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

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

The group I walked around with yesterday did a great deal of "Area A" I think it was. I think it might be worthwhile to have several during the year (NOT consecutive weekends) and make walking distance routes.

The neighborhood where I group up in NYC was a landmark neighborhood and once a year had a bunch of open houses just to see the architecture (which was, in a number of cases, stunning). And there was a walking route planned and handed out. So people just sort of went in order, like an architecture freedom trail. You could, of course, opt out or go a different way, but that was the set up. I think it makes sense.

"Davis Square Open Studios"
"Union Square Open Studios"
"Winter (or any other hill) Open Studios"

We've got plenty of squares and hills to name open studios after!

[ron_newman]

Cambridge has NoCa (North Cambridge) in the spring, and CAOS (Cambridgeport) in the fall. Both are relatively manageable, walkable events, organized separately.

However, if you're a Cambridge artist who isn't in or near either of these neighborhoods, you're left out.