 25 and 26 at South Maui studios and March 4 and 5 for West, Central and North Maui studios.
"The mission of MOS is to connect the art community directly with art-lovers on Maui, now twice a year, winter and summer," according to a news release from organizers. "Since its inception, the event has featured over 80 artists every year and generated over 8,000 individual studio visits by art collectors and art enthusiasts each year."
For the 2023 winter event, there are more than 85 participating artists, including over 20 artists new to the event working in various mediums including ceramics, photography, mixed media, glass, wood, fiber, drawing, painting and more.
The event kicked off Saturday with a free opening celebration and preview exhibition at the University of Hawaii Maui College Pa'ina Culinary Arts Center, where folks enjoyed complimentary wine, food truck options, live music, previews of a few pieces of the artists' work and opportunities to connect with the artists.
Guidebooks are available throughout the duration of the event, while supplies last, at various locations around the island, which are listed on MauiOpenStudios.com.
The website also includes online artist directories as well as an interactive Google map.