South Valley Art Tour

ABOUT THE SOUTH VALLEY ART TOUR

2024 SVAT Passport

During the South Valley Art Tour a collection of artists from Tulare County, either North of Highway 198 or South of Highway 198 — both nationally recognized as well as aspiring greats — invite you into their personal workspaces for a behind-the-scenes tour.

Get to know the faces and places behind Tulare County’s best artwork! Broaden your art horizons and make personal connections with creative minds in your community!

Community members visiting the artist studios will need to acquire a SVAT Passport. This keepsake booklet provides all the information, maps and directions needed to access the studios and artists.

Formally known as The South Valley Artists’ Studio Tour, the South Valley Art Tour remains Tulare County’s widest-reaching art event of the year. Due to the tremendous growth of the South Valley Art Tour, we are now featuring the Southern and Northern regions of Tulare County on alternating years.

2024 ARTISTS

VISALIA Artists & Locations

Arts Consortium

Hosting: Heidi Steinman, Joy Collier, Allen Casselman

Arts Visalia

Hosting Claudia Gudino, Tracy Polkownikow, Mikael Starks + poetry, demos and other artists

Oval Gallery

Director Francisco Alonso and the Oval Gallery team will be offering printmaking demonstrations, hosting other artists and having their monthly art show.

*VISALIA

Toni Best, Christy Stapleton, Sam McKinney

*VISALIA

Betty Berk

*Addresses will be available in the physical Passport booklet and via the interactive map leading up to the event. 

EXETER + WOODLAKE Artists

*EXETER

Mark Robinson

*WOODLAKE

Linda Hengst

*Addresses will be available in the physical Passport booklet and via the interactive map leading up to the event. 

THREE RIVERS Artists & Locations

Kaweah Arts

Hosting: Christine Sell Porter, Clayton Porter, Deborah Dal Zuffo + other art

*THREE RIVERS

Shirley Keller

*THREE RIVERS

Elsah Cort

*THREE RIVERS

Anne Brown

*THREE RIVERS

Nikki Crain

*THREE RIVERS

Wendy McKellar

*THREE RIVERS

Denise Hartley

*Addresses will be available in the physical Passport booklet and via the interactive map leading up to the event. 

ARTIST REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Registration has closed for the year 2024. 

If you are interested in participating in 2025, where artist studios SOUTH of Highway 198 will be featured, lookout for when registration opens around mid October 2024. 

Don’t forget to visit the participating artist studios in 2024 to support fellow artists and get a feel on what the South Valley Art Tour has to offer. 

MARKETING OPPORTUNITY

Businesses, organizations, restaurants, and individuals have the opportunity to market via the South Valley Art Tour passport. 

During the two days of the tour, community members navigate between each stop by using the free keepsake passport booklet. The passport provides all the information, maps and directions needed to access the studios and artists.

You have the opportunity to put your marketing directly in the hands of every passport holder at an extremely reasonable rate.

Review the sponsorship form, there are plenty of options to choose from. Featured “Pit Stop” restaurants get a special deal, including a full page ad and their location(s) plotted on the tourists’ event map. Those who choose this option often use the advertisement as a coupon for tourists who visit their location during the tour.

The Marketing Opportunity has closed for the year 2024.

The marketing packet is still available to view for your reference. Consider supporting the arts here in Tulare County in the future! 

Thank you for joining us as we celebrate the incredible creative talent in Tulare County!