Artists in seven sites across Fall River opened their studios to visitors on November 20, 2010 to give the public the chance to tour their work spaces as well as to get in some early holiday shopping. Arts United/Fall River welcomed everyone with light refreshments at Border City Studios on West Street. Studios were also open at the Narrows Center for the Arts on Anawan Street, the Fall River Art Association studios on Belmont Street, and MillBilly Art in the Durfee Mill Complex on Pleasant Street. Spindle City Ballet and On Stage Production gave people an opportunity to experience open auditions for their upcoming performances and the Little Theatre of Fall River hosted a "Backstage at the Firebarn" with entertainment.  Trolleys ran in a continuous loop among the various locations. Click here  to read the Herald News article about the event. Click here to see photos from the 2008 Open Studios Tour. Click to see photos of a meeting to expand the arts in the downtown area. For more information about arts in Fall River, contact Fall River Director of Cultural Development Patrice Cloutier.

(Top row, left) Helen Rego samples some of the refreshments provided by Arts United/Fall River at the Border City Studios on West Street as Sandy Dennis offers them to Representative David Sullilvan and Gail Laferriere Caprio. (Top row, center) Sonic Nova, who works with Kriss Bliss at the Tomorrow Gallery, chats with local artist Jim Kay. (Top row, right) Hallie Larkin of Southcoast Historical Associates works on a costume as David Jennings of the Durfee-Lafayette House tries on a 17th Century period costume. (Middle row, left) Artist Tony Henriques works on a pastel drawing in his studio at the Mill City Gallery in the Narrows Center for the Arts on Anawan Street. (Middle row, right) Artist Alison Horvitz poses in front of her work at her Border City Studio gallery. (Bottom row, left and right) Fall River Director of Cultural Development Patrice Cloutier greets Jim Charette and Ben Silva in their Durfee Union Mill studio on Pleasant Street. (Bottom row, center) Patrice talks with artist Sean Foley in his studio.