Split SOS into multiple weekends?

[ron_newman]

I'm sure I'm not the only person who felt totally overwhelmed by this weekend's Somerville Open Studios, with over 340 artists at more than 100 separate locations. I made the following suggestion to several of the artists whom I visited, and they seemed sympathetic:

Draw an arbitrary line through the city. Everyone west of the line exhibits on SOS weekend #1. Everyone east of it exhibits on the following weekend. Or maybe even split the city (and the event) up into three successive weekends.

What do you all think?

Comments

[ron_newman]

Vernon Street used to be separate -- and their event goes back several decades. At some point, they decided that they weren't getting enough visitors, so they hitched their wagon to SOS. Might be time to re-visit that decision.

Miller Street is another building that used to have a separate event, on a Friday evening. But they too are now part of SOS.

[fanw.livejournal.com]

I usually end up going to Vernon Street to see as many artists as I can, but then I miss out on the pedestrian wanderings for the rest of the artists. I really wish that Vernon street would have a show in addition to the Somerville Open Studios event, perhaps six months off so people aren't worn out with Art.

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

Brickbottom has a separate event as well.

[ron_newman]

Joy Street Studios have joined up with Brickbottom. For the past couple of years, they have done a joint event in November.